Typical Cambodian Ministry of Education Youth and Sports five classroom school construction. Simple and durable.

School furniture. There are problems finding high quality hardwoods that are resistant to termites and wood worm, but simple timber furniture is still prefered by the Ministry because it can be easily maintained.

The opening ceremony for a new school. Much of the central and most populated areas of Cambodia flood annually, so the school is elevated and access is by boat during the floods. Fortunately the highest floods usually coincide with school holidays.

Prepairing the floor slab of a school building.

Wheelchair ramp access being constructed to a school building.

Field trip to see school constructions in Preah Vihear Province.

In Rattnakiri town, stretching my legs after a long drive.

Lunch break during a field trip. We travel long distances during field trips, and try to visit as many schools as possible per day, so finding a convenient restaurant is not always possible.

Some curious cross bread cattle watching us eat.

Our field trips do end up in some nice locations in the evenings. This is a Sihanoukville beach.

Stopping for a break during a field trip in Stung Treng. Most sites are accessible by vehicle, but this area of Stung Treng can only be accessed by small ferry across the Mekong, so we travel by motorbikes.

Proposed location for a new school. Now the problem will be getting the construction materials to site.

Trying to figure out where exactly the schools were that we just visited.