Post-flood Spruce-up
A programme to clean up and paint schools damaged by the floods in Galle was launched by Southern Province Governor Hemakumara Nanayakkara with the participation of Provincial Education Minister Chandima Rasaputra. Parents and past pupils assisted in the programme. Work under way in the school. Pix by Sirangika Lokukarawita
4,000 Sports Instructors to uplift school sports: Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education (MoE) is to recruit some 4,000 Sports Instructors (SI) to improve Sports activities in schools and produce more national level Sports-persons. The MoE has received more than 17,000 applications for the positions with interviews already in progress. Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said recruitment will be carried out as a different [...]
Kuliyapitiya Hospital for Wayamba Uni. Medical Faculty’s clinical training
The Govt is to take over the Kuliyapitiya Base Hospital for Clinical Training by the Wayamba University’s Medical Faculty to be set up, said Minister of Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine, Dr Rajitha Senaratna. The Kuliyapitiya Base Hospital will be developed as a Teaching Hospital. A discussion to establish a Medical Faculty at Wayamba University [...]
Plastic instead of wooden furniture in schools: AVK
The Ministry of Education (MoE) is to replace wooden desks and chairs in schools with plastic furniture, in view of the high cost, said Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam . The project will commence by replacing furniture in at least 2 GCE (A/L) classes and expanding it to other A/L classes by next year, followed [...]
CTU charges MoE of violating Teacher-Transfer Act
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) last week charged that the Ministry of Education (MoE) is relegating the procedure set out in the National Transfer Policy (NTF) by using SLEAS officers to be responsible for the transfers of 353 teachers serving in National schools in the country, which is in violation of the Transfer Act, and [...]
Couple presents land to school for playground
A school sans a playground in the Negombo area, has been gifted with a 42-perch block of land for its playground, by a couple residing in the area. Negombo Education Director K.A.C. Fernando, addressing the meeting held recently at Nimala Mariya MV, Bolawalana, to felicitate the benefactors Mrs Ravina Gomes and her husband Tyron Gunawardena, [...]
Community Development Project by Colombo University
The Community Development Project initiated by the University of Colombo, Faculty of Management will be conducted this year by the 1st-years of the Faculty of 420 students. The students will contribute towards the project in teams, to encourage students identify and address timely and relevant social issues within different communities for the betterment of society. [...]
Birthday gift for the less fortunate
Seven-year-old Anish Prasath in Grade 2C of Royal College, Colombo. celebrated his 7th birthday in a very meaningful manner. He declined presents for his birthday and instead wanted to support his fellow sisters and brothers affected by the Meethotamulla Garbage Dump collapse. Little Rose Nursery was completely in need of relocation and once a location [...]
41st World Scout Conference elects 1st Lankan member
Attorney-at-Law and Deputy Chief Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association, Janaprith Fernando was elected a member of the 41st World Scout Conference, being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, where 166 member countries voted. Mr Fernando is the first Sri Lankan elected to this prestigious post in the 110-year history of Sri Lanka Scouting.
UNESCO in discussion to promote Sri Lanka’s Education system
A special meeting to conserve locations of historical, archaeological and cultural significance (listed as UNESCO World Heritage) in Sri Lanka and to promote the Education system in Sri Lanka, took place between UNESCO Assistant Director General for Education, Dr Qian Tang and Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam, at the Ministry of Education (MoE) recently. MoE [...]
Eshan Pieris secures third place in X30 Challenge Cup Japan
Sri Lanka’s young sensation in Karting, Eshan Peiris added another feather on to his cap of wins when he recorded a podium finish at the Mizunami track in Japan. In another exciting performance, young Eshan was placed third at the X30 Challenge Japan Cup held on August 6 in Japan. Eshan once again made Sri [...]
Royalist Dinura emerge Kata and Kumite champion
Royalist P.K. Dinura R.P. Gunatilake was adjudged the champion in both Kata and Kumite (Under-9) at the All Island National Goju-Kai Karate Championship conducted recently by the International Karate Goju-Kai Association of Sri Lanka, affiliated to the International Karate-Do Goju-Kai Association Japan, Sri Lanka Karate Federation under the Ministry of Sports and Sri Lanka Schools Karate – [...]
Bens Soccer Wing to promote Football
The Batches of 1990 and 1992 of St. Benedict’s College Footballers inaugurated a Soccer Wing on August 3 with a daylong Football Festival at the college ground in Kotahena. The event gained interest among former football players of St. Benedict’s, who vowed to help develop and help the school’s current teams. The Soccer Wing will [...]
Zahira College Cricket Extravaganza at Maradana today
The Cricket Extravaganza organised and conducted by the Past First XI Cricketers’ Association (PCA) of Zahira College, will be held throughout the day at the school ground in Maradana today. The event, which takes place for the third consecutive year, will feature 16 teams giving the opportunity for more than 160 former cricketers of Zahira [...]
Gateway beat Joes to win Under-17 title
Gateway College beat St. Joseph’s College by a point in a thrilling final to win the All Island Schools Under-17 Division ‘A’ Basketball Championship at the Gateway courts in Rajagiriya. Gateway and St. Joseph’s battled it out with high intense from the beginning of the Cup final as the eventual winners managed to finish off [...]
MCA ‘Blue’ emerge champs
MCA ‘Blue’ led by Adithya Hettiarachchi from Royal Institute, pulled off an exciting four runs win over MCA ‘Green’ in the Annual MCA Cricket Academy Under 13 Inter House, 30-Over League Cricket Tournament Final, at the MCA grounds on Tuesday. It was sweet revenge for MCA ‘Blue’, who had lost to MCA ‘Green’ by two [...]
Lanka U-15 footballers at SAFF Championship
The Sri Lanka Under-15 Football team left the country last Wednesday to Nepal, to take part in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship which will be held from August 18 to 27. The entire competition is being held at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu where Sri Lanka, led by Sandeepa Vaas, compete in Group [...]
Lyceum Wattala annex Under-17 girls’ cager title
Lyceum International School Wattala won the Under-17 Girls’ championship of the All-Island Schools Division ‘A’ Basketball Tournament, beating St. Joseph’s Girls’ School by 49-20 in the final. The winning team’s Lubna Morseth was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the Tournemanet while Hazeena Abdul was named the Best Offensive Player of the Tournament. The Division [...]
Blue Bird Rugby Academy wins main category
The annual HARFA Rugby Extravaganza, organized by the Hisham Abdeen Rugby Football Academy (HARFA) was successfully held on August 5 and 6 at the Havelock Sports Club ground for the eighth consecutive year. A total of 54 teams competed from nine categories in addition to the Veterans Over-40 segment which had six teams. The main [...]