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Newsletter March / April / May 2023

Newsletter March / April / May 2023 The month of March started with the celebration of the 80th birthday of Mrs. Tineke de Silva, the Founder/Principal of the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf. The staff members and children had organized everything in a nice way. Several deaf former students also came to congratulate her![…]

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Sad news, April 2023

Sad news, April 2023 Our former student Nirmal, who took his MAVO exam last year, was hit by a passing train at a guarded train crossing on March 24 and suffered severe brain injury and several broken bones. He has since been in a coma in the ICU of the General Hospital in Colombo, where[…]

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Newsletter February, 2023.

Newsletter February, 2023. After 3 years, our loyal Dutch sponsors, who visited us annually in the past, finally returned. They were Mrs. Ine Lems and Mr. Simon Nieuwenhuyzen. Everyone was very happy to see them again after a long time. Links Simon Nieuwenhuyzen die de trein doneerde voor de kinderen. On February 2, we celebrated[…]

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Newsletter January 2023

Newsletter January 2023 The new school year started on January 3. It was a happy reunion for all the students. On January 7, Mudithe (director) and Pathum (IT-Instructor) followed a special workshop for new developments in creating and adjusting the website. Very important for our school website. There was a special meeting in the District[…]

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Newsletter November/December 2022.

Newsletter November/December 2022. We saw the white paradise bird again in our school garden. These birds come every year in November from Nepal to Sri Lanka to spend the winter here. The tail is at least 25 cm long. De paradijs vogel Every Monday afternoon there is a cooking class for the children. This month[…]

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Newsletter October 2022.

Newsletter October 2022. The International Children’s Day of October 1 fell on a weekend this year, so that on September 30, we celebrated it already. We were able to pay a lot of attention to the International Animal Day on October 4, because of the visit to the zoo last September was still fresh in[…]

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Newsletter September 2022

Newsletter September 2022 Our new dance teacher started on September 1. He is young, good looking and dancing beautifully, which is why all the girls love him. De nieuwe dansleraar met leerlingen September was the last month to get the Pfizer Booster shot. Almost all our staff members made good use of this. Due to[…]

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Newsletter July and August 2022.

Newsletter July and August 2022. July in particular was still a very difficult month with long power cuts and still no supply of gas, petrol and diesel. Also, not all medicines were for sale. In school life just went on with teaching, the after-school classes like cooking, crafts, dancing, graphic design etc. Pudding maken in[…]

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Newsletter June 2022.

Newsletter June 2022. On June 1, we said goodbye to the 4 students who had taken their O-Level (HAVO) exam. Their parents were also present. We had made a presentation to put all 4 students in the spotlight with a story and nice photos. Two parents gave a speech, including Sithmi’s father, who did this[…]

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Annual Report 2021

Annual Report 2021 On January 2, we started the new school year with only the staff members present because of the corona pandemic. We provided lunch for 3 monks from “our temple” as the opening of the new school year. All school buildings had to be disinfected again according to the corona rules and an[…]

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