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JPA students celebrating Pchum Ben festival 2018. Jay Pritzker Academy, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Jay-Pritzker-Academy-Siem-Reap-Cambodia.

Celebrating Pchum Ben festival and discovering the Center for Khmer Studies

Each year, school breaks for a week as Cambodians celebrate the important national festival of Pchum Ben. Srey On, Grade 10, shared her story.

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JPA student Sopheak ’20 is settling into Aiglon College, Switzerland, looking at the view. Jay Pritzker Academy, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Jay-Pritzker-Academy-Siem-Reap-Cambodia.

An email from Sopheak ’20 in Switzerland

Sopheak ’20 is settling into Aiglon College, Switzerland, where he will study for the next two years.

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JPA Students from the Model United Nations (MUN) class who participated in the MUN conference at the International School of Phnom Penh. Jay Pritzker Academy, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Jay-Pritzker-Academy-Siem-Reap-Cambodia.

Model United Nations conference in Phnom Penh

Students from our Model United Nations (MUN) class recently participated in an MUN conference at the International School of Phnom Penh, joining over 15 schools from across South-East Asia. The conference covered topics such as: cyber-warfare security, regulation of cryptocurrencies, digital privacy, and the preservation of indigenous culture and language.

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JPA students celebrating book week 2018 listening to a story in the library. Jay Pritzker Academy, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Jay-Pritzker-Academy-Siem-Reap-Cambodia.

Book Week

Once again this year our lower school celebrated Book Week. Classes spent the week examining a selected character, book, author or genre. Teachers organized numerous activities to promote the love of literature.

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JPA Teacher feature: Ms. Kenzie Mcgowan, AP Computer Science and math teacher. Jay Pritzker Academy, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Jay-Pritzker-Academy-Siem-Reap-Cambodia.

Teacher feature: Ms. Mcgowan, AP Computer Science and math teacher

Ms. McGowan draws on her love of math, logic and teaching to inspire her students. She shares her story here.

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JPA students Sothea, Khemara, Alisa competing in the 23rd Angkor Wat International Half Marathon 2018. Jay Pritzker Academy, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Jay-Pritzker-Academy-Siem-Reap-Cambodia.

The 23rd Angkor Wat International Half Marathon

Last weekend the JPA Running Club once again competed in the annual Angkor Wat International Half Marathon. Students ran with runners from all over the world, competing in 10 km and 21 km races. The first JPA runner to complete the 21 km race was, Sothea ’21 while our first 10 km runner over the line was Khemara ’22.

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JPA students Community Service: World Vets campaign 2018. Jay Pritzker Academy, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Jay-Pritzker-Academy-Siem-Reap-Cambodia.

JPA volunteers at World Vets Day

Once again, the World Vets organization held their annual Veterinary Field Project for pets in Siem Reap where a skilled team of veterinarians and technicians executed a community-wide spay/neuter and microchipping campaign.

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