From my office desk, I can see cars and motorbikes jamming along Preah Monivong Boulevard and the ephemeral downpours soaking the street as I read through Cambodia’s Education Sector Plan for 2014-2018. I’ve grown increasingly familiar with that document: most of my work revolves around analysing policy and the constraints the country’s education system has in implementing it. As I mentioned in my last post, … Continue reading Work
If you are interested in hearing about IEDP (internship) experiences other than those of yours truly, then check out my classmates’ blogs! While this isn’t a complete list,, it will give you a sense of what IEDP students do during their internships and how they evaluate the work they’re doing. (PSA: some of these blogs may not be operating/full of posts just yet, since some … Continue reading Some light reading…
A new look for the blog, and a new update on what’s been going on at IEDP! Our program’s capstone project is known as a policy brief, in which we analyze an issue and current policy surrounding it and then suggest our own recommendations to the relevant governing body/organization on how to improve it. Incorporated into this capstone is a poster session, in which we … Continue reading Free cheese and fruit! (a.k.a. our policy brief poster session)
Once again, Ania opened her lovely house for us to enjoy another delectable meal, this time with breakfast, savory foods, and mimosas. Just like Friendsgiving, we had a plethora of food and even better company. I must say, we’ve got a lot of great cooks in the program; more potlucks are definitely in order! We finished the get together with a uber-cometitive game of Taboo, … Continue reading IEDP Brunch!
I walked into my IEDP orientation unsure of whom I was going to meet, what I was going to learn that day, and at times, exactly what I expected of myself during this year. Throughout the session, I couldn’t help but feel, thanks to the newly-formed relationships and set of questions, a growing sense of excitement for this program. I’m very thankful to be surrounded … Continue reading Welcome to IEDP 2016!
The International Educational Development Program 