The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Kirivorn School
Kirvorn School Opening Ceremony
November 2, 2001
The students of the Kirivorn School and the villagers of Kirivorn
line up to greet the representatives from Nishimachi
Local residents and school children wait for the opening
ceremony to begin
Two students of the Kirivorn School hoist
the Cambodia flag at the beginning of ceremony
Dr. Thomas Walters, Headmaster of Nishimachi International School,
and John Vandenbrink, Chairman of the Board of Directors, introduce
themselves and Nishimachi to Kirivorn. Meng Dy, of JRFC, translates.
Students sitting down to listent the speeches while Rural School Program Officer
Douglas Schlemmer, films the ceremony
Villagers, wearing traditional Krama scarves to keep away from sun,
watch the ceremony
John Vandenbrink and Principal Gary Culbertson
distribute gifts to the students
Hoken Uchiyama, center, and Janet Walter-Kerr, distribute
more of the pens
Ms. Walter-Kerr showing some Kirivorn students photos
of themselves taken with her digital camera, as Principle Culbertston is speaking
with some of the the students, through Meng Dy
A student inspects a pen, one of the gifts he received from
the Nishimachi group
Principal Culbertson speaking with Mr. Hok Boy,
Director of the Kirivorn School
Dr. Walters speaks to one of the students of the Kirivorn School
Students, in their blue and white uniforms, race home from the school
Villagers from Kirivorn and the surrounding villages returning
home after the ceremony
Two Kirivorn children saying thank you and good bye to the Nishmachi
group using the traditional Cambodian ‘Sampeas’ greeting
