Crayon for Kids program
We launched our notebooks not only to raise fund for our art program, but also to distribute Cambodian children. Thanks to our supporters, we have distributed more than 1,500 notebooks in Siem Reap and Ratanakiri schools. (Jan 2013)
Social Support project
Cambodia is still in need of resources, especially in rural villages. We visited Ratanakiri and other villages that have limited resources to see what can be done. It was a humbling experience to witness their condition, and we tried our best to help make changes. We are hoping that others can help them too. Below are the programs that we have developed for the villages.
In May 30th, 2013, We opened our Students’ art gallery called “Khmer Kids Art Gallery” in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Thanks to a boutique shop, Old Forest, they offered us to use their second floor for our gallery for no charge. All Khmer staff who help the galley are students from Small Art School. Its mission is to help funds for the Small Art School.
Our PROGRAMS
Art Program
Since we started our school, we highly value children's creative imagination. We are making our efforts to encourage their expression of joy.
We are collaborating with international and local groups who commit to make change for Cambodian children.
Activity Photos are here.
Japanese Program
Even though our main focus is providing art education, we are aware that the learning of foreign language will open more opportunities for children in the future. With this, we have included free Japanese lessons to our programs, available from Monday to Thursday for neighborhood children ages 4 to 26 years old. We also offer these lessons at the Angkor Krau Village Center on Sunday mornings.
Our funding comes from art teacher, Tomoko Kasahara herself. Although there’s room for more progress, we are happy to say that we have developed our capacity, with more than what we had expected. As SAS continues to grow, there are the needs to seek for more funds for art supplies, transportation, facilities and more to run our programs and activities. Therefore, we started some creative ways to help raise funds to support our programs ourselves.