Zaman International School Magazine Issue 86

H i g h S c h o o lM a g a z i n eVolume 9 Issue 86 Jan-Feb 2012

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High School MagazineEditor at Large: Gurkan Cil

Editors: Muhtor Adashev Gokhan Ramazan Coklu, Andrew Erich Steinhauer

Jason Matthew Beasley, English DepartmentLayout Designer: Ranny Kith

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Happy Birthday to all the teachers and Staff

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Interview with Biology Teacher

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TURKISH OLYMPIAD SINGING CONTEST WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANKS ALL STUDENTS FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE DURING TURKISH OLYMPIAD SINGING CONTEST (TURKISH DEPARTMENT)


Singing Contestant

The 3rd Place

Singing Contestant

The 2nd Place

Singing Contestant

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Sonyta Norng, 9-EI was really excited. Performing is my dream. I never thought that one day I’d win a singing contest. I practiced four times a day. I didn’t think that I could get to the finals. But when I did, I was determined. I’ve never been happier than when they announced my name for the 1st place. I was really surprised, because after hearing the other contestants` performance, I thought I couldn’t beat them. But, then I guess all that practice makes perfect. I want to thank my Turkish teacher, for teaching me how to act on the stage and make my voice better. And thanks to everybody who went on January 7th for cheering and applauding. Without it, I wouldn’t be able to perform. My legs were shaking and butterflies were in my stomach. But your applause cured my shyness.

The 1st Place

Harıs Sles 8-AWhen I got to zaman Unıversıty, my legs felt lıke jelly because I was goıng to sıng ın front of a bıg audıence. I got ever more nervous, when I saw the other contestants sing. When ıt was my turn to sıng, I was extremely nervous, but as I went on wıth my song I got braver and braver. When I fınıshed my song all of my frıends and teachers cheered for me, even some of the people from the audıence too. And when ıt was tıme to announce the wınners, I was both excıted and nervous. At the end, I got second place. Eventhough I dıd not get fırst place, at least I got ın the top three and I was really excıted.

Far Rorza Lim 9-BOn Saturday 7 January 2012 I had really good day. I participated in the Zaman Turkish Song Competition at the unıversıty In the fınal contestI sang the song called Yıkılmadım. I felt really excıted when I was on the stage and also a bıt afraıd. But after that I thought even if I wıll not end up ın topthree but I stıll emotionally ın top three. Thanks for all


Sombath Sok 11-CIt was a totaly amazing time. I felt so many emotions at the same time; exited, satisfied, nervous and shy. With hundreds of people in the audience watching me while I sang I was at first afraid to begin. The room was full of cheering and clapping sounds. I was so lucky that I got to sing. I hope next year every-

one will attend this fantastic contest.

January 07 2012 saw a large gathering of parents, teachers and students at Zaman University. Passersby certainly wondered what was the popular event on campus. In fact, it was Turkish Olympiad song contest. It was the �nal competition, which was had ten �nal-ists; 5 male and 5 female students. They trained hard for this big day and drew a great crowd. The competi-tion was judged by 7 jurors. The auspicious event started at 9:00 in the morning. The competitors were Anon Chheng 9-B, Haris Sles 8-A, Rithiroth Sokhom 7-B, Far Roza 9-B, Sombath Sok 11-C, Siev Mey Lek 9-E, Sok Sonyta Norng 9-E, Fila soup 8-F, Chan Dawingsn Chea 8-F and Akchhara Chharom 11-F. Every student showed immense talent and singing ability. The songs they sang were called Yikilmadim for males and Gamzedemeyim for females. In the competition Davy from 12F sang a song called Boscerceve with her really sweet voice which the audience thoroughly enjoyed. Moreover, our 12F talented classmates performed the Turkish Dance as a group and then the gifted students from 11F performed Kolbasti dance. Furthermore, we invited special guest Ms. Maliny Chea to be on the jury and sing a song called Cile Bulbulum and the last song in

the program was Yeni Bir Dunya which is performed by all the participants.After 10 people gave their best performances, the judges had a tough time deciding who won among all the excel-lent performances- it wasn’t easy selecting the three winners. The audience was waiting in anticipation. Then rewards and certi�cate of participation were given out, yet to the female candidate �rst. The third place is belonged to Chan Dawings Chea 8-F , 2nd place is Akchhara Chharom 11-F and the �rst place is Sok Sonyta Norng 9-E. To male candidate the 3rd place is Far roza, 2nd is Haris Sles and the �rst place is Sambath Sok 11-C. Before the event ended, Mr Adem Yildiz, the principal of Zaman International School gave a short remark to congratulate the winners and motivate the candidates who were not chosen, to not to be sad and try again next year. I am happy and honored to have been one of the judges at the �nal Turkish Olympiad Competition. I would also like to urge the winners to work even harder on their perfor-mances and hope they will be able to bring the number one trophy from Turkey to Cambodia. Never give up, as long as you keep trying one day you will win. Like the old saying says “ winners never quit and quitters never win”. I Monyneath Lim wish you all the best of luck. Cheers.

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Akchhara Chharom, 11-FOne thing that still amazes me was the number of people that day. I could feel the tension from the competitors and the nervousness about the performance. We all seemed to have something in common, being nervous. I was so nervous that my legs and lips were quivering. Although it was all very nerve-racking, it was all worth it to see the smiles and hear the positive responce from the audience.

Chandawings Chea, 9-EIt is an honor for me to get third place in the final Turkish Singing Contest. When I was waiting for my turn, I was almost shaking. My heart was beating faster than before. I felt butterflies in my stomach. But then I was shocked when they announced that I won third place, because I could never thought that I’d win any-thing. Actually, I was surprised and really proud of myself too. And special thanks to my friends who encouraged me during the contest as well. Also, thanks to our Turkish teacher, Mrs.Vesile, for teaching me how to sing the song.

Singing Contestant

Singing Contestant

The 3rd Place

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International School’s annual table tennis tournament was once again a hugely successful event which drew dozens of spirited competitors. This tournament was organized by the PE Department.

Approximately 80 participants divided into two age groups vied for the gold. Grades 7,8 ,9 competed against each other and 10,11,12 did likewise. This event was held between December 21 and January 9 at Zaman High Scool Campus. Elimination matches were followed excitedly by the spectators from all grades.

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During some matches spectators got extremely excited. On the 11th of January the tournament ended with the �nal matches which aroused the interest of all students. Classmates of the �nalists watched the �nals enthusiastically.As P/E Department and ZIS Sta�, we would like to congratulate the winners of both groups.

See you in upcoming tournaments!


By Cihan Kazanci

General Knowledge Competitionin Civic and History!

On November 30, 2011 we held this competition in order for students to understand more about their culture, history, law, health and the stan-dard living.

Moreover, students have the opportunity to appreciate the value of working in groups as well as thinking individually.We divided the competi-tion into two groups of boy and girl students. The names of groups included BateyMeanchey Prov-ince, SiemRiep Province, Kandal Province and Phnom Penh City.

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Phnom Penh City.


By Phit Khiev

After the competition �nished, all the winning groups both male and female received awards from ZAMAN prepared by the Civics and History teachers.

At the end, we took celebratory photos together. We hope that we will have a similar competition in other subjects in order to motivate students to learn more.

The winning female group was SiemRiep Province from 9F. Their names included:

- Sam Meyly - Chea Pichly - Seng daline

In second place was BanteyMeanchey Province from grade 9E. Their names included:

- Lek Siev Mey - Hem Linda - Touch Channimol

The winner of the boys competition was SiemRiep prov-ince group. They are studying in grade 9B and their names included:

- Keng Cambo - RithyVathanak - Seng SokLeang

The second place team was Bantay Meanchey Province from grade 9A and included:

- ThaVanchhiv - Math Lisaiya - Tang Thaihong

The winning female group was SiemRiep Province from The winning female group was SiemRiep Province from


When she arrived in Phnom Penh, the weather was so hot it was a bit of a shock. Nevertheless she embraced the heat because it was what she had chosen. Besides, she felt so proud to see a beautiful school opened in Cambodia. Her �rst teaching experience in Cambodia began with our class last year in 9E. On her �rst day she felt a bit euphoric because her dream of teaching in a foreign country to foreign students, sharing experi-ences, knowledge and happiness had all come true!

Though she misses her parents, Ms. Sumeyra feels this is the path she chose; therefore, she feels determined to see her plans through.

Interview with Math Teacher


B y S o p h e a D a l i ka B o ra , S o m o n i a S o p h o a n , P h a n n a Va t e y O n g a n d N a d e d h R a t h 1 0 E

ur homeroom teacher Ms. Sumeyra Sen took time out of her busy schedule to be interviewed. We were curious to learn of her experiences as a Math teacher over the last two years at our school.She began by telling us that becoming a teacher was her dream since her days in primary school in Turkey. Her father who is also a teacher, told her that teaching holds the best chance to nurture one’s personality, meet and learn about other people. Ms. Sumeyra liked Math because in Turkey, the MathDepartment requires the highest scores. Because she scored so high, her family supported her interests in Math. After graduation she followed another dream; To teach abroad. After getting a job in Cambodia, her mother had strong reservations.

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Now her future plans are to teach all around the world. She also says that she would like to be a Math teacher for the rest of her life.

At the end of the interview Ms. Sumeyra said, “Cambodian culture is good for all of you to follow. You should follow it and keep the culture tightly so that it will be preserved.”


9A’s Trip to VietnamBy Pagnrith Va I dreamed about that day, and suddenly it was here! Our adventure began on a long bus ride. After a brief stop for lunch, we continued to the border where it took 30 minutes to check passports. Finally we arrived in Ho Chi Min at 2:00 and went to our dorm at a school named Horizon. This school was so similar to Zaman. Even the uniforms and bags looked almost the same! To start, we swam for about two hours with some Vietnamese students. They were so friendly. It was the best experience to actually get to know some of the local people we were visit-ing instead of just malls and arcades all the time.

Then after dinner, we played foot-ball with 11A. It was a friendship match and only lasted an hour. We returned to the dorm exhausted and quickly fell to sleep.

Morning came and the school pre-pared breakfast for us. Afterwards we went to Dream Park in Ho Chi Minh City. We spent half a day riding roller coasters and touring the ghost house. Next we went ice skating! We only stayed 15 minutes. We then moved on to the go-cart track. Our home-room teacher was so good at it. He drove very fast.

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We also went to the 4D cinema. There were more places to visit but time was limited. We returned to Horizon to take quick showers before our next stop, a pizzeria. We ate lots. It was our lunch and dinner combined. After eating, we went shopping. After touring three big shopping malls, we went to a yoghurt place and

returned to the Horizon dorm

around 9:00pm. At the dormitory we

played music and danced together

with three Vietnamese students. We didn’t get to sleep until around one a.m. and woke up just six

hours later. After breakfast, we started the return trip to Cam-bodia. Three days went so fast but it gave us good memories and deepened friendships. I will never forget the trip.

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It took a while to get to our hotel. Everyone was glad to check out Malaysia’s spectacular views. We spent the whole �rst night playing games, chatting and watching TV. Basically we stayed up all night laughing. As morning dawned, our eyes were only half open.

We awoke feeling anxious and excited because it was our class’ �rst overseas trip. We still had to go to school and study the whole morning but by noon we got permission to leave school for our excursion. By 3p.m, we’d arrived at the airport, ready to depart for our destination, Kuala Lumpur. Everything went smooth on the airplane all the way to Malaysia.

Malaysia Trip


By 11 B

We spent the day with Mr. Mustafa and his family playing and taking pictures as we explored Malaysia. We went to KL tower which is really high and the Petronas Twin Tower Kula Lumpur. Mr. Mustafa took some pho-tographs. That afternoon we went to see the aquarium which is second to none. We bought some souvenirs from a nearby kiosk and had lunch. Afterwards we went to Butter�y Park, which had so many, you guessed it, butter�ies. Then we headed back to our hotel. We were so exhausted we went to bed early that night. On the second day, we went to Genting Island. It was really at a high elevation and chilly. We rushed to the interior part of a building. We had so much fun we went back to Petronas Twin Tower so we could take some more pictures during the day. We slept another night. The days �ew by with activities and adventures, then it was time to head back home. We returned to Cambo-dia safely, and said hello to our parents; and farewell to our friends and teachers.In the end we wish to say that it was a really great trip and adventure. It showed that we could take care of ourselves. We can manage through a lot of di�erences of opinions and discussions. We proved to the whole word that we are not kids any more but responsible teens. Finally, we are really thankful to our homeroom teacher who proposed the idea. Thank you …


By Dawin Lee, 7E; Yaruth King, 7E; Lenna Heng, 7G and Soyean Chea, 7E(note: break a leg in drama means “good luck”)

Interview with Drama Teacher JemmaBreak A Leg

Magazine Club : Good afternoon. As drama teacher what goals have you set for the students to obtain this semester?

Teacher Jemma : The main thing is to build self-esteem and con�dence along with better speaking skills

Magazine Club : Drama is a rather new subject, you are kind of a trailblazer. Do the challenges of establishing a new curriculum excite you?

Teacher Jemma : It’s a thrilling challenge. It’s a great opportunity to teach this subject and it is great FUN as well as a little bit scary. I have to prove to the school that drama can make a di�er ence to the kids and the school. I hope to continue drama and hope you all take the IGCSE drama here at Zaman in the future.


Magazine Club : Do you have a formal background in theatre? If so please elaborate.

Teacher Jemma : In England I trained at drama school, Birmingham School of Speech and Drama. Then I went on to do acting, I was a professional actor and then a director. Magazine Club : Who or what �rst got you interested in drama?

Teacher Jemma : When I was young my whole family enjoyed musicals. I fell in love with a show called Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream coat. I saw it at least 80 times. I use to sneak out of the house to see it over and over.

Magazine Club : What are your main in�uences?

Teacher Jemma : Truthfully, I don’t have any special in�uences, though I do enjoy and respect the work of many actors. Mostly British of course !

Magazine Club : What is your favorite play or musical?

Teacher Jemma : I still love Joseph.

Magazine Club : Who are your favorite actors or actresses?

Teacher Jemma : I enjoy Helen Mirim and Michael Sheen’s performances. I also have a soft spot for British comedies.

Magazine Club : Students really enjoy your class, we hope you stay at ZIS for many years. Thank you for the interview.

Teacher Jemma : Thank you and I hope to stay for many years !.

you stay at ZIS for many years. Thank you for the interview.

Thank you and I hope to stay for many years

Magazine Club : Students really enjoy your class, we hope Magazine Club : Students really enjoy your class, we hope you stay at ZIS for many years. Thank you for the interview.

Thank you and I hope to stay for many years !.


The competition could not have happened without their e�orts, especially from Khmer Literature teachers who prepared many documents which were related to Khmer Literature and Culture but also the e�ort from Mr.Muhtor and school leaders for both spirit and assistance. Thanks to them the competition went smoothly and was successful. It was very important because it helped students to know more about Khmer Literature, culture and civilization found in Cambodia and Asia.


By Rany El

The students learned valuable research skills and to think logically in order to get more knowledge and learn more and more especially in answering the questions in the competition. Students who attended the compe-tition totaled 92; girls: 52 and boys: 40.

At the end of the competition, there were six students from 11B who got the prize number 1 such as Uddam Pen, Vanncydeth Chen, Chheth Chhen, and another three students from 9A as Daravichet Tin, Lisaiya Math, Bunglong Taing.

This competition was the �rst step in a long learning process. We are the Khmer specialists group of Zaman International School. We can’t wait until next year’s competition. .

ZAMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL celebrated the competition for Khmer Literature Subject and General Knowledge for grade 7 to grade 12 on 27 December 2011. This competition was under the supervision of the following vice principal and teachers:supervision of the following vice principal and teachers:


- Mr. Muhtor Adashev Vice Principal- Mr. Rany El Vice Principal- Mr. Sarann Lor Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Phit Khiev Khmer Civic Teacher- Ms. Sopha Sek Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Ratanakneary Ban Khmer Literature Teacher

- Mr. Muhtor Adashev Vice Principal- Mr. Muhtor Adashev Vice Principal- Mr. Rany El Vice Principal- Mr. Sarann Lor Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Rany El Vice Principal- Mr. Sarann Lor Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Sarann Lor Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Phit Khiev Khmer Civic Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Phit Khiev Khmer Civic Teacher- Ms. Sopha Sek Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Phit Khiev Khmer Civic Teacher- Ms. Sopha Sek Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Sopha Sek Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Ratanakneary Ban Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Ratanakneary Ban Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Ratanakneary Ban Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Ratanakneary Ban Khmer Literature Teacher

- Mr. Muhtor Adashev Vice Principal- Mr. Muhtor Adashev Vice Principal- Mr. Muhtor Adashev Vice Principal- Mr. Muhtor Adashev Vice Principal- Mr. Rany El Vice Principal- Mr. Rany El Vice Principal- Mr. Sarann Lor Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Sarann Lor Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Rany El Vice Principal- Mr. Rany El Vice Principal- Mr. Sarann Lor Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Sarann Lor Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Sarann Lor Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Sarann Lor Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Phit Khiev Khmer Civic Teacher- Mr. Phit Khiev Khmer Civic Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Chansovann Srun Khmer Biology Teacher- Mr. Phit Khiev Khmer Civic Teacher- Mr. Phit Khiev Khmer Civic Teacher- Ms. Sopha Sek Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Sopha Sek Khmer Literature Teacher- Mr. Phit Khiev Khmer Civic Teacher- Mr. Phit Khiev Khmer Civic Teacher- Ms. Sopha Sek Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Sopha Sek Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Sopha Sek Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Sopha Sek Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Ratanakneary Ban Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Ratanakneary Ban Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Saony To Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Ratanakneary Ban Khmer Literature Teacher- Ms. Ratanakneary Ban Khmer Literature Teacher

Trip to Vietnam


On the King’s birthday, I woke up at 5 AM in the morning and It was time to go to Viet-nam with my class 11/A friends and teach-ers!When we arrived in Ho Chi minh, our teach-ers Mr. Kazanci and Mr. Metin, hired taxis to go visit the Horizon International Bilingual School. We were surprised to �nd that the school layout was very similar to ours at Zaman. After lunch, we retreated to the dormitory where we were to spend the night. It had both a swimming pool and computer lab, which made us all very happy. After settling in, our teachers took us to visit supermarkets. We hung around the stores for a while and then played video games at the arcade.

The next day we went straight to Dai Nam Amusement Park. It was the most unforget-table part of the trip! We had so much fun watching a 4D movie, racing cars, riding roller coasters, getting totally freaked out at the Ghost House, sliding down a snow house and �nding souvenirs to remember our trip. After all that, we had lunch at a restaurant in the amusement park. Dai Nam was far away from the center of the city that it took an hour to reach the dormi-tory.The Vietnam trip was the most amazing adventure we ever had. My friends and I hope we can have more foreign country trips with our friends and teachers.

We hope we can have more overseas trips with our friends and teachers.“ ”


By Tynal Chruy 11A

Young Girl Makes GoodThere is a girl attending Zaman International School who is very creative and strong. She is a hard work-ing girl and achieves high scores on many exams. She also was awarded a 20% scholarship from our school. Her name is Sokha Chen.Last year she got the special opportunity to travel to the United States of America for 18 days and meet Michelle Obama (US President Barrack Obama’s spouse) at the White House in Washington DC.It is one of the most amazing things that anyone has

ever done from this school. Furthermore, she is featured in the famous international magazine Newsweek.Sokha is 17 years old and studying in grade 8. In 2011, on Women’s Rights Day, Sokha was invited to America by an organization called “A New Day Cam-bodia” to meet Michelle Obama. Sokha Chen was chosen to be there. By the NGO company called “Ten Time Ten” which choose 10 children, boys and girls from di�erent countries to travel to the USA.

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Sokha is 17 years old and studying in grade 8. In 2011, on Women’s Rights Day, Sokha was invited to America by an organization called “A New Day Cam-

company called “Ten Time Ten” which choose 10

America by an organization called “A New Day Cam-

Sokha Chen was chosen to be there. By the NGO Sokha Chen was chosen to be there. By the NGO

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Sokha Chen met Bill Clinton, The former president of The United States of America

“When I arrived in USA, I felt very proud of myself. There were many big buildings and skyscrapers’’ she said. “I felt very peaceful when I stay there and America has a real high economy” she further added. Nowadays, she lives in the housing provided by the organization called “A New Day Cambodia”, which is located in Phnom Prak Toul Steng Mean Chey. Before that, she lived with her uncle in Phnom Penh but she was forced by her uncle to work hard for him savaging. Sokha has lived in her organization compound since she was thirteen years old. She also learned English too. “I like living in this place and I feel lucky to be there.

I am happy living there, she said. Sokha knows that there are many people that need help, and in the future she wants to help others. She has always hoped to be an English Teacher, who helps poor people. “I love children and I like to help poor people” she continued. Furthermore, she also gave some advice to people who want to achieve any goals, that they should not to lose their own hope and never feel disappointed.Sokha is one of the bold and hopeful girls in our school and she is also one of our family in this school. We are so happy that we have an amazing friend like her. She is just 17 years old but she has the emotional strength of a grown woman.

which is located in Phnom Prak Toul Steng Mean

America has a real high economy” she further

Chey. Before that, she lived with her uncle in Phnom Penh but she was forced by her uncle to work hard for but she was forced by her uncle to work hard for him savaging. Sokha has lived in her organization compound since she was thirteen years old. She also learned English too. “I like living in this place and I feel lucky to be there.

Before that, she lived with her uncle in Phnom Penh but she was forced by her uncle to work hard for him savaging. Sokha has lived in her organization compound since she was thirteen years old. She also learned English too. “I like living in this place and I feel lucky to be there.

but she was forced by her uncle to work hard for

compound since she was thirteen years old. She

but she was forced by her uncle to work hard for

and I feel lucky to be there.


Sokha Chen, Zaman Student, Seyma On, Zaman Graduate and Michelle Obama, US First Lady, at the White House

Success Story

Monday, January 9th an announcement was given to 11th and 12th grade girls side. It was an invitation to the Conference Hall the next day. Our guest Ms. Ayuwath a Zaman graduate, and was a previous I-SWEEEP contestant who received a 50% scholarship from UTICA College, located in Upstate New York, United States. She was willing to spend her valuable time, sharing her successful experience and career planning with us before she left to the USA the following day. Firstly, Ms. Ayuwath gave a speech about her experience in I-SWEEEP Olympiad. She said that she had been inspired by Ms. Lavan Monika (2009 graduated and achieved silver medal in I_SWEEEP competition). She explained that doing a science project could be very tough and required massive of patience, creativity and preparation but the most important thing is self-con�dence because these projects need sacri�ce. She also claimed that family, teach-ers and friends motivations were very essential for her achievement.Our guest also gave suggestions for universities and colleges. “Make sure your colleges or universities you have chosen are authorized by the ministry of education in that country,” she said.

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is self-con�dence because these projects need sacri�ce. She also claimed that family, teach-ers and friends motivations were very essential for her achievement.Our guest also gave suggestions for universities and colleges. “Make sure your colleges or universities you have chosen are authorized by the ministry of education in that country,” she said.

Our guest also gave suggestions for universities and colleges. “Make sure your colleges or universities you have chosen are authorized by the ministry of education in that country,”

is self-con�dence because these projects need sacri�ce. She also claimed that family, teach-

universities you have chosen are authorized by the ministry of education in that country,”

Success Story


In addition, making a decision from high school about your majors and your future career, start preparing for it and have exercise critical thinking that can assist you in your goals. Additionally, joining voluntary activi-ties and good attitude are useful for some reason to get scholar-ships.

According to Ms. Ayu-wath, besides I-SWEEEP medal, what really helped her to achieve this scholarship were her GPA and college essay. She recom-mended that students who were planning to study in USA and other universities around the world should focus on

this essay and be aware of plagiarism, which could lead to failure.Finally we would like to say thanks to Ms. Ayuwath for sharing her experi-ences with us. She was a great inspiration and her suggestions were valu-able.


Oscar Wilde stated that experience is the name that every human gives to their mistake while Albert Einstein pointed out another view that experience is the only source of knowledge. Both contrib-uted to the same results, they give us back something which cannot be purchased. Zaman International school has arranged meetings with the former Zaman students who had graduated a while ago ,to share experiences and their suggestions to the next generation who will be graduated soon, to get prepared for the future studies and to not regret for what they would left behind in their high school life. On Friday, the 13thof December,12E and 12F were informed and asked for the attendant at the conference hall of ZIS for participating on a presentation from one of the Zaman graduate , Ms. Lim Pheanoukvannraingsey Monyneath, who has just arrived from Australia recently for her summer break.

At the beginning of the conference, she started o� by introducing herself to the students and the headmaster of the school. Followed by the experiences she had from living in Australia, what she had learnt from high school and what she had regret doing in high school. During the presentation, she has also given many suggestions, advices and morals that she had gained from her real life circumstances.Monyneath was guided by the IDP, the educational organization based in Australia, on her pathway there. She had completed the IELTs test and got band6.0 to pass her way through out the foundation year.Arriving in Australia, she could barely understand the Australian accent which made it very di�cult for the communi-cation in her daily basis. “It’s like starting back from zero, learning ABC in English again” said Monyneath. She has to walked to walk to school, cooked her meals, doing laundry and some house-work all by herself. All these situations had driven her mind back to where she was in Cambodia, having a good life with her friends and family and nothing to worry about as coming home to school with a good transportation,

After all she tried and learnt over year, she believed herself that she could make it so she begged her teacher to sit in the grade12 examination. They agreed and she passed.Living abroad gave her lots of lessons that she has never met before, one of them is the knowledge of being independence. After a while, she found a part-time job. She worked for a bakery in town and had earned about $10 for an hour.$10 is not expensive at all in Austra-lia as a bowl of noodle cost $20 which means she had to work for two hours, running around and getting blame for being slow by her boss, in order to buy herself a bowl of noodle. Next, She explained the circumstance of being accepted by the society when you’re rich and being ignored when you’re poor by setting up an example of owning a car from the parent’s money and owning a motorbike by our own money. During the Question session, she mentioned that IELTs band score; teacher’s recommendation and school scripts are required to enter a school or a university in Australia. She has completed the high school and now Monyneath is currently preparing for her university life in the majors of Business and Architecture. She is looking forward to run her own business when she graduated from her university. Her next goal will be entering the Harvard univer-sity.It has been one of the most bene�cial presentations as students are able to pull out experiences and information throughout her speech. Monyneath helped us learn some lessons about life and moved us with her knowledge. She awoke us and gives us an opportunity to use time constructively. We would like to say thanks to the principal of the school,

Mr. Adem Yildiz, the vice principal, Mr. Isa Yilmaz for organizing these delight

meetings for us and Great thanks to Ms.Monyneath for all the inspired

stories and advices that we �nd so fascinating.

having friends to accompany her at school and her family and maids at home to reassure that she had them to rely on. Then, that she could di�erenti-ate the life in Cambodia and life in Australia. She has chosen Visual Art and Visual Design Math English Computer in her high school education. As she had mentioned that Grade11 and Grade12 in Australia are the preparation classes for the university. She wanted to go for Physics and Chemistry but it has been chosen and fully occupied by Australian students since they were ingrade10. Another point she had brought up was about going to tuition. Back then, In Cambodia, she always tend to skip tuition intentionally and carelessly but in Australia, by having to pay $30/hour to a tutor and having to walk for an hour to the tutor’s location with no bus, she could not and she must not skip randomly. She could not just spend her parent’s money for $150/ week and skipping around like she did in Cambodia. Then she decide not to go for tutor. She had to stay afterschool after 3pmuntil 5pm to study in the library. She tried very hard. She tried to ask her teacher to explain algebra which she could hardly understand as in high school she was too careless over study-ing. From that point, she warned us to never rely on someone but yourself. She gave us an example of marriage. “Marry-ing someone and rely on them to feed you for the rest of your life is not possible. What if they passed away? Even you are likely to say that your parents are rich, yet one day, they’ll pass away. Nothing lasts forever” she said. Comparing the education systems of these two countries, She could not complain more about project works back in high school because, she was required to write a 2500 words essay for each subjects and have to sit in a 3hours exam per subjects to pass.

After all she tried and learnt over year, she believed herself that she could make it so she begged her teacher to sit in the grade12 examination. They agreed and she passed.

having friends to accompany her at

The Sharing of Experiences


By Bonavy Socheat 12E

By Chan Sochenadevy Yeap 12-FSome of us must have heard of Miss Monyneath Lim, the gold medal holder from Turkish Olympiad compe-tition in 2009. She had attended Zaman International School since 2005, had been a part of Zaman family for about 5 years. However, in her 11th academic year, her parents made a decision to send her to Australia, hoping for a better education. She has lived there for about 1 or 2 years now. Monyneath is now an undergraduate studying two majors at The University of Technology,Sydney: Inter-national Business and Architecture. While she was having her Christmas and New Yearvacation here in Cambodia, she decided to drop by Zaman high school campus to share her juniors about her own experience of being an international student plus a brief talk about her feeling about winning the gold medal.First of all, Monyneath reminisced about the moment when she was chosen to compete in that big competi-tion. To her, it was very exciting and nerve wracking since she didn’t know if she was capable enough to bring back an award to our school and country. Then, she added that once she told herself to do the best she could in respond to all the support her family and friends had given to her. Monyneath’s e�ort didn’t disappoint her; it even provided her a big reward and strengthened her con�dence. What’s more, this inspir-ing achievement was also a good reputation for Cambodia. In spite of her success, Monyneath also made compari-son of how her life was in Cambodia and how it now is in Australia.

She described herself as a spoiled girl who always demanded for money, car…in short she was a mate-rialistic girl who never treasured time and spent it in the right way. She said she used to skip lots of tuitions by making tons of excuses just to be free and to do whatever she wanted to do. Nevertheless, things changed from the moment her parents told her to leave to Australia for a brighter future. On the day she had to leave her beloved homeland she cried her heart out as if she would die of leaving her family, friends, and everything behind. Monyneath said the life has been very harsh in Australia. At �rst, she experienced culture shock; everything was di�erent to her, people’s faces, and strange accent and couldn’t get use to the background. The biggest point she mentioned was being so isolated from other people and learning to live on her own. As we know everything is not for free, people have to work hard for it, so was Monyneath. She has worked in a bakery earning $8-$10 per hours. Monyneath also said that living alone abroad has made her more independent and valued the time correctly. Furthermore, it teaches a big lesson to her that money is no easy to earn. Last but not least, Monyneath advised the younger generation to seize the time and spend it produc tively. Status decides everything so just behave well and be knowledgeable. ‘’life is like a bowl of soup, you can’t just put sugar in it, you need to add variety of ingredient to make it tasteful’’ she said.

By Chan Sochenadevy Yeap 12-F She described herself as a spoiled girl who always

Her Life Here and There, Now and Then


ZIS Mathematics Department recently organized its Second Annual Puzzle Contest, an intra-school event, on 28th of December 2012. All students at Zaman High School participated in this contest. This annual Puzzle Contest consists of di�erent kinds of puzzles on two di�erent levels which geared to secondary school level and high-school level. The purpose of this contest is to boost enthusiasm towards mathematics and strengthen the critical thinking skills of our students. The Puzzle Contest consists of 15 di�erent types of puzzles which measure students’ numerical, algebraic, visual and problem solving skills and it requires some basic math skills like addition, subtraction, division and multiplication.Altogether, 347 students from High-school level and 293 students from Secondary-school level participated in the Puzzle Contest. After the Contest, top 20 students in each level have been awarded with a certi�cate of achievement and di�erent prizes. Here below, the tables display the results of top 10 students in both categories:

The math department congratulates all top 10 students and wishes them good luck in their studies!

Abdulkasim AkhmedovHead of Math Department

Second Annual Puzzle Contest

No ID Name Grade ScorePercentage of

correct answers

1 6631 Sun Heang Ty 12A 200 100.00%

2 7939 Lymei Sun 12E 186 93.00%

3 6628 Mengheng Lim 12A 178 89.00%

4 6715 Visoth Thyda Ung 12E 176 88.00%

5 7809 Lymeng Chhim 12A 176 88.00%

6 8837 Hang Leang Taing 12A 164 82.00%

7 6749 Sonita Poch 12F 158 79.00%

8 9821 Hang Hai Ie 11A 156 78.00%

9 7747 Virabot Sok 11E 154 77.00%

10 7727 Pagna Va 11E 152 76.00%

No ID Name Grade Score Percentage of correct answers

1 11624 Seuchhav Ea 7B 154 77.00%

2 11605 Oussa Chea 7B 132 66.00%

3 10707 Catherosette Meas 8E 124 62.00%

4 11910 Rumnea Sok 8F 122 61.00%

5 10713 Khunmanuth Buth 8E 122 61.00%

6 11742 Teparun Sok 7G 121 60.50%

7 9623 Bung Long Taing 9A 116 58.00%

8 9609 Vann Chhiv Tha 9A 114 57.00%

9 11649 Mony Vuth Ly 7B 114 57.00%

10 11925 Chamroeun Kalyanney Chhoeung 9E 112 56.00%

Results of Students in Secondary School Level Results of Students in High School Level


Student’ s Thoughts about the ContestMath Puzzle Contest was loads of FUN in fact! Although I’m not usually very good at solving math puzzles, I improved a lot by practising it through worksheets, and practice contests. I’m glad that the school makes useful contests for the students that help develop and improve students’ knowledge and problem solving skills. I’m sure in the future the school will organize many more competitions that will be more challenging and fun for students!

Catherosette Meas, 8E

I was not very nervous on the day of the Puzzle Con-test because last year I participated and had the puzzle solving experience. This year I had more prac-tice and was feeling rather con�dent, that is until I saw the results. I was just a tiny bit disappointed but very happy for my friends who seemed to have done well. I look forward to another fun competition!

Viriya Keo, 11F

Joining the Puzzle Contest was not in my mind from the very start, but come to think about it I should give it a try. When the question papers were given out I thought I could not do it.

I wa s scared and afraid to try, but those thoughts ran out of my mind when I saw the questions. It wasn’t hard and wasn’t easy, but it was FUN! Actu-ally, puzzle contests aren’t really contests; they are just some problems to test your brain. Don’t be afraid to try! I’m looking forward to joining other contests!!!

Khunmanuth Buth, 8E

I think Puzzle Contest is a bit di�cult for us but it can exercise our intelligence and problem solving skills. Also it can help us to be successful in math exams. At the end, I want to thank all the teachers who made the Puzzle Contest.

Theanhok Lim, 7A

Puzzles some student may have thought, were above their level. But when you remove the pres-sure of di�culty away, you feel like it is just a ‘fun-do’ game. You can always guess what the answer is. It is you who design the answer for the puzzle. Every-body has an ability to picture out their answer in their own view. So, try it out, spread out your belief, what do you think the answer is? Leave the logic and reason behind. Sun Heang Ty, 12A


A New Year in VietnamWe had an exciting and highly educational excur-sion to Vietnam, under the auspices of Zaman International School to start o� the new year. The journey from Phnom Penh to Vietnam took us about 6 to 7 hours. It was long but still pleasant. When we arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, we stayed at the hotel near the Bien Thanh market. Our home-room teacher gave us the room keys and we went upstairs to get prepared for the day’s activities. We left with our guide teacher and went to a café to have some cakes and drinks. After eating we went to the Vietnam shopping center, took some pictures of each other, then we went inside the shopping center to buy some stu� and play some games, until 5pm.After dinner, we rested a couple of hours at the hotel, Then our teacher took us to the parade.We were excited about the Parade and the New Year’s Countdown Concert. The concert was amaz-ing and outstanding!, They decorated the trees, designed the stages.

Trip to Vietnam

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For the gala concert, we listened to music until 11:59pm almost midnight, the numbers on the screen started counting down. When the clock struck 12pm,every body screamed Happy New Year!!!

Trip to Vietnam

And there was confetti thrown everywhere and many beautiful �reworks. It was the most exciting, incredible night ever! Next day, we went to Dainam funfair. When we arrived at Dainam, the �rst thing we did was to rent a bicycle and ride to the ice house. At the ice house it was so cool and awesome; then we went go-kart racing to compete with each other. Next, we went to ride the roller coaster. It looked scary but actually it was very exhilarating! After that we went to the haunted house. It was so scary. Some of us shouted and screamed. Then later we left the funfair and headed to LOTTE Mart. At the supermarket we had dinner at Pizza Huts. We decided to watch a movie at the �oor. Before the movie, we went shopping, buying souvenirs for our families, played some games and painted some pictures for fun. We �nished our busy day of tour with a movie. It was a fantastic day! We were so happy and thrilled.

The next morning we left Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City, but we’ll never forget the fun things we did with our teachers. Especially our guide teacher showed such amazing places.


Why Must I Learn MathWhich professions use math?

AccountantsArchitectsBiologistsChemistsComputer ProgrammersEngineers (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Material)Lawyers

ManagersMedical DoctorsMeteorologistsMilitary PersonnelNursesTechniciansTradesmen

A small list of professions that are math intensive includes:


By Abdulkasim Akhmedov

Can I get a good job without learning a lot of math?In all honesty, in physical or manual labor not much math is needed. Manual labor includes jobs like cleaners, construction workers, etc. However, manual workers are being replaced by machinery and robotics. Even when those jobs are available, the pay is usually not high. In order to gain successful employment, technical skills must be learned. Someone has to �x all of those machines and robots.What are employers looking for?Employers are looking for three basic traits. They want their employees to be able to reason, work with technical equipment and communicate well with other employees. It is clear that math deals with developing reason and working with techni-cal equipment. It is not so clear how math a�ects communication. Successfully using math can improve the ability to speak and write more clearly. Language, at least the type needed for work, tends to be extremely structured and

mathematical ability helps deal with that struc-ture.After high school, what do I do to learn more mathematics?Basically, there are four avenues of education to pursue: universities, trade schools, or the military.Universities prepare students for highly profes-sional careers. Math is typically a strong compo-nent of their curricula due to the extreme techni-cal nature of these professions.

Trade schools teach students the science of auto-motive maintenance, carpentry, computer repair, heating and air-conditioning, plumbing, ... Math related skills are integrated throughout each program.Even the military puts their people through school after basic training. These military schools are akin to trade schools. On the other hand, military o�cers, even though they must already have bachelor degrees, are put through further schooling after basic training.


Original Article by Mark Karadimos

Zaman Football League 2011-2012

Rank Teams Played Wins Draw Lost Di� GD Points

1 8-B GENERAL 3 2 1 0 11 - 4 7 72 8-A 8aUNITED 4 2 1 1 13 - 8 5 73 7-B PP UNITED 3 1 2 0 6 - 5 1 54 7-A CHEALSEA 4 1 0 3 9 - 14 -5 35 7-C RealMADRID 4 0 2 2 5 - 13 -8 2

Group A


1 10-A 24/7 3 2 1 0 15 - 7 8 72 9-A A9MILAN 3 1 1 1 7 - 6 1 43 9-B BARCELONA 3 1 0 2 6 - 12 -6 34 10-B Fc10B 3 1 0 2 6 - 9 -3 3

Group B

4 Sivotthatt Thien Bun (8-A 8aUNITED)3 SO PANHA SENG (7-B PhomPenh UNITED)3 SENG CHEA (7-A CHEALSEA)3 Kimsinawath Chou (8-A 8aUNITED)

5 Bunlong Khom (10-A 24/7)4 Sma El Kob (9-A A9MILAN)4 Tang Hour Meas (9-B BARCELONA)4 Bakkuy Oeng (10-A 24/7)

2 Chan daro Mey (10-A 24/7)2 Ratanaksethey Lin (9-A A9MILAN)2 Kimleng Ra (9-B BARCELONA)2 Panharith Sun (10-A 24/7)

5 Puth Ecro Po (8-A 8aUNITED)5 Pros Pich Mao (8-B GENERAL)5 DAVID TANG (7-A CHEALSEA)4 DILEN YOU (7-C RealMADRID)



1 11-C TheCLEGEND 4 3 0 1 19 - 4 15 92 12-B DEVILZ 4 3 0 1 17 - 13 4 93 12-A FootballForFun 4 2 0 2 6 - 7 -1 65 11-B UNKNOWN 4 1 0 3 9 - 13 -4 34 11-A XTREME SOUL 4 1 0 3 7 - 21 -14 3

Group C

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11 Rathboros Oeur (11-C TheCLEGEND)6 David Bunna (11-B UNKNOWN)5 Mengleap Taing (12-B DEVILZ)5 Proseuratanak Thin (11-C TheCLEGEND)

4 Nory El (12-B DEVILZ)3 Povseyha Ung (11-B UNKNOWN)2 Sovan Dawn Hean (12-A FootballForFun)2 Vichetra Roth (12-A FootballForFun)


• Twenty red cards were given during a 1993 game between SportivoAmeliano and General Caballero in Paraguay.

• Michael Laudrup was a member of the Barcelona team when they won against Real Madrid 5 - 0. He was also a member of the Real Madrid team when they won 5 - 0 against Barcelona.

• Football players run an average of 18 km during every game.

• Over one billion fans watched the last World Cup on television.

• Every year except for two (1930 and 1950) European Teams reached every World Cup final.

• Turkish striker HakanSukur stunned co-hosts Korea Republic with a goal after 10.8 seconds in the third-place playoff - the fastest goal in World Cup history.

• Rungrado May Day in Pyongyang North Korea is the biggest football stadium in the world. It was built in 1989 and seats a staggering 150,000 people.


DO YOU KNOW

KORFBALL?Korfball is a mixed gender team sport, with similarities to basketball. A team consists of eight players -- four female and four male. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1902.Korfball is played indoors and outdoors. The size of the court is 20 x 40 m. The court is divided into halves called zones. In each zone is a 3.5 m tall post with a basket at the top. This is positioned two thirds of the distance between the center line and the back of the zone. A korfball match consists of two periods of 30 minutes. The ball is similar in size to that used in football but with more grip and bounce.Two men and two women of each team are in one zone, and the others are in the other zone. During the match they cannot switch zones. Men and women play side-by-side, but duels are man to man and woman to woman.The rules prevent physical strength dominating the game. Blocking, tackling and holding are not allowed, nor are kicking or punching the ball. Once a player has the ball, one cannot dribble, run or walk with it. However, one can move one foot as long the other remains on the same spot. Therefore tactical and efficient team-work is required because players need each other to keep the ball moving. A player may not attempt to score when defended, which occurs when the defender is in between the opponent and the basket, is facing his/her oppo-nent, is at arm's length and attempting to block the ball.The International Korfball Federa-tion was founded in 1933. Korfball has been played in the World Games since 1985. IKF World Championships have been held every four years since 1978. The leading nations are Belgium and the Netherlands.

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FASCINATING FACTS FROM BIOLOGY

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.

On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.

A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

The ant can lift 50 times its own weight; can pull 30 times its own weight, and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated. Polar bears are left handed.

The �ea can jump 350 times its body length. That's like a human jumping the length of a football �eld.

A cockroach will live 9 days without its head before it starves to death.

Butter�ies taste with their feet.

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Star�sh don't have brains.

It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

One human hair can support 6.6 pounds.

you yelled for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat up one cup of co�ee.

Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.

A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.

There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

Women blink twice as often as men.

The average person's skin weighs twice as much as the brain.

Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.

If saliva cannot dissolve some-thing, you cannot taste it.

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Feeling sleepy during the day after a long �ight? Internal body clock genes are to blame. Circadian (Latin: “around” “the day”) rhythm genes take part in a time depen-dent cycling of an organism to carry out daily physiological processes. These signals include very basic needs such as feeling sleepy at nighttime and waking up during the day and repeats about every 24 hours. Malfunctioning circadian rhythm genes are implicated in several sleep disorders. According to a recent study done by Makoto Akashi and his colleagues at Yamaguchi University in Japan, hair follicle cells were found to closely follow the gene expression pattern of the internal circa-dian rhythm of the human body. Gene expression patterns can be extracted from hair follicles from pulled hair. Studying the circadian rhythm genes and expression pro�les has been quite an inconvenience for researchers up until now. This study provides a new alternative method for tapping into this machinery. Don’t be surprised if you are asked for a couple of hairs pulled from your scalp if you go to a doctor complaining about your sleep disorder in the future. This method could have implications in the �eld of diagnostic medicine as a less invasive method for diagnosing problems since it allows us to conveniently gain access to the gene expression pro�les of a person. We are not at a stage where we can control our sleep cycle at our conve-nience, but this is a step towards facilitat-ing our understanding of this mechanism.

Original Article: Akashi M. Etal


What Sleeping

Position Are You?

Your Sleep Shapes Your Hair

Interview with Biology TeacherB y S r e y P i c h T u n , C h a n S o k l i d a , N u r a l A d o w i y a M o o d a n d M a r i n a S a r , 1 0 E

This teacher is the one who dreamed about being a medical researcher, nutritionist, cosmetics analyst when she was young and who loves science and always reads books about it in her spare time. It is Teacher Els. She’s got enthusiasm; heart, and sympathy, which all adds up to a quality science educator. Her aim as a teacher is that she likes helping people who really need her help.

Vandekerckove Els was born in 1976 and now she’s 35. She was born in Belgium and received her education there. It’s her 4th year teaching at Zaman International School.

She’s a natural educator. Even though at times teaching is quite challenging for her; she tries her best to find some ways to make her students understand the concepts by explaining the lessons in terms that everybody understands. “Teaching is diffi-cult but it’s a very good job for me. Explain the lesson to the students who sitting right in front of me and make them to understand me accurately is also hard!” she said.


“However, teaching has turned me into a delightful person and it has become a most interesting job for me...” she continued. “And before I teach a lesson, I have to know what to teach and what will make my students understand clearly.” she added.She likes working here with her students and she hopes them to use their chance and the opportu-nity to help themselves and other more impoverished people out there who don’t have the same opportunities. Moreover, she has some tips and how to learn the lessons well and not only biology but all other subjects which students think they are hard for them. “For instance, students should repeat the lesson as many times as possible. Learners must prepare the new lesson before the class started so it’ll be easier for them to understand what teach-ers are explaining them. And what’s more, students should search more information accord-ing to the subject by reading backs or surf from the internet since the technology, nowadays, is evolved.”

All in all, Ms. Els has been a really helpful teacher and she explains lessons very well. She is really pleased to be a Biology teacher in the school and she enjoys working with all students in Zaman. On the other hand, she also sometimes dreams of eventually becoming doctor in Cambodia in the future because she likes helping people in need.


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