It’s that time of year again, where the ISPPMUN returned. This year, I wasn’t one of the delegates though, I was a part of the press team. I took this opportunity to practice my photography skill and to meet new people. I spent most of my times walking into different committees to take pictures and to see the debates. I also created a short film summarizing the whole event, and it got shown at the end of the ending-ceremony. It was hard for me to make the video because I have to record everything every day and edited it at the same time. However, I was happy because I get to share my creativity and my passion in filmmaking.
Below are some photos I’ve taken at the conference.
In Math class, we used Khan Academy to further our math experience. We used to learn a lot about statistics, probability, and algebra. One of my favourite algebra formulas is the quadratic formula (ax^2 + bx + c). Now we are focusing on geometry. Right now, I am using Khan Academy to practice a lesson in part of geometry called Transformation.
In Physic class, we learned so many [complicated] things. Currently, we are focusing on Static and Kinetic Frictions. In my opinion, physic is interesting but I often forget what to do during a test or assignment in order to find the answer. I find it hard to understand the definition behind a certain topic. I will try to work harder in Physic by asking my friends or my teacher when I’m stuck on a problem.
We had a lab in one of our Physic weeks. The lab objective was to determine the coefficient of static friction for multiple materials, and to solidify our understanding of friction. You can read our report here!
In Khmer class, we focused on writing. We learned about how to write an informal speech, debate speech and other speeches. We researched about Pchum Ben, which is one of our countries ceremonies, we then put it into a book/report (in Khmer language). We also just finished researching the definition of the word “Research”. In the near future, we are going to learn more about researching.
One of the main topics that we were focusing on in Literacy class is Coming of Age. Students were able to write something about themselves in approximately 7 weeks. It was hard on what to choose, but I decided to write about my family. In this lesson, I got to write about what I felt and read some of my friends’ stories. It was truly inspiring and I found out that everyone has a unique story. This essay is kind of personal to me, and I hope you won’t criticise this. Please click here to read my first draft.
I was in a group of 4 people to do a navigating project around Phnom Penh. Our teacher set up 3 missions for us to complete in only 3 hours. We were out in the city without any adult with us. These are the three following missions:
Waseem need two ‘mpu6050 gyroscopes with 3-5 input voltage”. Find and purchase them.
Take photos/videos of Boden/White Building
Matt would like to be able source raw chickpeas beans. He is having a hard time finding them. Every store sell canned chickpeas, but it much harder, to find raw chickpeas. Figure out where they are sold and what the unit cost is.
Through this experience, I felt more comfortable walking around the city without any adult with me. I know how to bargain better with my friends than if I were alone because my friends could help me with negotiating the person. Walking around the city, to find stuffs isn’t easy. I learned to do more research, talk to people face to face or contact them by making phone calls. Another thing that our teacher taught us that I found interesting was the pattern of the street in Phnom Penh. At last I also know a little better on how to use the map to find our destination and where we at. Another thing I was really happy about was that, we get to give those material/information to our learning facilitators that needed it. I also get to make a video since I love making videos! I think doing this had help me a lot and it’s a great way of teaching because the students were able to face real life challenges/situations.
If you wanted to read a little bit more about our process/adventure, please click here!
The first Exploration I was participated in year 6 of Liger was a “Dinosaurs in Cambodia” Exploration. In this class, we were trying to discover whether there are dinosaurs footprints in Battambang. It was such an exciting topic because we are the first Cambodian students to do research about the tracks. I wasn’t available when the team went to Battambang but there were a few activities that they did to examine the tracks. They did casting with clay and plaster of paris. They walked around the site to see more footprints and they also did a small interview around the village to know whether Cambodian believe in dinosaurs. In class, we tried to identify the footprints by measuring the size, looking for traits that match with the real dinosaur footprints, making hypothesis, and sketching a rough draft of the footprints. At the end we sent that report with those possible information to paleontologists from different countries. After many research and analysis, we think it’s possible that those footprints are real. The Exploration is ended but we are continuing it during the expertise time which is one hour per week. We hope to go back to site in order to deeply examine the tracks.
Please visit this site to know more about our project.
On October 14th, every senior in Liger had a PSAT practice in Khan Academy. We were focusing on Math and Reading/Writing/Language Usage. It was very complicated for me to answer the questions, but I was happy that I get to do this practice because not a lot of us in Cambodia has the opportunity to practice before hand. From doing the test, it gave me a better idea what SAT looks like. My overall score was 960, and both scores for Math and R&W were the same. I wish to improve my Math and R&W when the next PSAT coming up because 960 points is too low.
This is one of the classes that I was participated in the first round of Expertise. I got to learn how to use the recording material and different types of sound effect. In this class, we did some filming, and then using the recording material afterward to create an audio and then add it to the video. Please look at this to see one of our samples.
I went to the National Institute of Education in Phnom Penh to join an art exhibition. It was called “Witness the future of Cambodia Art & Design”, hosted by Phare Ponleu Selpak. At the event, I get to see animations, and a lot of art works showing the process of an animated movie. I love art, so it was such a great experience for me to get the inspiration from the exhibition. Here is a video I made for the event.
