Waiel Wapen Grade 5 at our New School in PNG says -
What do you enjoy most about school? I enjoy being together with other children who are the same age, reading books, doing maths work and having discussions.
What has been your favourite moment at school? Meeting new teachers who come from different parts of Papua New Guinea and also from different regions in the Province. Most favourite moments are, being with my teachers, playing ball games, sharing experiences, reading books, writing stories about Yangia people and many more. Mostly, of all I’m glad that school has been started in 2010, and I am beginning to learn some new things which I had never learnt before.
fantastic project and we would all love to help support you all from here in Oz…..Yangis is in our sights as a wonderful place to support as much as we can. The OGC is a wonderful experience for our people as well as hopefully being a practical support to the new school. Keep posting updates to keep us in the loop. Anne & Steve.
Thanks Anne! Really appreciate your support.
This is so exciting, looking forward to seeing some great work done in Cambodia.
Thanks for your support Anne.
The work done here is exciting and so hopeful. What a wonderful experience for the team who went to Yangis. Knowing one of them has engaged me in a world I might have ignored. Because of her work I will now share the work of Oaktree with the people I work with. I am inspired by your organisation and the work of these young people.
Having visited Yangis on OGC just a few weeks ago I can safely say that the impact of the school and the way the community has embraced it is incredible!
Rex, the first returned teacher that Oaktree sponsored to go to teacher's college, is AMAZING and is leading such a dramatic change in Yangis —
If the other 7 teachers are half as passionate and commited as Rex, the impact of this school is going to be greater than we could imagine!
I am really proud that Oaktree's work can provide the financial support needed to allow these leaders to drive this kind of change in their community.