Cambodia, Phnom Penh
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FICAS provides Student Counseling as part of its Student Services to support students' wellbeing and social-emotional development. The school reinforces SEL through extra-curricular life-skills subjects, projects, field trips, and community engagement. It emphasizes a healthy campus environment with attention to health, hygiene and the environment.
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision. There is no explicit SEN staff or program described in the publicly available materials.
FICAS offers a General English Program (GEP) with 65 hours per term to develop English proficiency. The site does not describe a separate EAL program or dedicated EAL staff; English-language support appears to be delivered through the GEP.
FICAS pays great attention to student well-being, health and the campus environment. Student Counseling is listed among the services available to students to support mental health and personal development.
The school does not publicly disclose safeguarding or child-protection policies.
First International Cambodian-American School (FICAS) in Phnom Penh provides an American-standard education with parallel Cambodian and international curricula. The school offers Cambodian Curriculum (FCC) and International Academic Curriculum (IAC) options, plus a General English Program (GEP); English instruction is central, and Khmer is taught through the Cambodian program. Students can begin in English from age 3 and in Khmer from age 6. The campus operates at Street 371 in Mean Chey with a second campus on Sola Street; the institution's history dates to 1994 and carries MOEYS licensing along with royal and U.S. recognition. Facilities include computers, musical instruments (piano and guitar), and sports equipment (basketball, tennis, taekwondo); extra‑curricular activities include CMA Mental Arithmetic, field trips, and community engagement. The school aims to prepare students for higher education locally and abroad.