World children’s Day falls on October every year. Balangoda public school had organized a special programme
to make World Children’s Day children’s songs, Dramas, Creations and other lectures were presented to enhance
children’s abilities and creations. The staff of the school gave the children refreshments.
World children’s Day
Our congratulations to scholars of grade five
In the formal education system of Sri Lanka Examinations play a great role. The first government Examination which the small students face first is the grade five scholarship Examination.
The students of Balangoda Damahana public school have passed from grade five scholarship Examination as previous years.
Out of forty students, Eight students have got high marks. There are 36 students who scored more than hundred. The students who showed colurs.
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Imaya
Anupama 
Rohith
Madushi
Kalhari 
Kushani
Hansani 
hSandaru
Bavani, Our student.
Bavani Omanthika is a clever student of Balangoda Damahana Maha vidyalaya. Further she is a member of Oasisdamahana Foundation. Especially she is clever in singing. She has got several achievements.
In this time she was submitted to inter school music competition for singing. She won the first place of Balangoda zonal education division and Sabaragamuwa province. She has qualified for the all Island competitions.
Grade 5 talented students
Grade five scholarship examination is an Exam which is taken many parents attention. Students with law income can go to hire schools and get to scholarships from this examination.
2013 scholarship results released previous days. 42 Students sat for the exam from Damahana M.V. Students who sat for the exam from Damahana public school get more than 70 marks. There are 40 students who get more than 100 marks. Nine students have get more than 157 and are able to get scholarships.
Last year this number was six. According to that, this year results are hire level. We Oasisdamahana foundation wish success to the students the principal and the staff.
To new inventions of ICT…..
Balangoda Damahana public school got a complete ICT center at the beginning of 2007. School computer section took great effort and dedication to make it leading computer center in the area.
The computer center used to learning and teaching activities s in the school hours. ICT knowledge and practice is given to youths, parents and elders after school and at the night time. It was became an ICT center to the village. Damahana computer center linked to eVillage project in 2007. The successful programmes done by computer center of Damahana caused for this. eVillge is a project which was launched under presidential secretariat, secondary educational modernization project of ministry of education with the aid of Asian development Bank.
Five schools were selected from five provinces for this project. Damahana public school got chance to enter this project.
We were able to show our talents opening new paths in ICT. Among them are writing blog sites, using new technology for the communication, learning languages with the internet.
Further, the computer learning centre is engaging in giving new experiences and ICT practices to youths of the area. Damahana eVillage has launched a new project about photography and video editing. We have won ten cameras at the “ICT Excellency award. It is a island wide competition in inter school launch by the ministry of Education Sri Lanka. We won the second place in Sabaragamuwa province and nine place all island. We use these cameras for this programme. This course is done free of charge to school children and at reasonable chargers to youths of the area.
The best things of the world is for children
World children’s day falls an October 1st every year. Every country of the world organizes the programs to commemorate children’s day.
Several children’s programs and children’s welfare programs were organized today in Sri Lanka. Every school in Sri Lanka held the children’s day programs in a ground way under the guidance of ministry of education.
Balangoda Damahana public school also organized several activities under this, there were enjoyable ‘activities, Dancing, singing Etc……
The teacher staff served children cakes bananas and tea. The purpose of this is to promote the attention and love of teachers towards children.
Balangoda Heritage which arose from Pahiyangala.
Pahiyangala, the largest cave in asia, is situated at Bulathsinhala in the Kalutara District. When we come to Ratnapura from Balangoda, we can go along the Panadura road. It is a one and half hour drive from Ratnapura through this road we can meet the Horana town them we can go to the Bulathsinhala town. Pahiyangala caves lies in Yatagampitiya, which is a remote village about 5 km away from Bulathsinhala (40Km along Piliyandala-Horana road), in the Kalutara District. The road is motorize up to the foot of the rock. It is a two hour drive from Colombo through the Piliyanda – Horana Road and covers a distance of about 40km.
Excavation has proved that these caves were inhabited by prehistoric cave men some 37,000 years ago. This cave is supposed to be the largest natural rock in Asia and this is also known to be the most ancient pre-historic human settlement in Asia. The cave lies 400 feet above sea level, At its entrance, the cave is 175 feet high and over 200 feet long. It is believed that 3000 people can be easily accommodated in this cave.
This place was shrine site from ancient time. At present also there are priests who do meditation. There is a saying “That the famous Chinese traveler monk, Fa-Hein who came to this country in the 4th century A.D. in search of Buddhist scriptures. He is said to have stayed in this cave whilst on his way to Sri Pada” (Adam’s Peak). Time passed this place has become as “Pahiyangala”.
Further it is situated in a boundary which combines Sabaragamuwa, western and southern provinces in Sri Lanka. There is a saying the stone was in the boundary became” Maingala”. Time passed it is became as “Pahiyangala”
However Archeologists have proved that this place is a very important place which buried much important Archeological evidence. There is a deep pit dug out by the Archaeological Department for an excavation. In is in this pit that archeologists found five human skulls which were identified as 37,000 years old by carbon dating in USA. Some weapons made of stone and animal bones were also recovered during the excavation. It has been found out that these were used to kill monkey, deer, porcupine and others. They have also consumed habits, a species of edible snail and wild breadfruit.
Historically the basic evidence about Homosapian balangodancis were found from a place called “Bellabadipelessa” which is 75 K.M away from Balangoda town. This place is conserved as an important archeological site. Now the pahiyangala also have many historically evidences about ancient human beings in Sri lanka.
This proves Balangoda and Pahiyangala is an important areas which revealed many important evidence about world human history.
Let’s commemorate about the historical value of Balangoda very proudly.
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