MCC Education Fun Page

CambodiaHave you ever woken up in the morning feeling hungry? Teachers at schools in Prey Veng, Cambodia, learned that their students sometimes came to school with empty bellies. Now the schools prepare a free breakfast for students. The children love eating a hot Cambodian porridge called bobor each morning at school. It’s full of rice,

vegetables and pork. A healthy breakfast helps them learn!

Does your school offer breakfast? On a separate piece of paper, make a list of foods you are served for breakfast.

Your donations to MCC will help to provide breakfast for students in Prey Veng, along with special classroom kits that include fun games and other items to help students learn math and reading.

In this photo, Sopal Kanhna, Vanna Sreynouch, Chheat Sokhom and Phors

Phatdaov wait outside their classroom at

school.

Did you know?

In Cambodia family names are written before given names. Write your name and the names of the people around you with your first and last names reversed. Say them aloud and hear how different they sound.______________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________

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It’s a puzzleIt’s a puzzle to imagine not being able to attend school, but that is real life for millions of children around the world. Solve this code by matching letters to the numbers below and find out some of the reasons they are not able to go to school. By working together we can help solve problems so that more children can get a good education.

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The Bible says that learning and wisdom are very important, even more important than precious metals and stones! “Take my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold; for wisdom is better than jewels …” Proverbs 8:10-11.

When Jesus was growing from a young boy into a man, he was learning, too. You can read about him in Luke

2:52, “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor.”

Read aBible story

about learning

Make aschool kitSome children around the world are not able to go to school because they don’t have the supplies they need. You can help them by making a school kit and donating it to MCC, where it will be added to the thousands of school kits sent to children each year. Go to mcc.org/get-involved/kits/school or contact an MCC office for more information and to see a video about making a school kit. Be sure to include only the supplies listed.

4 spiral or perforated-pages notebooks(8.5 in x 10.5 in and 70 sheets)

8 new unsharpened pencils

1 ruler (flat, good quality; must indicate 30 cm; inch markings optional)

12 colored pencils (in packaging)

1 large eraser

2 new black or blue ballpoint pens

1 small metal pencil sharpener (one or two holes)

School kit shopping list

Plan a read-a-thon or another fundraiserWe can learn a lot by reading, and here’s a way that you can help others as you learn! Invite friends to join you in a read-a-thon. Plan a time to read, perhaps one hour on a Saturday, and

then ask family and friends to pledge money for every minute

you read. After you read, collect

the money and give it to MCC to support children around the world who want to get a good education. You might think of other creative ways to

raise money for MCC—maybe by selling treats or your art work!

It’s a puzzle answers: disasters, gender, war, poverty, ethnicity

mcc.org/my-coins-countThank you for collecting coins for My Coins Count.We can make a difference in the world through MCC!All Bible verses are from the New Revised Standard Version.