There is already a primary school in the vicinity of the village of Peak Sneng, but the nearest secondary school is too far away for day pupils to attend it. In an effort to raise educational levels in Angkor Thom district and offer local inhabitants an alternative to working on the land, Knorr-Bremse Global Care has built a Junior High School for pupils in grades 7-9. The school, which will serve 150 children from Peak Sneng and surrounding area, consists of three classrooms, a computer suite, a library and a staff room; there is also a canteen, a sanitary block with showers, and a further building with teachers’ accommodation.

Teaching started in October 2007. In addition to the usual subjects, compulsory English classes and an optional computer course have been introduced.

The school is so popular amongst young people in the region that it has become necessary to build an extension. Construction work has already started and is due for completion by the end of 2009. Knorr-Bremse Global Care is again providing the funding.

The other partners in this project are the Munich-based organization Hilfe für Kinder in Kambodscha, which Knorr-Bremse Global Care came across via the Knorr-Bremse network, and Life and Hope Association, a local Cambodian relief organization.

Teaching started back in October 2007.

Julia Thiele-Schürhoff (KB Global Care) with Dr. Siegried Zinkeisen (Hilfe für Kinder in Kabbodscha) at the opening ceremony in February 2008.