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| Education
System History Before Independence After Independence Ministry of Education National Education System Higher Education Tertiary & Vocational Private Education System Educational Institutes Pre-Schools Primary & Secondary Government Schools Private Schools International Schools Higher Education National Universities Tertiary & Vocational Training Institutes Educational & Training Institutes Vocational Training Institutes National Universities Universities Study Programmes The Open University |
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Pre-primary
Education Pre Schools / Day Care Centres and Early Childhood Development (ECD) Only private individuals and institutions, local government authorities and NGOs offer pre-primary education. Pre-primary schools generally cater to children aged 3-5. Although on a non-systematic basis, about 50% of children attend pre-schools. Well-organized activities for early childhood development are yet evolving in the country. The most well known are the pre-schools which are primarily expected to prepare three to five year old children for schooling. There are day care centres, which look after young children, from infants to toddlers, mainly to help working mothers. All these institutions are run mainly by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the private sector. Not all pre-schools are designed or equipped to promote the growth and development of young children. They seek primarily to teach the children to write letters, count and even work out sums. This unfortunately is what the parents and even the primary schools expect as well. Education of Children with Special Needs The compulsory education regulations recognizes the right of all children to education, and needless to say this includes children with special needs. The 1997 Education Reforms drew attention to the need to provide such children a education within or outside the classroom. The reforms introduced competency and activity based learning-teaching methodology and extended continuous assessment, creating a learning environment that is more conducive to meeting the needs of such children. A special programme for teachers is being conducted by the National Institute of Education. The Ministry of Social Welfare has also developed a National Policy to the general education system. |
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| ABC School of Early Learning | ||||||||
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78 Chitra Lane Colombo 5 Tel.: 258 5273, 258 5614 |
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| Asian International School | ||||||||
4/97, Thalakotuwa Gardens, |
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American Preschool and Childcare Centre 24 1/1 Bullers Lane Colombo 7 Tel.: 471 4576, 077 694 6268 |
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The British School in Colombo Leighton
Park International School |
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| Overseas School of Colombo Preschool | ||||||||
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Pelawatte, Battaramula 278 4920-2 |
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Rainbow Playgroup St Andrew’s Church, 73 Galle Road, Colombo 3 0777 270 771 Sam’s Place 251/30 Kirula Road, Colombo 5 535 1364 Stepping Stones Montessori 5 Epitamulla Road Pitakotte 286 5676 |
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| Special Needs Schools | ||||||||
| Achievers
290, Park Road, Colombo 5 258 4913 Ceylon School for the Deaf & the Blind 521, Galle Road , Ratmalana 261 1338 Chitra Lane School for the Special Child 45/3, Chitra Lane, Colombo 5 258 2758 First Step 44/3 Subuthi Mawatha Subuthipura, Battaramulla 287 4002 Individual Development Education School (I.D.E. School) 13/1, Albert Perera Mawatha, Nawala Road, Nugegoda 281 2978 Tumble Tots Montessori & Day Care 4 Rodrigo Mawatha, Nawala 286 3660 Young Explorers No.300/63H Longden Place., Colombo 7 250 4771 |
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