The Informatics Institute of Technology, or better known as IIT, is hosting an Open Day next week. The idea is to give prospective students a glimpse into what IIT has to offer. Visitors will get to see firsthand what life at IIT is like. Here, you would have the opportunity to take a look at the campus, talk to current ...
Hailing from their parent company in Europe, the ISM e-Group, ISM APAC was one that was set up back in 2014. The company essentially develops and builds e-commerce platforms. They also help maintain them for their clients as well. ISM APAC uses e-commerce platforms such as Magento and Shopify and also has their own in-house e-commerce solution called Sana. ...
It’s no secret that for a country to develop and be known for innovation requires investment in education. That requires not only in providing facilities but also investing in training teachers to help prepare their students for the future. This is what the Global Tutor APEX Workshop for Teachers aimed to do. The focus of the workshop was to ...
We all love traveling. Whether its conquering Alagalla or simply a train ride through the mountains, traveling is a favorite past time for most of us. But instead of leisure, imagine traveling for a cause. Imagine traveling across Sri Lanka by foot for almost 3 months, all to get a message across. That’s exactly what Nivendra Uduman, Sara Nazoor, and Ranil Thilakaratne ...
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 Children who’ve already dropped out of school or at risk of dropping out, points out that they’ve withdrawn from school mainly due to an unattractive curriculum and poor teaching.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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The two books namely ‘Defining a 21st-century education’ (Craig d. Jerald, 2009) and ‘Curriculum 21’ (Heidi Hayes Jacobs, 2010) bring out the international developments with regards to education and curriculums. Authors of the books state that “it is necessary to prepare the students for a changing world in the next few years by upgrading the school curriculum”. It identifies five ...
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 ...
Books, books, and stacks of books. This was what visitors to the SLECC were treated to last October. It looks like coming June will be something similar. That’s right. The Big Bad Wolf is back. So all you book fanatics, fill up your wallets and get ready for the BBW sale. The return of the wolf Anybody who made to ...
“Thousands of children are denied access to education each year which is an unacceptable hedge against our country’s future. The fact that we’re a leading software company benefitting daily from the knowledge economy only accentuates our resolve to do something,” said Dimuthu Nilanka – Chairman of the 2018 CSR Committee at ISM APAC It’s not news that the Sri ...
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 ...
As we all know, the local curriculum is the ‘pre-packaged’ course that ensures a minimum knowledge base for all students across the country. However, it is well known that our curriculum failed to incorporate the three core requirements of learning, initiatives, creativity, and flexibility respectively. Availability of an unattractive syllabus, poor teaching, and overloaded school curriculum appears to be the ...
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 ...
The Sri Lankan education system isn’t perfect. It needs reforms in critical areas. Yet, this hasn’t stopped curious minds from being fascinated and wanting to learn more about it. That’s why Global Tutor facilitated the visit of a delegation from the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce Nakano Ward group. The purpose of the delegation’s visit was to gain insights into the ...
In 1929 Mr. W.T Keble first felt the need for a school in the up country. He had these thoughts because of the amenities the up country offer. He looked for the perfect location as he believed it shouldn’t be too cold for a boy from the lower parts of the county. As a result 75 years ago on the ...
Organized by the Mozilla Campus Club of Uva Wellassa University Sri Lanka, Codezilla, the open source product development inter-university hackathon was concluded on 16th of June 2018. In case you were wondering what a Mozilla Campus Club is To quote Mozilla itself, “Mozilla’s mission is to ensure the Internet is a global public resource, open and accessible to all. A ...
Sri Lanka is a Lower Middle Income Country (LMIC) with an approximate per capita income of 3900 USD. But on the other hand, Sri Lanka demonstrates characteristics similar to Upper- Income Countries (UIC) as well. Low birth rate (1.6 %) and low annual population growth (0.92 %) recorded are close to what’s observed in UIC’s such as Turkey and Brazil. ...
“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 ...
After much anticipation, the Big Bad Wolf finally returned to Sri Lanka. All you bookworms out there can now get lost amidst the mountains of books. The vast hive of books has already got the readers swarming at the SLECC. But one might wonder, is it really worth the effort? Well, here’s a closer look. The not-so-exclusive preview day A ...
