Ms. Sophie from China at Yatadola Saranathissa Junior School

Foreign volunteers that work in the schools of Matugama Educational Zone are very popular among the students. They live and work in Sri Lanka for brief periods but leave behind their memory in the minds of the students who had the first opportunity in their life to associate closely with a foreigner.

We met Ms. Sophie, a university student from China, while she was teaching to Grade 11 students in an outdoor classroom of Yatadola Saranathissa Junior School. The students spoke in English with her at ease. In one picture, a girl is speaking about Sophie.

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Foreign volunteer working in Hedigalla Junior School

Volunteers from various countries come and work for brief periods in the schools of Matugama Educational Zone. They render a yeoman service giving opportunity for the students to communicate with someone that asks for compulsorily to speak in English.

In the pictures Ms. Bass from China, a young university student is seen teaching to Grade 6 students of Hediigalla Junior School.

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Zonal Education Office, Matugama to re-landscape Dr. Kannagara's cemetery

A spokesman of the Zonal Education Office of Matugama says that the measures are underway to re-landscape the cemetery where the tomb of Dr. C.W..W. Kannangara situated.

The family cemetery situated in Lulbadduwa, Ittepana where the father of free education was cremated is now in a dilapidated condition. 

The students of Halwala C.W.W. Kannangara school clear the cemetery time to time but the place needs a re-landscaping.  

The Zonal Education Office of Matugama plans to implement a project of beautifying the place. 

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The tomb of the father of free education of Sri Lanka

The photos show the present situation of the family cemetery where the tomb of the father of free education of Sri Lanka Mr. C.W.W. Kannangara situated.

The cemetery is situated in Lulbadduwa, one and half kilometers away from Ittepana junction towards Aviththawa. The longest bridge of the Southern Expressway across Benthota River is also situated closer to the place.

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Seminar for G.C.E. Advanced Level General English

The English Department of the Matugama Education Zone conducted a seminar on General English for the students that sit for the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination in August 2011.

Around 750 students of the schools of the Matugama Education Zone participated in the seminar. The Director - English Mr. P.B. Ranaweerage chaired the seminar and the In Service Assistants conducted the sessions on answering various types of questions of the examination paper.

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Special English Course for bilingual teachers

English Department of Matugama Education Zone conducts a special six months English course for the bilingual teachers of the Matugama Education Zone.

The classes are held on every Thursday at St. Mary's College, Matugama. 

Around 25 teachers follow the course. The pictures show Mr. P.B. Ranaweerage, the Director - English conducting a class for teachers. 

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Singing workshop held in Matugama

English Department of the Matugama Education Zone organized a workshop at Ananda Sastralaya to practice the teachers of English for singing competitions.

The workshop was conducted by the Assistant Director of Education - Western Music, Colombo Zone Ms. Kanthi Priyadarshani.

More than 50 teachers participated in the workshop eagerly. They enjoyed the programme a lot, the teachers said.

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Zonal English Language, Drama and Group Singing Competitions

Zonal English Language, Drama and Group Singing Competitions of Matugama Education Zone are now being held. Copy Writing, Prepared Speech, Recitation and Dictation competitions for the category one schools were held on May 21 at St. Mary's College, Matugama.

 

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Zonal English Language, Drama and Group Singing Competitions

Zonal English Language, Drama and Group Singing Competitions of Matugama Education Zone will be held at St. Mary's College, Matugama in the month of May.

Copy Writing, Prepared Speech, Recitation and Dictation competitions for the category one schools will be held on May 21 while the competitions of Creative Writing, Picture Description, Announcing, News Reading and Impromptu Speech will be held on May 28. The competitions are to start at 8.00 a.m. and the competitors are advised to be seated in relevant places in the school by that time.

All the competitions for the category two and three schools will be held on June 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Mary's College.

The Drama and Group Singing competitions for all categories of schools will be held at St. Mary' College, Matugama on July 09, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Programmes for bilingual teachers

English Department of Matugama Education Zone is continuing training bilingual teachers on teaching subjects in English medium. 

A training workshop was held at Zonal Language Training Center on April 29 and 30 with the participation of bilingual teachers of the Matugama Zone. The subject directors and the ISAs of English of Matugama Education Zone conducted the training sessions.  

The English Department will also start a special English course for the bilingual teachers to improve their language proficiency on May 05 at St. Mary's College, Matugama.  

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