Students help less fortunate Students
Relief for flood and landslide victims have been flowing in since the disaster occurred two weeks back. Students and teachers of Weeraketiya Primary school, seen carrying their donations, supporting the students of Pathegama Primary School in the Walasmulla education zone. Pix by W.A. Nelka
51,249 children, 5-17 years, never attended school: Survey Report
In Sri Lanka (SL), more than 51,000 children in the 5-17 years age group have never attended school, while 452,661 children were currently, not attending school, revealed a Child Activity Survey (CAS) – 2016 Report. The report was published by the Dept of Census & Statistics and the Ministry of National Policies & Economic Affairs, [...]
Relief package for students severely affected by the devastation- Education Min.
The Ministry of Education (MoE) will provide a relief package next week for students who were severely affected by the recent floods and landslides. The Education Minister has directed Principals and the Zonal Directors of Education (ZDE) to submit a report, this week, on such students. Accordingly, a special application form has been sent to [...]
Scholarships for disaster-orphaned students- WPEd.Min.
The Western Province (WP) Education Ministry (EM) will submit a proposal next week to introduce a scholarship programme for students who lost their parents in the recent floods and landslides. WPEM, Secretary S.G. Wijayabandu said information is now being collected about such students at Grama Niladhari level and at school level. Accordingly, the disaster-orphaned students [...]
School children’s relief items piles up at the MoE- CTU
Relief material collected by schoolchildren for disaster victims are stacked in school premises without any effective plan to distribute them to the affected areas, claims the Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU), yesterday. CTU General Secretary, Joseph Stalin said that, in response to the school authorities’ appeal to students in national and provincial schools, it is learned, [...]
Thembili Dansala by Mahasen MV, Kala Oya
The annual Thembili Dansala organised by the students of Mahasen Maha Vidyalaya, Kala Oya, took place this week. Pix by Karuwalagaswewa Jayaratna.
Sinhala Language Teaching Cell at Jawaharlal Nehru Uni.
The Govt intends to establish a Sinhala Language Teaching Cell at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and a Sri Lanka Cultural Centre (SLCC) in India. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has obtained Cabinet approval for the projects and is in discussions with the Indian Govt for this purpose. Once established, interested students in the SAARC countries [...]
“Smile thus last forever” Congress in Cosmetic Dentistry
Asian Regional Aesthetic Dental Congress – 2017 Vice Chancellor (VC)- University of Peradeniya (UoP), Prof. Upul B. Dissnayake, addressing the Asian Regional Aesthetic Dental Congress (ARADC) – 2017, as its Chief Guest, said that, organising the ARADC was to share and update new knowledge, which should be used to fill the gap between the demand [...]
MoE-British Council ‘Improving Teacher Education in Sri Lanka’
An Agreement was signed between the Ministry of Education (MoE) and The British Council (TBC) on May 9, to jointly implement ‘Improving Teacher Education in Sri Lanka’ (iTESL) project, as a part of TBC’s Education reform programme TRANSFORM. The TRANSFORM programme’s main aim is to educate young people with the knowledge, skills, creativity and opportunities [...]