Resident Highlight - Sreyny

Age: 12
Place of Birth: Preveng Province, Cambodia
Home: Stung Meanchey, Phnom Penh
Entered Aziza’s Place: July 2007
School: Tuol Tompong Public School
08/09 school year: Grade 5

Sreyny came to Aziza’s Place in the summer of 2007. Since enrolling in school, Ny has pushed herself to excel in every area of her life at Aziza’s Place. Be it academic subjects such as math, English, Khmer, or extra-curricular activities such as dance and karate, Ny consistently gives 130%. Her lithe soft-spoken nature, underscores a commanding drive to succeed. She placed number one in her class at Tuol Tompong public school in every quarter of the 2008 academic year. In addition, she is the lead performer in traditional Khmer dance class, a brown belt in karate and a member of the film class, which is offered to students who are proficient in English. With quiet determination, she often works on her own, but is quick to help younger students. She carries herself with dignity and integrity beyond her years and though not the most vocal student in class, her presence has weight and authority just the same.

When she grows-up she says she wants to be a doctor, her aptitude for technical study - math and the sciences - is clear. Unfortunately, public school is not challenging her enough in these areas. Currently she is in fifth grade and though pressure has been placed on the school to reevaluate her placement to a class ahead of the one in which she’s currently enrolled, the issue has not yet been resolved.