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Marjorie De Alwis School marks jubilee year with pirith and day outing
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As Marjorie De Alwis International Kindergarten and School of Music, Speech, Ballet and Drama marks its 50th anniversary this year, the school administration has organiseda series of events, including a ceremony to commemorate its founder Principal,the late Majorie De Alwis.
On March 19, the school held a pirith ceremony followed by an alms giving on the following morning, to invoke blessings on the school. Clad in white, students, teachers, staff members and the parents, both past and present,assembled at the school premises to listen to the over-night pirith chanting.
The school also organised a Kids’ summer tour on March 30. Around 200 kindergarten students and their parents and teachers joined the fun-filled day outing.
The event turned out to be a wonderful experience for the children, as they toured the city on board a double-decker bus. They toured along the streets of Colombo, with a stopover at McDonalds. They clapped and sang along with the cheer leaders to the music of a papare band.
Established in 1966, Marjorie De Alwis International Kindergarten and School is an activity school, which is far from being the mundane. Its curriculum is a blend of a whole lot of fun events, games and education. Here the students learn English as a life skillthrough music, dance, drama and art.
