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The Khmer Magic Music Bus is here!

3/30/2015

Traditional Khmer 2 stringed acoustic "bass" called the Chapey

The Khmer Magic Music Bus came to Pum Prey Village to visit our students at our learning center. We had a wonderful day of singing, dancing, comedy, and learning about the Khmer traditional performing arts.

Dancing together in the garden

The Khmer Magic Music Bus's mission is
"To restore Cambodia's rich musical heritage, one village at a time."

Chris and Lauren with performers from KMMB

Special thanks to Celia, Steve, and Drew from Seattle for sponsoring the event.

Our students and guests with the performers.

Chetra, age 12 tries his hand at the Chapey

The finale of the day was a performance of the classic 60s Cambodian rock song "Champa Battambang, sung by Vincent in Khmer.

Let's dance!

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It's Official!

3/6/2015

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We are excited to announce we recently received our official tax exempt non-profit status in the US.

That means your donations are now tax deductible!

Contributions from individuals and businesses are crucial for the continuation of our work in rural Cambodia.

We are the first free learning resource in our community and our library provides arts based literacy education to over 80 underserved children.

Please consider making a donation online through our homepage.

Thank you for your support!

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Engaging the Senses with Music and Art

3/6/2015

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Recently, volunteers Vincent, Corrine, and Tomoko generously donated a guitar to our library.

Chris has been playing songs for the kids and they now know two songs in English.

It's remarkable how much music helps the children remember the words in English.

Nita, Age 11

We have found the same thing is true when we use our art projects to teach English.

The children spend a lot of time meticulously drawing their subject and then we use the images to initiate English language lessons.

By engaging the senses through music and art our students learn so quickly!

Hokey Pokey time!!

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The Khmer Magic Music Bus is here!

It's Official!

Engaging the Senses with Music and Art

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