Cambodia, Phnom Penh
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Liger describes a teacher-led Personal Organization and Wellness (POW) course introduced in Grade 7 and scaffolded through Grade 12 that explicitly teaches self-regulation, self-awareness, executive functioning and planning as part of students' wellbeing and independence. POW is presented as an integral, school-wide component focused on mental and physical wellbeing, weekly reflection, and time-management skills. The school's project-based “Explorations” and extensive co-curricular “Extensions” (including sports, art and clubs) are described as experiential settings where students practise collaboration, leadership and social skills. Residential care on campus is provided by live-in Residential Educators who support younger students' daily routines and pastoral needs.
The Liger website does not publish a dedicated Special Educational Needs (SEN) policy or list of specific learning-difference services available to students.
Liger states that it is an English-immersion school and places a strong emphasis on English language arts such as reading, writing, listening and speaking all to prepare students for university and careers. The school's curriculum describe English literacy as one of four core “Essentials” taken every term.
The school's POW programme explicitly includes mental wellbeing, self-regulation and habits for a healthy balance of productivity and rest as stated on the site. The campus includes an on-site clinic and the donation pages note that medical care, vaccinations and health insurance are provided as part of student scholarships, indicating access to basic healthcare services for students.
The school does not publish a standalone safeguarding or child-protection policy on its public pages. The school does describe a safe, child-friendly campus, residential care by live-in Residential Educators, an on-site clinic and contact details for school leadership, but it does not set out a formal, public child-protection policy or named safeguarding lead.
Liger Leadership Academy is a residential secondary school on a five acre campus about twelve kilometres east of central Phnom Penh. The academy uses a school developed STEEAM curriculum delivered through core classes in English, Khmer literacy, mathematics and science, nine week project based Explorations, and advanced options including Advanced Placement coursework and international standardized tests. Students live on campus: junior dormitories house students aged eleven to fourteen in three bedroom dorms with a maximum of fifteen per dorm, and senior apartments accommodate students aged fifteen to eighteen in self contained units. Instruction is English immersion and Khmer language arts is taught four hours per week. The Liger diploma is recognised by Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. Campus facilities include Innovation Center, science laboratories, study halls, dining assembly spaces, a clinic, sports courts, a swimming pool and a football field. The school provides transport to and from campus.