The current Phnom Penh LCDI campus is located 20 minutes from central Phnom Penh. The school is on a medium sized block of land. The buildings were all constructed by the students. Classrooms have a dirt floor, with walls made of woven coconut leaves. The roofs are corrugated iron, which helps to reduce the amount of water coming in during the rainy season. Each classroom has basic wooden desks and seats. There is one old whiteboard per classroom. Recent years has seen the development of a computer room with kind donation of some computers.
The boys and girls have separate dormitories. The dormitories are built on two levels, the bottom level has a concrete floor, while the upper level has a bamboo floor. Dorms are very open-plan with no walls separating sleeping areas. Students sleep on bamboo mats or thin mattresses directly on the floor. Often students share a large mosquito net between 2 or 3 people. There is no additional furniture in the dorms, and personal belongings are just kept on the floor next to each sleeping mat.
Boys and girls have separate bathing areas. A large trough of water on a concrete floor provides the water for washing. Students simply scoop water over themselves to bathe. Toilets are asian-style squat toilets, connected to a student-built sewerage system. Clothes are washed by hand once a week in the toilet block.
There is a separate dormitory and bathing area for the teachers. The teachers are lucky to be provided with a couple of western-style toilets, but otherwise accommodation is the same as the students.
Food is cooked in an outdoor kitchen. Huge pots are heated on a fire to cook the large quantities of rice eaten every day. There is one wooden bench which serves as a food preparation table. Students take it in turns to be on kitchen duty on a daily basis.
The boys and girls have separate dormitories. The dormitories are built on two levels, the bottom level has a concrete floor, while the upper level has a bamboo floor. Dorms are very open-plan with no walls separating sleeping areas. Students sleep on bamboo mats or thin mattresses directly on the floor. Often students share a large mosquito net between 2 or 3 people. There is no additional furniture in the dorms, and personal belongings are just kept on the floor next to each sleeping mat.
Boys and girls have separate bathing areas. A large trough of water on a concrete floor provides the water for washing. Students simply scoop water over themselves to bathe. Toilets are asian-style squat toilets, connected to a student-built sewerage system. Clothes are washed by hand once a week in the toilet block.
There is a separate dormitory and bathing area for the teachers. The teachers are lucky to be provided with a couple of western-style toilets, but otherwise accommodation is the same as the students.
Food is cooked in an outdoor kitchen. Huge pots are heated on a fire to cook the large quantities of rice eaten every day. There is one wooden bench which serves as a food preparation table. Students take it in turns to be on kitchen duty on a daily basis.
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