it's called phare ponleu selpak. which means lessons of the arts. lessons are free. students can choose the courses that interest them. many study visual and applied arts. music is also popular. then there is the circus course. open to anyone aged between 7 and 20. currently there are around 100 students enrolled. he is the man who set up the circus program and he still provides personal instruction. >> meng sokchan, has been going to the school for six months. a friend asked him to join. his dream is to become a professional performer. >> translator: i can juggle balls. but i can't do this yet. >> he lives about five minutes walk from the school. and when he comes home, this is what he finds. the house has been flooded for more than two months. >> translator: during the rainy season, it's always like this. it's hard. there are frogs and insects. >> his house is lower than the surrounding land. all they can do is wait for the rain to stop. his father makes incense sticks for a living. >> i dry them out like this. >> unfortunately the high humidity during the rainy se