Galle Children’s Festival
‘Konnichi wa’. Now don’t be alarmed kids, we were just saying hello to you in Japanese! We learnt some Japanese phrases at the Galle Children’s Festival last Saturday. The Galle Children’s Festival took place in the Galle Fort from October 11 – 14, 2012 . Different events took place on each of these days and [...]
Talented Club Members
Harendra Thennakoon, a Grade Three student of Lyceum International School, Ratnapura was an All Island Winner in Verse Speaking (OC) at the Sri Lanka Festival of Music, Dance and Speech 2012. Melisha Perera , a Grade Five student of Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya was awarded Certificates of Distinction and Gold Medals in Public Speaking, [...]
Kids’ World
A fish talks My name is Fingi. I live in water. I have different coloured fins and they are very soft. When I become big my colours will be very beautiful. I eat fish food. I live in a pond in a house and I love that beautiful place. Everybody at home gives me food. [...]
UN Secretary Generals
This UN Day, we celebrate by meeting the faces of the UN. The Secretary General of the United Nations is the most important position within the organisation. Men in this position (there has never been a female Secretary General) have used their positions to speak out on global issues but they’ve also sometimes been perceived [...]
The lonely old man
The old man sat, In his rocking chair, The house was full of joy, Is now bare. The old man sat, Thinking of the past, And rocking his chair, Now not so fast. His children had all left him, And went off to far off places, There wasn’t even anyone, To help him tie his [...]
