Kasumisou Foundation

07/15/2020

In response to the Covid-19 threat, the Cambodian government ordered a national shutdown of all schools beginning from around April 1. In accordance with the government ordered closure, Champey Academy, too, closed for three weeks in April but, once it became clear that the pandemic did not pose a serious threat inside Cambodia, we reopened our school in order to accommodate our many students who come from very poor families and for whom the order to ’shelter in place’ left them no place to go because of the very poor conditions in which some of their families live.

03/06/2020

Champey Academy Lunch Party February 25, 2020

01/24/2020

Champey Academy Lunch Party January 20, 2020

12/06/2019

Once per month when we can afford it, we have a lunch party for all students and staff at Champey Academy. The food, usually a curry dish, is prepared by our very talented female dance teacher, Ms. Kanika and some of her older students. This year we were very grateful to have the support of the Elementary School students from the American School in Tokyo as well as one friend in New York who generously donated funds to sponsor some of these monthly lunches.

11/08/2019

Champey students and staff welcomed in 2019 with a traditional Buddhist blessing ceremony followed by games and lunch.

07/26/2018

Included below are a few recent photos of students participating in their dance, art, and music classes at the Champey Academy of Arts. Currently around 60 students attend the Academy daily, but we expect that number to increase to approximately 90 during August and September, the public school annual holiday period. The young students are enthusiastic about learning and are continuing to do very well in their classes as the year progresses.

Included below are a few recent photos of students participating in their dance, art, and music classes at the Champey Academy of Arts. Currently around 60 stud...

07/26/2018

During the 2017/2018 tourism season, (November through April) the Champey dance and music students and staff were invited to perform every Friday evening for the guests of Phnom Penh's prestigious Raffles Hotel Le Royal. Below are some photos from one of those performances in the hotel's garden.

During the 2017/2018 tourism season, (November through April) the Champey dance and music students and staff were invited to perform every Friday evening for th...

12/20/2017

In October, the Champey Dance Academy students performed dances for guests from the Women's International Group of Phnom Penh, an organization which supports Champey Academy. Watch the video in the link below to see them perform.

In October, the Champey Dance Academy students performed four dances - the Monkey Dance, the Coconut Dance, the Crab Dance, and Sovanmacha - for guests from the...

08/11/2017

The drawing students at Champey just began a new project in collaboration with the Raffles Hotel in Phnom Penh. Check out the link below to see the artwork our students have created for the hotel.

http://www.kasumisou.org/blog1