Golden Gate American School

Mission Statement 

Golden Gate American School in Phnom Penh is an independent, nonsectarian, Pre-K through Twelfth Grade International School for boys and girls.

Our approach is dedicated to educating a core of competencies while meeting the individual needs of every child and its rigorous curriculum.

GGAS is not only an international educational institution but a “home away from home” where the child experiences the joy and love of learning. Particular emphasis is given to mastering essential skills, inspiring a lifelong love of learning, and instilling enthusiasm, responsibility, and self-discipline. Encourage attitudes that promote sense of responsibility and self-reliance contributing to a positive self-image and to becoming independent learner.

GGAS seeks to develop students of high academic achievement, intellectual curiosity, and strong character. Our achievements today can only be measured by the success of our graduates tomorrow. Therefore, we rededicate ourselves to their future.

Vision Statement

GGAS’ goal is to give each student the foundation of basic skills needed in order to succeed in today’s world and, at the same time, to stimulate the urge to learn, to explore, and to develop individual talents.

Our approach to educating our students is:

• to challenge them to challenge themselves;

• to surround them with the possibilities of success;

• to train them early and well to completely and effectively use the abilities they possess and the skills we can teach them; and

• to help them use these abilities and skills to acquire knowledge and articulate that knowledge to their best advantage.

Teacher Description

English Teachers

Golden Gate originally opened its doors as an English Language School. Though our operations have expanded over the years, our focus on English remains paramount in our curriculum today — which is why we accept only the most qualified English teaching staff.

Our English teachers are all native speakers from countries like the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Australia. Many of them have education degrees and teaching experience in their home countries, and all of them have passed the rigorous testing standards to obtain a TESOL or similar English teaching certificate.

Chinese Teachers

In today’s multicultural business world, one foreign language alone is often not enough to give your child a head start. For this reason, we offer Chinese language classes taught by certified native speakers recruited directly from China’s best schools. All of our Chinese teachers have degrees in Methodology from Chinese universities and come to GGAS prepared to give your student the finest Chinese language education available outside China.

Khmer Teachers

While Golden Gate offers its students an education advantage far above that of their public school peers, we also acknowledge the importance of giving our students a firm grasp of the Ministry of Education’s standardized curriculum. To do this, we recruit the best public school teachers from across Phnom Penh to come and teach at GGAS.

Our Khmer teachers all hold degrees in Methodology and are fully certified by the Cambodian government. Plus, their continued part-time teaching positions at local public schools ensures they are always up-to-date with the latest curriculum developments and teaching techniques recommended by the Ministry of Education.