The children had the opportunity of bringing their pets to school. We had a visiting Veterinary Surgeon, Dr Dayani Siriwardane from Pet Vet clinic who spoke to the children about taking care of their pet Cats, Chicken, Fish, Guinea Pigs, Turtles and Dogs. They also learnt the importance of being kind to animals.
Read More »Little Explorers’ Events: 2010-2023
Sri Lanka, a multi cultural nation has several festivals through the year. At “Little Explorers” we celebrate as many of these as possible every school term. In January, the Hindu festival of Thai Pongal is depicted in a simple way, followed by Independence Day on 4th February. Before the first term ends, we have Easter and Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations as well. In May, it is Vesak and so on, ending the year with Christmas festivities.
We are also pleased that in these past years, we have done some “stage productions” and held arts and crafts exhibitions by the students. Getting into costume, reciting their lines, and acting out their roles has helped build their confidence, improve their speech and in general, helped in their growth and development. Given below is a list of the events held in the past years.
October 2023 – Children’s Day and Elders Day
It was indeed a joy for children to bring their maternal and paternal grandparents to school. They enjoyed a time of fun and games together. The children also performed two action songs “You are my Sunshine” and “Teddy Bear Twist” for their elders.
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August 2023 – Communication and Its Impact
Parents were invited to an informative talk by Dr. Nimisha Muttiah, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Disability Studies at the University of Kelaniya.
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August 2023 – Field Trip to Diyasaru Wetlands Park
The children had a fun morning which started with a ride on a double decker bus and began a walking tour through the wetlands. The children saw a variety of Plants, Butterflies, Dragon flies, Fish, Birds, a Water Monitor and even a Water Snake! They saw pictures and cement structures of nocturnal animals that are seen in the […]
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July 2023 – Hajj
The Muslim children came dressed in their traditional clothes and presented a Show and Tell session for their friends talking about the Hajj festival. This was followed by a typical “Eid table” that was enjoyed by all the children.
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June 2023 – Kimbula Banis Dansala
The Buddhist children came dressed in white and accompanied their classmates to the “Dansala” in our garden. There they served their friends “Kimbula Buns”.
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June 2023 – Fathers’ Day
We celebrated Fathers’ Day at school by inviting the children to come along with their fathers to school. They had a fun time working in their classrooms and making crafts. The children together with their fathers engaged in doing fun games such as “passing the cushion” and “dressing dada for work”. The children ended this […]
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June 2023 – “All Kinds of Everything 2023”
All children (Toddlers included) took part in a morning packed with entertainment at the auditorium of the “Buddhist Cultural Centre”.
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December 2022 – Nativity of Christ’s Birth
The third years enjoyed practicing, dressing up in costume and performing a little Nativity for their friends and parents in our school garden
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October 2022 – World Animal Day
We spoke about being kind to animals, the types of animals we can pet and the animals we cannot pet, how to pet an animal (gently, without pulling ears etc.), and the little things we can do to protect animals. We also spoke about how some dogs do not have homes and people feed them. The children enjoyed […]
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October 2022 – Art and Craft Exhibition – Theme “Extinct Endangered Existing”
The children were divided into three age groups, they learnt about animals from the three categories and then exploded with creativity and colour exhibiting an individual painting each. They also worked on large group paintings. These were auctioned and the proceeds were donated towards providing mid day meals for preschool children and an evening snack […]
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November 2019 – Field Trip to a Supermarket
The “third years” were taken to “Keells Super” Borella. The children brought their own bags from home as they had been spoken to about the importance of reducing the use of polythene. They were told they could buy one item for themselves and another for someone else less fortunate. The children walked to the supermarket […]
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