Helping out to keep the home fires burning
With the school holidays extended this week due to the security situation, a child spends time with the mother at her wayside shop in Saliyawewa, Puttalam. Pix by Jayaratna Wickremaarachchi.
Security clearance for all schools before reopening- MoE
The Ministry of Education (MoE) said that, in view of the present security threat in the country, all National and Provincial schools will be checked for parcels and bombs, before starting school on Monday. The MoE has requested the police and the Tri-forces to provide assistance in this exercise. It has also issued a circular [...]
3,100 Sports Educators appointment tomorrow- Akila
Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said last week that the 3,100 appointment of Sports Educators will be handed over as scheduled on Monday (29). He said the recruitment of Sports Educators had been unduly delayed because the Provincial Councils (PC) have refused to accept the new appointees. The PCs said they had no cadre to [...]
Butterfly Conservation Society holds annual race
The annual race organized by Butterfly Conservation Society of Sri Lanka (BCSSL) was held earlier this month for the 4th consecutive time, at Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanic Gardens, Avissawella.It is an eagerly anticipated events of the BCSSL, organised with the sole intention of promoting butterfly and dragonfly watching, while promoting public engagement and awareness in [...]
CTU seeks President’s intervention to stop Sports Educators’ appointments
The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) last week, in a letter to President Maithripala Sirisena, has requested his intervention to suspend the appointments of 3,888 Sports Educators to the 10,062 schools in the country. In a letter dated April 20, 2019, the Education Ministry is recruiting personnel sans any competitive examinations, with only interviews and practical [...]
From Campus to Career
Sacramento State prepares its graduates for the world of work, thanks to educational programmes that emphasize practical applications in their fields. The students compete successfully on local, regional, state, national, and even international levels. From research and biotechnology competitions to worldwide events like the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2015, in which Sac State [...]
SLIIT ‘Soft Skills+ 2019’ concludes on a high note
Helping school children acquire valuable soft skills the SLIIT Business School held ‘Soft Skills + 2019’ for the 07th consecutive year at SLIIT Malabe Campus. The objective of organizing an event of this manner is to uplift the soft skills of school children and cultivate essential skills such as team work, problem solving, leadership skills [...]
A letter to you from
I am Rolihlahla Mandela, born on July 18, 1918, in the tiny village of Mvezo, on the banks of the Mbashe River in Transkei, South Africa. “Rolihlahla” in the Xhosa language literally means “pulling the branch of a tree,” but more commonly translates as “troublemaker”! when you read on, you will realize how much sense [...]
CMA Sri Lanka Final Apex Level Students Complete Workshop Series on Speech – Craft
The CMA Sri Lanka Toastmasters Club conducted their eleventh speech – craft programme sponsored by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka. (CMA). Twenty eight participants at the Final Apex Level attended the Advanced Professional Communication Skills programme over a period of 12 sessions. The speech craft programme enabled budding CMA Management Accountants [...]
Study Australian Hospitality Management Programme in Sri Lanka at a cost of less than 20% of Studying the programme in Australia
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The changing international legal landscape and new opportunities for young lawyers
On the legal profession, a popular quotation is from Dick the butcher in William Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2: “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Legal institutions and lawyers form the ultimate bulwark against tyrannical rule. Prior to the enactment of the Republican Constitution of 1972, the [...]
Maris Stella holds leadership camp for new prefects:
Maris Stella College held a three-day leadership training camp for its prefects on probation from April 5 to 7 at the College premises. It was conducted by the head prefect, the deputy dead prefect, the Probation Group-in-charge and senior prefects for the academic year 2019/2010. The Principal, Rev. Bro. Michael de Waas and Masters-in-charge Upul [...]
British School Inter-House Music Competition
Nobel House emerged overall champions at the Senior Inter-House Music Competition of the British School in Colombo held at the School Auditorium recently. This was one of the biggest house events of the academic year where Nobel, Newton, Scott and Shakespeare battled it out for the Best Choir, Best Junior Soloist, Best Senior Soloist, Best [...]
Scholarships on offer to start your American or Australian Degree at NCHS
As the festivities of the New Year die down, it is time once again to start the hunt for your Degree. Having completed your O/Ls or A/Ls, you may have spent this time either enjoying yourself, doing an internship or both! Either way, you hopefully have identified what area you wish to pursue, or what [...]
Innovation through Robotics at OSC
The Overseas School of Colombo, a pioneer in international school education in Sri Lanka with a proud history of 61 years, always takes the lead in cultivating creativity among the students in a multi-cultural environment. The International Baccalaureate programme challenges students to excel in their studies to achieve their personal best. The Design curriculum in [...]
A LETTER TO YOU FROM
To the dear people who have faith in me, The first step to become the President of a Nation is to have childhood dreams of seeing yourself far from where you are now. “I have some rules of my own. One of them is never to regret anything. Over time, I came to the conclusion [...]
“Thanks to ANC – Northwood partnership I had the golden opportunity of starting an American degree with O levels…”
Thousands of O level graduates consider university pathway options every year, for the job market is getting increasingly competitive and A levels is no longer a passport to college. However, a majority of students and their parents are left confused as they are deciding between foundation year programmes and A level, for most degree programmes [...]
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Sri-Lankan Medical University Admissions and the Truth Medical Higher Education in Sri-Lanka is considered elite but not many Sri-Lankan students are fortunate enough to accomplish their target of entering to a State owned University (Faculty of Medicine) through the G.C.E Local Advanced Level examinations. According to statistics provided by the Ministry of Education, even though [...]
Zahira Matale and Peterites Under-20 joint hockey champs
Zahira College Matale were declared boys joint champions with St. Peter’s College Colombo at the Sri Lanka Schools Under-20 Boys Hockey Championship 2019 concluded at the Rajarata University ground in Mihintale. Unbeaten Matale Zahirians under the captaincy of M.R.N. Zameer held St. Peter’s College Colombo to a scoreless draw at full time of play in [...]
Wesley’s Rugby jersey launch
Wesley College Colombo launched their Singer Schools Rugby League 2019 run in ceremonial fashion recently. Former All Blacks great Rodney So’oialo, who was in the country on a brief stint with Trinity College graced the jersey awarding ceremony held at the college main hall. The playing jersey for the captain Murshid Zubair handed over by [...]
Gateway Colombo continues to shine in Netball
Gateway College Colombo continued its winning streak in Netball by winning the Under-16 and emerging runners-up in the Under-14 age categories at the International Schools’ Netball Championships. They overcame Gateway College Kandy, to be the Under-16 champions and lost marginally to Lyceum International School, Wattala at the Under-14 final. In the Under-16 championship, Gateway College [...]
Group of 2008 ‘A’ win Zahira Inter-Batch cricket title
Zahira College Colombo Class of 2008 Old Boys organised its Inter-Batch Cricket Tournament among the old boys at the R.A.D. Janaka Ranawaka playground in Moragasmulla, Rajagiriya. A total of 12 teams competed in the tournament and Group of 2008 ‘A’ defeated Group of 2010 ‘A’ in the final match. Principal of the College Trizviiy Marikkar [...]
St. Theresa’s Montessori House of Children conducts Kiddies Sports Meet
Little Champs of St. Theresa’s Montessori House of Children had their Kiddies Sports Meet 2019 at the St. Thomas’ International Catholic School grounds in Liyanagemulla. The theme for this years’ event was ‘Balls and Balloons’ where the children were given the opportunity to take part in different activities associated with balls and balloons. The Children [...]