On this second International Day of Education, 24 January, the need for significant attention, better focus, and improved investment in education has never been greater. The theme as suggested by UNESCO is – Learning for People, the Planet, Prosperity and Peace. Education is indeed the cornerstone of all the Sustainable Development Goals, and as a signatory to the declaration Sri ...
Protests about Year-1 admission, Grade Five cut-off marks and corruption in school admissions in the news are all driven by the desire of parents to give the best possible education to their children. Government’s solution seems to be to open more national schools (or schools controlled by the center). Minister Susil Premajayanth has even stated that provincial schools will ...
பாடசாலைகளை மீண்டும் திறப்பதற்கான ஒரு திட்டவரைபடம் இன்று நாம் ஒரு தொற்றுநோய் நிலவர மத்தியில் இருக்கிறோம். ஆனால் விஞ்ஞானத்துக்கு நன்றி சொல்ல எதிர்காலத்தில் ஒரு சிகிச்சையை குறித்து எதிர்பார்ப்பு வைக்கலாம். கோவிட் -19 தடுப்பூசி உற்பத்தி உலகில் அதிகரித்து வருகிறது; நோய்த்தொற்று நிலையை குறைந்த விலையில் வீட்டிலேயே பரிசோதனை செய்து கொள்ளும் சாதனங்கள் சந்தைக்கு வந்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றன. தொற்றுநோய் தணிகின்ற நிலையோடு இலங்கை கல்வி அமைச்சுக்கும் மாகாண அதிகாரிகளுக்கும் பாடசாலைகளை மீண்டும் இயங்கச்செய்வதற்கு ஒரு திட்டவரைபடத்
Don’t miss EFSL’s first policy dialogue for 2021 on Saturday 19th September from 2:30PM – 5PM. Please email eduforumlk@gmail.com to confirm your participation and receive the Zoom login information.
විභාග: අද හා ඉදිරිය | தேர்வுகள்: இன்று மற்றும் எதிர்காலம் A policy dialogue on “ Examinations: Present and Future”‘ was held by the Education Forum Sri Lanka (EFSL) on 16th, October 2021, via Zoom. LINKS: PD #19 (In Sinhala) PRESENTATIONS: National Student Assessment Framework – Commissioner-General Examinations, Mr. Sanath Pujitha (15-20 minutes) Assessments & Examinations during the Pandemic· Mr. Harshana Perera, ...
Source: Daily Mirror <http://www.dailymirror.lk/front_page/Children-climb-on-to-60-feet-high-water-tank-for-online-education/238-200868> The above picture of students climbing a 60-foot water tank in order to access phone signal to engage in school classes highlights the difficulties that students across the country have faced over the past 9 months in engaging in distance education. As the year nears its end and plans for 2021 come underway, policy makers, government ...
Zoom Dialogue on “Self-directed learning” in the time of Corona and beyond (In Sinhala) was held on April 17th, 2020. The EFSL team was joined by Mrs. Yamuna Rathnayake an award-winning ICT teacher (Grades 6-11 ) from Ranabima Royal in Gannoruwa spoke about her experience connecting with students using whataspp during this school closure. She described how ‘ Sisu Pawra e-learning’ grouped students ...
Principal: Mr W. A. JanakaBelummahara Rahula Vidyalaya is a small school in Gampaha district in Sri Lanka. It has 375 students studying under a small group of academic, management and support staff. Currently classes are held from year 1 to 11 where 36 students are getting ready to face the GCE OL exam this year.We, Education Forum of Sri Lanka ...
Teachers deserve respect and recognition | ගුරුවරුන්ට හිමි ගෞරවය හා පිළිගැනීම වහාම ලබා දෙන්න Press Release, July 22, 2021 (Please scroll down for Sinhala and Tamil versions | සිංහල හා දෙමළ නිවේදන සඳහා පහලට යන්න) We are dismayed to see that the teachers and principals had to launch a strike at this difficult time, but their grievances are understandable. Whilst ...
An Eight-Point Policy for Mitigating the Covid Education Crisis Content delivered over TV, WhatsApp or in print form is not education Parents cannot replace teachers. Schools are responsible for keeping home-bound students engaged 730AM-130PM on designated school days Divisional/Zonal directors should be entrusted to identify the best ways of keeping children engaged in learning as befits local conditions School attendance ...
Watch the PD – Click here The 5th Education Policy Dialogue was conducted on the 15th of August 2020 via Zoom and was attended by over 20 participants. The Dialogue was centered around the topic ” World-class Universities & universal higher education: Can we have it all?”. The following individuals had key discussions and presentations pertaining to universities and higher ...
Save the Date for the next Policy Dialogue of EFSL on the 13th of February 2021 (Saturday) at 2.30 pm. The Dialogue will be on ‘Inequities in Funding Schools‘. Please email us at eduforumlk@gmail.com to confirm your participation.
Published by Coordinator on behalf of Mr. RC Perera (rclarance@yahoo.com) Early Childhood Education (ECE) · It starts with Early Childhood Education (ECE). Under the ECE issues it talks about feature such as subject oriented teaching, administering written tests, untrained teachers, etc. · Those issues are ok. But why the teaching is subject oriented? It seems they have not gone into ...
A policy dialogue on “Emergency Preparedness of Schools” was held by the Education Forum Sri Lanka (EFSL) on June 5th, 2021, via Zoom. LINKS: Full Video: PD#16, 2 hours 32 minutes (In English) PRESENTATIONS Current situation and the future, Argentina – Dr Silvina Gvirtz, Former Minister of Education, Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires | Video Education policy in the era ...
Prof. Bal Chandra Luitel, School of Education, Kathmandu University (Translated from Nepalese by Bineeta Baral) Lock-down has changed every day life’s activity not only mine but everyone else. If I have to talk about me, I used to reach the University around 11 am and stayed there until 6 pm and during evening classes until 8:30 pm. I have ...
Policy Dialogues | Budget 2021 | Reopening of Schools | Grade 5 Scholarship and G.C.E. A/L Examinations Held | G.C.E. O/L Examination Postponed to January | Lessons on TV: Gov’s Proposed Distance Learning Solution | Teacher Shortages and Teacher Dissatisfaction | Private Tertiary Education Institutions | Early Childhood Education Policy Dialogues Education Forum Sri Lanka a held a policy dialogue ...
