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The new school year started on January 2nd. 2018. We got some new deaf children. With parents, children and staff members we organized a big cleaning up activity (shramadana) in the school premises. This is compulsory (Government) to eradicate the dengue mosquito. On Jan. 8 sponsors from Netherlands (family van Tuijl) visited the school one[…]
Read MoreIt was a day full of surprises! Tineke was only allowed to come in the school building with her husband Susiri on her birthday at 10 a.m. Everything was beautiful decorated in the Auditorium. Not only the present deaf students and Staff waited for her, but also 30 past pupils of the Deaf School came[...]
Read MoreOn February 2nd it was exactly 35 years ago that the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf started in Sri Lanka. We had a Trust Meeting and remembered nice events of the Deaf School. The Trust Members looked at the new Documentary film of the School and had a nice Lunch together. Mrs. Ine Lems[...]
Read MoreCelebration of the 35th Anniversary of the Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf in Moratuwa on February 16th, 2019. The Dr. Reijntjes School for the Deaf started on February 2nd, 1984 in Moratuwa. The Founder is Mrs. Tineke de Silva-Nijkamp from the Netherlands. She visited Sri Lanka for the first time in 1974 with her[...]
Read MoreThe new school year started on January 1st 2019 with a Shramadana Clean Up in the school garden by the parents, deaf pupils and staff members. The deaf children were happy to be back after the holidays to see all their friends again. Mudithe de Silva, the son of Tineke and Susiri de Silva, started[...]
Read MoreAll the parents of the deaf pupils were invited for the occasion of the handing over of the NVQ 3 Certificates in Agriculture to the deaf Trainees. Our Chief Guest this day was H.E. Mrs. Joanne Doornewaard, the Ambassador for the Kingdom of the Netherlands. She is also the Patron of our Deaf School. Prof.[...]
Read MoreWe had a nice day on October 1st in our Deaf School. In the opening of the day discussion with the deaf children we asked them what this day means to them. In big lines they told that they are happy in this School, they learn a lot and their best friends are in this[...]
Read MoreOn September 25th we got visitors from England: Lord Colin Low of Dalston CBE, the Patron of DABAL, Lady Low, Mrs. Nadani Welikala and other members of DABAL Lord and Lady Low visited Sri Lanka for the first time and were very much interested in the work in our Deaf School. Special our Agriculture Project[...]
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