After this period of social distancing, Team Raintree can’t wait to get back on the road. But where might we go and what can we do to better ensure our health and safety during the pandemic? We spoke with Cambodia’s up and coming travel blogger Sovanpong from Runaway រត់ចោលស្រុក for his tips and travel destinations. Read more here >>
Championing Diversity and Inclusion with She Loves Tech 2020
Amidst these crazy times, as an active contributor to Cambodia’s tech startup ecosystem, Team Raintree continues to stay on the lookout for world-class programmes to bring them to the Kingdom, so our startups can make an even bigger impact on our economy and community. This is why we are super excited to partner with She Loves Tech and bring the world’s largest startup competition for women and technology to Cambodia for the first time. Read on to learn more about this amazing opportunity.
Playing Is Learning! Changing How We Think About Education
When is the most critical time to invest in a child’s education? Venturing beyond the conventional discussion around education, Raintree reflects on on how timing and learning methods are essential for children to succeed in life. Read on for some insights and initiatives from our emerging work in the sector >>
Education, Tech + Women in the Workforce: Raintree Reviews 2019
With the official launch of the Startup Report, Coding Cats + Tiny Coding Cats, SmallWorld Realty, 2019 marks one of our most exciting and active years yet across different sectors: education, tech, and more. As we close the year (and decade!) join us and discover the phenomenal things we've achieved during the year >>
Joy this **Christmas @ Raintree**
Take out your sparkling outfits because Christmas @ Raintree is finally here! Our third edition brings some of our most talented creative and entrepreneur friends from Siem Reap to mark the official launch of the first ever Siem Reap design book - Siem Reap: A Designer’s Perspective by photographer and designer Nataly Lee and architect Hok Kang. Come eat, drink, shop and craft with us all weekend with colleagues, friends and family. Read more >>
Revealing Christmas @ Raintree: Siem Reap comes to the city!
The holiday season is here! Christmas @ Raintree is back for an even bigger third edition after the blast we had in previous festivals. This year’s theme ‘Siem Reap in the City’ brings not only some of our favourite Siem Reap artisans to our rooftop space for two days of festive fun, but also the exciting launch of the absolutely stunning book Siem Reap: A Designer’s Perspective by Nataly Lee and Hok Kang. Join us as we bring the holiday season alive through creative pop-up stalls, scrumptious foods and drinks, live music and of courses plenty of instagrammable spots. Read more on how we turn our rooftop into a Christmas explosion >>
SmallWorld @ Raintree: workspace for scale
TOP 10: Architecture Photography Challenge in Phnom Penh
Raintree’s Away Day last month marked our inaugural Architecture Photography Challenge, celebrating the architecture and design of the capital. We believe incredible architectural inspiration is right on our doorstep - so for our summer ‘Away Day’ this year, we collaborated with Khmer Architecture Tours to get out of the office and experience our landmarks first-hand, to spur our own creative learning.
Scratch programming language in Khmer? IT'S HERE!
Learning opportunities for Cambodian children to become digitally literate are still few and far between. Barriers to learning range from access to computers (yet alone internet connectivity), to prohibitive pricing of the limited after-school classes in technology. One barrier to global learning is that the majority of programming languages are based on a Latin alphabet, but for aspiring Khmer students, we have some great news… the first version of the free, block-based coding language - Scratch - is now available in Khmer!! We wanted to share the great news and a little bit of how this came to life. Read more here.
Celebrating the first clowder of Coding Cats!
It’s all cheers, celebrations, and coding at Raintree, where 100 students gathered for the inaugural Coding Cats graduation and project showcase. This marks the completion of their 5-week creative coding course powered by Saturday Kids, that aspires to enable the next generation of curious, resourceful and self-motivated learners. We wanted to share a little more of their journey, and what the future holds.