Sri Lanka has approximately 10,000 schools. The schools are in need of help from the international community. There is only a handful of qualified English teachers available in the country. The battle the country is facing in the provision of basic education is enormous. Please help by either joining our team as a volunteer or telling others about our project. You can adopt a childs education, or link schools with schools in Sri Lanka. You can also suggest other ways in which you can help Sri Lanka.
Below are pictures of schools and teacher training colleges we are working with.
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Alapaladeniya School
Principal and English teacher of Alapaladeniya Maha Vidyalaya
This state school which provides education for children from year 1 to 13, is located in the remote village of Morawaka (approximately 60 miles from Galle - Southern Province). The principal and the staff of the school is active in making a difference to the education of the children in the area. The school is in need of basic resources for the teachers to carryout its duties. The school need all the help they can get from the international community to make their goal a reality. So please help the locals help themselves.
Students with the English teacher from M/Alapaladeniya Maha Vidyalaya, Morawaka.
Here is a picture of a handful of children who attend the school. They are the future of Sri Lanka. If we can help the children achieve their full potential via education then we will be helping brake the poverty cycle. David (our Australian volunteer) is working with the community now. By placing volunteers , who are proficient in English, one of the aims of BPC is to give the opportunity for the children and adults to communicate (orally) in English.
Students of M/Alapaladeniya Maha Vidyalaya with the the Director of English (Southern Province) & Director Education (Morawaka Zone).
The Director of English (Southern Province) and the Director of Education (Morawaka Zone) are two officials who are actively involved in helping children of Sri Lanka move into the gloabal community via English lanaguage. They too need the support from the international community as they merely have the basis resources (phone, fax, overheal projectors, filing cupbords, multimedia projectors, white board to name a few) needed to carryout their responsibilities. So please help!
Teacher Training College - Balapitya
The Director of English (Southern Province) with the Principal of the Teacher Training College - Balapitya & the Officer in Charge of RESC.
The Department of Education in Sri Lanka is trying its level best to train future teachers of Sri Lanka. In order to get the calibre of teachers who can make a difference to the children, the training colleges require resources (trainers, equipment etc). So please help!
Dudley Senanayake School
The Principal & a staff member of M/Dudley Senanayake Maha Vidyalaya, Morawaka
This is another state school which provides education for children from year 1 to 13, is located in the remote village of Morawaka (approximately 60 miles from Galle - Southern Province). The principal and the teachers of the school are active in making a difference to the education of the children in the area. Like M/Alapaladeniya M. V. this school is also in need of basic resources for the teachers to carryout their duties. So please help!
M/Dudley Senanayake Maha Vidyalaya, Morawaka,
A teacher with a pupil preparing flowerbeds
Here is a teacher with a few students trying to beautify the school enviornment.
Most children in rural villages come from poor families. Adopting the education of a child is one way that the international community can help the children gain quality education. Please adopt a childs education!
Aurvedic Health Retreat
Brenda (Derby, United Kingdom) with Joe, Malini and Ravi, on a visit to an ayurvedic health center 'Suwanila'. She is attempting to read an ancient document left by Ravi's grandfather who was an ayurvedic doctor.
Brenda on her visit to the hearing impaired children in Gokerella, Sri Lanka.
Locals helping Brenda master the art of scraping coconuts.
English Teachers in action.
English teachers showing off their acting talents when they performed the English version of a cultural Sri Lankan drama ‘Nari Baana’
These children of Ambalantota need your help to achieve their full potential. You can contact us via email.
