{"id":28234,"date":"2026-07-20T12:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.smilinggecko.ch\/?page_id=28234"},"modified":"2026-09-30T12:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T12:16:17","slug":"school-and-kindergarten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/en\/school-and-kindergarten\/","title":{"rendered":"School and Kindergarten"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28234\" class=\"elementor elementor-28234 elementor-24439\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a16fe9 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-58e19c0 \" data-id=\"5a16fe9\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"5a16fe9\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"5a16fe9\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8093032 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8093032\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-995cfd1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"995cfd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8472a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8472a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The heart of the Smiling Gecko Campus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8198c07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8198c07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Opened in 2017 as the SGC HISF Education Campus, our school is at the heart of our work. What began with 140 children has grown to more than 600, with a goal of 1,000. In rural Cambodia, education is the path out of poverty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cf4da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"28cf4da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306b8e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"306b8e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d45181 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d45181\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48221c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"48221c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/744905858?color=02010100&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3244f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd3244f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588b5cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"588b5cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3607ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3607ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-sprachiger-Unterricht-1-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24454\" alt=\"Schoolgirl writing in English on the blackboard.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-sprachiger-Unterricht-1-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-sprachiger-Unterricht-1-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-sprachiger-Unterricht-1-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-sprachiger-Unterricht-1-1536x1225.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-sprachiger-Unterricht-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e2734 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12e2734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0a1a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b0a1a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bilingual teaching<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568df86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"568df86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBecause local teachers often have limited access to adequate training, we employ international English-speaking teachers alongside Cambodian teachers at every year level. Their primary role is teaching the children, but they also support the professional development of their Cambodian colleagues. Everyone benefits.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37f6dac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37f6dac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a371469 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a371469\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-894640c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"894640c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">School meals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beedfd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"beedfd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWidespread malnutrition is one of the greatest barriers to our pupils\u2019 age-appropriate physical and mental development. We therefore built a large school canteen, where every child receives a balanced meal in the morning and at lunchtime. For many, these are their only meals of the day.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0f237 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b0f237\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eadb3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9eadb3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Schulessen-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24460\" alt=\"Schoolchildren collecting lunch in the canteen.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Schulessen-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Schulessen-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Schulessen-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Schulessen-1536x1225.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Schulessen.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6735b2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6735b2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce36d39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce36d39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfec491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfec491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hygiene-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24457\" alt=\"Schoolgirl brushing her teeth at a basin.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hygiene-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hygiene-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hygiene-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hygiene-1536x1225.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Hygiene.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85fab9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85fab9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0148de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0148de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hygiene<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83c8fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83c8fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOur children live in extreme poverty. Very few families have running water, let alone adequate sanitation. On campus, children can shower every day and receive a freshly washed school uniform. We brush their teeth with them, while lice treatment and regular deworming are also important parts of our hygiene programme.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858195c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"858195c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-894172b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"894172b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26223b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26223b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healthcare<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f6a10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04f6a10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChildren are sometimes injured on local roads or at home. We can treat them in our clinic and only need to call on our partner organisations for more serious cases. Thanks to the University of Zurich, we also have two dental chairs for regular check-ups and dental care.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114cb56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"114cb56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac7538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ac7538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Medizinische-Versorgung-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24463\" alt=\"A schoolchild being examined at the clinic.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Medizinische-Versorgung-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Medizinische-Versorgung-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Medizinische-Versorgung-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Medizinische-Versorgung-1536x1225.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Medizinische-Versorgung.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28778cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28778cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29988cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29988cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9858c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9858c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sportunterricht-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24466\" alt=\"Schoolchildren playing volleyball on the sports ground.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sportunterricht-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sportunterricht-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sportunterricht-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sportunterricht-1536x1225.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Sportunterricht.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b1ed44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b1ed44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ad6ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2ad6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Physical education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0819ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0819ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile school sport is rare in much of Cambodia, we make sure our children get plenty of exercise. Running and a range of ball sports are therefore part of the curriculum. The children take part barefoot, as they do not have sports shoes.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac88a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ac88a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2aedc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"be2aedc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3b3fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd3b3fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db83532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db83532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thanks to the generous support of more than 400 individual music lovers and Musik Hug in Zurich, we have been able to offer our pupils lessons on a range of musical instruments. This is an important part of our wonderful children\u2019s intellectual and creative development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bde0b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bde0b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82184b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82184b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Musikalische-erziehung-1024x817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24469\" alt=\"Children playing drums together in music class.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Musikalische-erziehung-1024x817.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Musikalische-erziehung-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Musikalische-erziehung-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Musikalische-erziehung-1536x1225.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.smilinggecko.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Musikalische-erziehung.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The heart of the Smiling Gecko Campus Opened in 2017 as the SGC HISF Education Campus, our school is at the heart of our work. 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