The school
This year's topics and projects
Fees for academic year 2004 - 2005
Terms and conditions
School calendar 2004 - 2005
The school
Seametrey
Children's Village is a school with a difference.
We try to be true to our mission as educators
for peace and instill in our children since an
early age a sense of responsibility, love and
care for each other and for the environment, a
taste for authenticity and simplicity, a thirst
for knowledge and a readiness to go for it. We
sow the seed for future success and a lifelong
learning by following the child and let him learn
at his own pace instead of setting an agenda for
him. We provide
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a
teaching based on the methods developed by
the educationalist Maria Montessori used throughout
the world
From the very first months of his life, the
child has an inner urge to acquire independence.
In order to facilitate his need for independent
activity, a Montessori school helps the child
to " do it for himself ".
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a
secure and respectful environment
Seametry is designed like a house, more than
a school, in a homely and intimate setting.
The architecture is a harmonious blend of
different materials - wood, plants - with
fresh open-air and indoor spaces. Food for
the children is daily prepared in the school's
friendly kitchen
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unique
educational materials that help the child
to blossom, build his personality and open
himself to the world
We offer a bilingual environment, lively and
playful, in which the children can absorb
both Khmer and English. The child will discover
purposeful materials and activities based
on :
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practical life : washing
the dishes, screwing bolts, cooking, using
a computer
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sensorial materials :
to recognize and sensorially experiment
with different dimensions, colours, sounds,
smells that help the child acquire abstract
notions and perfect his five senses
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mathematics : introduced
in a concrete manner through experimenting
and manipulating quantities and symbols
for numeration, the decimal system, additions,
subtractions, divisions, etc.
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reading and writing :
approached phonetically using sandpaper
letters and movable alphabets
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the child's exploration
of the world is offered through the use
of botany and geography puzzles ; of small
interactive projects introducing monuments,
landscapes, animals, food, culture, arts
and customs of countries from the five
continent
In
this homely environment, the Montessori teachers
are trained to provide answers to your child's
specific needs
The Montessori teacher prepares an environment
that enables the child to develop independently.
He doesn't " correct " the child's mistakes,
the method is aided by the fact that the teaching
materials possess built-in control of errors.
Observing and acting as a mediator, the teacher
guides and assists the child step by step in his
discovery of the world
This year's topics
and projects
They cover a variety of subjects with an emphasis
on world geography and the universe as we try
to open up the children's mind to other people
and cultures for them to put themselves in perspective.
Anatomy will come at the end of the school year
making the children aware of their own humble
body and self.
October through
December: Western Europe
January:
The Universe and solar system
February- March:
Scandinavia and Eastern Europe
April-May:
Life cycle of plants and animals , the food chain
June :
The human body and nutrition
In geography we plan to study
one or two continents each year. This year's topic
is Europe incidentally because we happen to have
more artifacts to bring this continent to life
for our children. It's also an opportunity to
make the children aware there is more to Europe
than France and England and knock down some stereotypes.
Fees for academic
year 2004 - 2005
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Type |
Hours |
Fees
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1st term
4 months
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2nd term
3 months
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3rd term
3 months
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Total
Per year
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| Full day |
8 am – 5 pm |
$ 700 |
$ 550 |
$ 500 |
$ 1800 |
| Mornings only |
8 am – 12 am |
$ 400 |
$ 300 |
$ 300 |
$ 1000 |
| Afternoons only |
12 am – 5 pm |
$ 400 |
$ 300 |
$ 300 |
$ 1000 |
| After School Care |
2 am – 5 pm |
$ 260 |
$ 200 |
$ 200 |
$ 660 |
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| Lunch |
12 pm - 12:30 pm |
$ 130 |
$ 100 |
$ 100 |
$ 330 |
| Snack |
10:15 am & 3:30 pm |
Children bring fruit from home
to share. No junk food please. School provides
natural drink (lime, soja milk, coconut, sugar
cane, milk). |
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Terms and conditions
Registration fee:
There is an annual non-refundable registration
fee of US$ 200.
Payment:
Fees are paid termly in advance.
Withdrawal:
The fees for a whole term are due unless a full
month written notice is given.
Discounts:
50% across the board for children whose parents
are both Khmer.
Occasional students:
We accept children on a daily basis provided the
registration fee is paid. Note: When students
are full time, the fees are the sam for all age
groups. When they are occasional, the fees are
by category. This is occasional children need
more attention and we have to mobilise our staff
members to cope with new comers.
Fees :
- Day Care (up to 2½) : $15 full day
and $8 half day
- Nursery (from 2 years and 7 months) : $10
full day and $5 half day
School calendar 2004 - 2005
- The school is open Mondays - Fridays from 8 am
to 5 pm.
- Teachers return to school on 1st September and
one day before the students on subsequent holidays.
- 1st term is 4 months, 2nd term is 3 months and
3rd term is 3 months
- Total student days: 177
- Total teacher days: 186 days
1st term: 6th Sept. - 22nd Dec.
2004 : 71 student days
- 13th Oct. - Pchum Ben : 1day off
- 1st Nov. - King's birthday : 1 day off
- 9th Nov. - Independence day : 1 day off
- 25th - 30th - Nov - Water festival / Half-term
: 4 days off
- 23rd Dec. - 10th Jan. 2005 - School break
/ Xmas & New Year : 13 days off
2nd term: 11th Jan. - 6th Apr.
2005 : 56 student days
- 23rd - 28th Feb. - Half-term : 5 days
off
- 8th Mar. - Women's day : 1 day off
- 7th Apr. - 25th Apr. : School break /
Khmer New Year : 13 days off
3rd term: 26th Apr. - 8th Jul.
: 51 student days
- May (date to be annouced) - Ploughing
ceremony : 1 day off
- 1st Jun. - Children's day : 1 day off
- 18th Jun. - Queen's birthday : 1 day
off
Note: We don't close on Khmer religious festivals
other than Pchum Ben. Instead, on those days
we will take the children to visit temples.
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Seametrey Children’s Village