The Prime Minister made these comments yesterday (10) at the opening of the Auditorium and Indoor Stadium of Kottawa North Dharmapala Vidyalaya. He went on to say that, “The name Dharmapala is the life of a nation. Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya was established more than 100 years ago, with the great nationalist-thinking of Dharmapala carried forward by its pupils. The children who leave the school become citizens who can join the process of complete knowledge that can take ownership of the nation.
Strengthening schools not only with buildings but also with courses that can enter various fields, is the foundation we have created for the future generations of children.
Today, for the first time, three Advanced Level students from this school qualified for the university. It is a proud moment. Today’s children show the ability and talent that can create simplicity in a person’s life, which has been gifted by the school. The trust that parents have placed in this school has been a continuous gift to strengthen the school.
During the time of Dharmapala, there were schools with coconut palm-thatched sheds in this area. Parents came as teachers and taught and added knowledge that our children can move forward. After that era, such schools were transformed into thousands of government schools in Sri Lanka. The people who learned from it were able to serve the country in various fields of our country and through universities.
We are going into a challenging future. That is the future that children face. We need to create an environment where children can learn confidently and happily in the school classroom, so that they can move towards that future. Children grow further on the basis of that belief, happiness and full endowment. Not all children who study in schools in Sri Lanka, go to tuition classes. Therefore, we cannot accept the story that teaching is only done through tuition classes.
When we think about how many of the 4 million children sitting for the exam have gone to tuition classes, it is possible to conclude the importance of school education.
In a developing world, our country should also develop. We need to create a generation that faces development. These schools that build one by one, make that generation a winning generation.
We are committed to the desire to produce new things and create a new generation in school life.
The President has announced that government has decided to launch a programme for imparting additional new technical knowledge to all children throughout the country, on leaving school life. In order to give that future confidence to every child leaving school, the government has created provisions and policy institutions.
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