Amsterdam, 30 November 2024 Dear Patrons, donors and friends of ISURU Preschool, මෙන්න අපි නැවතත්....Here we are again! A lot has happened at the ISURU Preschool in recent months. In this newsletter I will give you a brief overview of the most important and fun news. Flooding After Sinhala New Year (April) the rainy season [...]
At the start of each new school year, it is a tradition for it to be officially blessed by the monks or nuns of Talpe. In the presence of all the children, parents, Mr. Krishantha, and the founders of ISURU Preschool, Eugene Bay, along with Matthieu Sosef, a beautiful ceremony by two nuns took place [...]
Working as a volunteer at the ISURU Preschool summer 2019 has inspired Johanna Trifellner to become a teacher how amazing is that. We are very proud and hope to be an inspiration for many more volunteers to come. Even if you don't become a teacher after your stay with us, you will be smitten by [...]
This year the teachers and parents really outdid themselves in decor and costumes for the Annual Concert 2023. Amazing decor pieces, paper flower decorations, colourful costumes and the best energy you could wish for. The grand hall was packed with parents, grand parents, siblings and even the founders of Isuru Preschool Eugene Bay and Matthieu [...]
The construction of the extension building, the kitchen and the new toilet building are as good as complete. It has become a very long process and after we were able to show the photo below in April, we still had quite a few setbacks. Stricter government rules with building restrictions that meant we were never [...]
In dit blog schrijf ik over de reis die Tirza en ik, Dafne, hebben gemaakt. We hebben dankzij Net4Kids 3,5 week les kunnen geven op Isuru pre-school in Talpé. Ook hebben we het prachtige Sri Lanka mogen verkennen. Week 1: 2 juli vertrokken Tirza en ik naar Colombo, Sri Lanka. Na een soepele [...]
The Sinhalese term 'Perahera' means a parade of musicians, dancers, singers, acrobats and various other performers accompanied by a large number of caparisoned Tuskers and Elephants parading the streets in celebration of a religious event. The most famous Perahera parade is held in Kandy with heavily embellished Elephants and people from all over the world [...]
Finally after 2 years of covid and the economic crisis which resulted in a large delay we are making serious progress in the finishing of the Extension Building. The building will cover a computer room, a library, a teachers room, kitchen and a room for the volunteers. The wood for the roof is already there [...]
As our volunteer program had to stop due to Covid for 2 years followed by the economic crisis last year, we are happy to announce new volunteers. In May we re-welcome Tess Oudendijk who was at the school before and is happy to return for a couple of weeks. Thanks Tess for joining the teachers [...]
After the holidays the kids went back to school with the usual ceremony. The head monk from the Talpe Temple was there with a junior monk. The kids washed the feet of the monks and after that the head monk sat down to give blessings to all the kids. After the ceremony it was time [...]
