Last week was an exhilarating time at Little Hearts as we honed our students’ incredible talents and created growth opportunities for them to develop into thoughtful, perceptive, caring adults. The kids participated in three exciting events that were meant to inspire and empower our young learners: ✍️ Handwriting competition (16 January 2025): Our students got to express their creativity in … Read More
On Sunday morning our football-mad kids attended the opening ceremony of the 2025 AIA-ISF Youth League. This is the second time that the Little Hearts football team will be participating in the league, having joined it last year as well. (Our journey was brief that time, as we were new to league play and did not progress very far. But … Read More
The annual Little Hearts Christmas party took place on 28 December. Everyone pitched in to make it a great day, from rehearsing every performance to getting ready for the games and serving the food. Each staff member and child had specific duties during the event. Teacher Zal, for example, was the host and MC, while Dalin acted as the DJ; … Read More
On Saturday, 14 December, Little Hearts benefited from the last fundraising event of 2024, with help from the charming children of the Singapore Global Community International School (SGCIS), a new international school in south Phnom Penh. The event was held at The Factory, a creative hub and events space not far from the school. Titled ‘The Journey’, it was a … Read More
Today we’d like to introduce our hard-working gardener, Martini. In fact, Martini has been at Little Hearts for some time. He started working as an occasional daily labourer in mid-2023, mostly helping Billy, our handyman and groundskeeper, with a variety of tasks. From the beginning, it was clear that he was very industrious and wanted to work on a regular … Read More
The much-awaited fundraising dinner by Chef Mario Yufera Blanes, masterminded by our industrious star supporter, Yennie Liang, took place last week. Twenty-two lucky guests gathered at Casa Blanes, Chef Mario’s upscale restaurant in central Phnom Penh, and were treated to a gourmet feast titled ‘Flavours of Hope’, which consisted of eight unique, delectable courses. Among the standout preparations were dry-aged … Read More
In October, ten of our kids took part in a course on watercolour painting. It was held over three sessions on consecutive Sundays at STOR-Y Design Hub, a multi-storey exhibition centre in Phnom Penh featuring art galleries, creative spaces and a coffee bar. The course was taught by Michael Santiago, a visual artist originally from the Philippines who has lived … Read More
October 29th was a public holiday in Cambodia – the 20th anniversary of King Sihamoni’s coronation – so the kids were off school. We took advantage of this free day to celebrate Halloween a little early. Halloween is not a well-known occasion in Cambodia, but we celebrated it for the third time this year, and the kids have really grown … Read More
As we reported in June of this year, our teachers Rosahlee and Roxanne adopted new English-language curricula for the kids’ daily English lessons at Little Hearts. Our younger kids now follow the i-Learn Smart Start 4 programme, while the older ones are using the Personal Best series. The new curricula and the renewed focus on good pronunciation and accurate oral … Read More
October 15th was the Commemoration Day of King Father Norodom Sihanouk here in Cambodia, so the children had the day off from school. As we always do on such holidays, we thought of something exciting and unusual to keep the kids busy and engaged. This time, it was a challenging obstacle race full of mud, sweat and tears, but also … Read More