Anula Vidyalaya

Anula Vidyalaya
Location
Nugegoda Sri Lanka
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Pali Uththitta Nappa majjeyya (Arise and be Diligent)
Religious affiliation(s)	Buddhism
Established	1941
Founder	Dr. E. W. Adikaram
Principal	Mrs. P. N. Rajapaksha
Grades	Class 1 - 13
Gender	Girls
Age range	6 to 19
Enrollment	Over 5000
Pupils	"Anulians"
Color(s)	Black and Gold
Website	http://www.anulavidyalaya.slt.lk

Anula Vidyalaya, Colombo is a Buddhist school in Sri Lanka, established in 1941 by Dr. E. W. Adikaram with 38 students and five teachers. ^[1]

The school now has a student body of over 5,000 girls. The Principal and the staff guide the pupils on the Buddhist principles of non-violence, self-discipline.^[1]

The objective of the founder and the vision of the school is to maneuver the children into "Perfect Ladies" in every aspect.

History

The founders of Anula Vidyalaya were Dr. E. W. Adikaram, a scholar, educationist, writer, philosopher and a humanist, and the pioneer principal, Mrs. P. B. Fernando. The school was started on the 4th of January 1941 under the patronage of Deshamanya D. S. Senanayake, then the Minister of Agriculture. The Board of Governors was:

• Dr. P. B. Fernando
• Dr. D. P. Malalasekara
• Mrs. R. W. Rupasinghe
• Mrs. D. D. Kodagoda
• Mrs. D. L. F. Pedris
• Mrs. T. U. de Silva
• Mrs. R. Premaratne
• Mrs. N. Wijasooriya
• Mrs. S. R. Wijethilake
• Mrs. Nirmala Ekanayake
• Mrs. Nanda Rajapaksha

Pioneer Principal - Mrs. P. B. Fernando - served the school from 1941 till 1956. She donated her total salary towards obtaining a block of land for the school and a scholarship scheme.

Pioneer staff and pupils:

• Mrs. Mallika Perera
• Mrs. S. P. Satharasinghe
• Mrs. Susila Obeysekara
• Mrs. Agnes Rupasinghe
• Mrs. Anula Heendeniya

Principals

• Mrs. P. B. Fernando 1941 - 56
• Miss. N. Ratnapala 1956 - 70
• Miss. C. K. Abeyrathna 1971 -75
• Mrs. D. S. Meegoda 1976 - 85
• Mrs. S. Leelananda 1985 - 87
• Mrs. M. K. Welikala 1987 - 88
• Mrs. D. W. Windsor 1989 - 91
• Mrs. N. P. Jinasena 1991 - 2000

Houses

• Sanghamiththa -     
• Uppalawanna -     
• Dhammadinna -     
• Chulasumana -     

Prefects Guild

The Prefects guild composes of Senior Prefects and Junior Prefects

Sports

Anulians can engage in

Athletics Badminton Baseball Basketball Cadet platoons Chess Carrom Cricket Table Tennis Net Ball

Gymnastics Handball Karate Guiding Volleyball Swimming

Clubs and Societies

Girl Guide Association Interact Club English Debating Society Sinhala Debating Society Quiz Club Drama Society UNESCO Club Commerce Society General Knowledge Society

Traffic Warden Society Photographic Society St John's Ambulance Brigade- First Aid Astronomical Society English Literary Association Sinhala Literary Association Buddhist Association Environment Society Stamp Society

Science Society Drug Obstruction society History Society School Welfare Society Mathematics Club Electronic Club Home Science Club Media Unit Language Club

References

1. Miranda, Sujitha (15 March 2014). "Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda stands tall as an exclusive Buddhist girls' school". Wijey Newspaper. Retrieved 6 March 2015.

External links

• Official web site

Coordinates: 6°52′N 79°53′E / 6.867°N 79.883°E