The purpose behind the construction of any flyover is to outcome a reduction in the current traffic levels temporarily until a long-term plan is affected by the administration. So far, the Western Province of Sri Lanka have abotu 15 major flyovers. The daily savings from Dematagoda, Kelaniya and Ragama flyovers at railway crossings are estimated at 1040, 602 and 400 vehicle hours. The present value of ...
Sri Lankan government recently applied a Gazette requesting for mandatory Sunday schools of all the religions in the country. The Gazette paper is currently under process waiting for cabinet approval. The recommendation for mandatory Sunday school to students aged 6-19 of all religions was proposed in 2017. This recommendation was done by Cardinal Ranjith Malcolm and chief Buddhist monks across ...
Sri Lankan culture is parceled with a number of taboo words. The word ‘sex’ takes a foremost place on this list. Reflection of it as a taboo word itself has gained attention towards sex and its aspects among citizens. This, in turn, has resulted in an increase of inquisitiveness in children. Excitement is what drives the youth and experimenting; exploring new ends ...
Local non-profit crowdfunding platform Give2Lanka (Gte) recently announced the launch of their new fundraising website. This will at as a platform in support of NGOs focusing on children’s education and related needs. Dubbed Bright Children Scholarships, the flagship programme supported by Give2Lanka, is implemented by Berendina. Its designed to support hand picked students through their Advanced Levels to Undergraduate studies ...
Photographs of a girl in a school uniform along with her mother and aunt, wearing a mask had made quite the debate on social media regarding the rights of the people living with AIDS/HIV. She was denied admission to school last year by the parents of the school community. Later on, through the involvement of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, she was allowed to ...
International Women’s Day. It’s the day where we all gather to honor and recognize women worldwide. We recently told you about ISM APAC’s efforts. Today, we’ll be moving to Jaffna. Here’s why. The 8th of March marked the inauguration ceremony of the Women Wing, of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Yarlpanam (CCIY). This was held at the HNB Metro ...
Honoring and recognizing women worldwide, ISM APAC, a company known for its diversity and innovation celebrated Women’s day under the theme of “Women Who Lead”. Held at the ISM APAC headquarters, the event was graced by H.E. Joanne Doornewaard, the Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. In addition to gracing the occasion, ...
It was a warm Thursday evening as we made our way towards the rooftop area of the Universal College Lanka (UCL) building. A special guest was to make an appearance. Who was this special guest? It was none other than Asoka Hettigoda from the Hettigoda group. In the inaugural session of UCL’s entrepreneurship talk, Asoka Hettigoda took stage to share ...
The Ministry of Science, Technology, and Research recently announced that the planetarium would be kept open on Sundays in a move to promote the subject of astronomy among the public and school children in particular. Sri Lanka planetarium located in Colombo is the first and only public planetarium in the country. It remains to be similar in structure to how ...
Our curriculum has failed to incorporate the three core aspects of initiatives, creativity, and flexibility. Children who’ve already dropped out of school or at risk of dropping out, points out that they’ve withdrawn from school mainly due to an unattractive curriculum and poor teaching. The Green Energy Championship In a background as such, it’s no surprise that secondary grade students ...
The extent of which the curriculum has destroyed the creativity of our students is paramount at the graduate level. Each year from universities around the country, a large base of graduates flood in looking out for jobs. Yet a majority of jobs go unfilled as employers cannot find workers with the relevant skills. The structure of the education system in ...
The education ministry has decided to suspend the leadership training program for principals. This is due to the very recent deaths of one of the participants to the programme. Education minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam instructed the education ministry to do as such following the death of the principal of the Ambalantota Suchi National School, Rohini Kumari Attapattu. What could be ...
A dress and a tie may not be the ingredients for my favourite outfit, but if I were given the choice, I wouldn’t throw away the idea of wearing my school uniform again. Simply because wearing the school uniform is a badge of pride. I believe, not just for me but for many students all over the country. School uniforms ...
“What does the word Respect mean?” Hans Billimoria, the keynote speaker of the day, asked the audience at the recently held APEX workshop conducted by Global Tutors. Held at the MAS Innovation Center AKA “The Hive”, on the 1st of February 2018, the workshop kicked off with this pointed question. The main theme of the day was female empowerment. Hans ...
The GCE O/L examination is perhaps the second largest hurdle that a student in Sri Lanka would face. The first would be the Grade 5 scholarship exam. Now a lot of parents push their children to choose the correct field following their O/L examination as they feel that the child’s future would rely on it. That is accurate to a ...
Autism Spectrum Disorder commonly known as ASD is a complex childhood neuro developmental disorder. Childhood is a time of rapid brain growth. However certain genetic factors environmental factors may cause a delay in the development of the brain. These may cause certain behavioural communication social difficulties which may manifest in the spectrum of disorders commonly known as autism. Autism and ...
Sri Lanka Association of Printers (SLAP) organized together with Dr Errol Wirasinghe organized a workshop on Decision Making and negotiation skills on the 20th of October 2017. But what’s the significance of a workshop on decision making? That’s a question that was left unanswered until I attended the workshop on Decision Making by Dr. Errol Wirasinghe. Do you think you ...
Sri Lanka Association of Printers (SLAP) organized together with Dr Errol Wirasinghe organized a workshop on Decision Making and negotiation skills on the 20th of October 2017. But what’s the significance of a workshop on decision making? That’s a question that was left unanswered until I attended the workshop on Decision Making by Dr. Errol Wirasinghe. Do you think you ...
It’s no doubt that IEEE Day 2017 was one of the most anticipated events on the calendars of all the young tech enthusiasts. Even though it’s a month of cold weather with the frequent downpour of rain, on the 11th of October, we managed to get to the University of Colombo School of Computing rushing through the traffic. Even though ...
Carey Baptist College, more commonly known as Carey College is a school dedicated to delivering the best quality education to students through the practical nature. It is also the only Baptist school in Sri Lanka where one can experience diversity and multi-ethnicity at its prime. In today’s ever changing world of technological advancements, it’s a guaranteed fact that students who ...
