Month: January 2015

The humble Krama is a simple piece of material for which the ingenious Khmer have found a myriad uses. Tom wrote and presented this short talk about the Krama in class. We investigated some of its timeless solutions to everyday needs, as well as exploring some new uses for the 21st century.   The Krama is a bit […]

Tom and Cath had a go at making copper sulphate crystals – the results are rather splendid.  

Our first proper home-cooked roast dinner in Phnom Penh was worth waiting for. Cath made jelly to go with the fruit salad, but I fancied some chilled custard on mine… 1 tbsp custard powder 1 tbsp sugar 1 cup milk powder 1 cup water 1 cup ice In saucepan, mix dry ingredients to a paste with 1 […]

Tom, Matt and John headed north of the new school on their bikes to explore ‘the unknown country’ – and found a n open, grassy landscape not dissimilar to lots of places in Yorkshire, albeit flatter, hotter, and with more date palms. Very happy.

Put 3 hammocks up on the roof – now I can really get some work done!  

With Lauren and Matt away at Epic we took Tom to the new Science Gallery at Kids’ City. He experienced astronaut motion sickness on the Human Gyroscope, augmented reality in the Space Dome, and rode a bicycle across a high wire.

Returning from the market loaded up with fruit & veg, Tom was very happy to find about a dozen mosquitos in his room. All dead.