Oasis Damahana – Balangoda

Keshaani Subha

January 26, 2012 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Balangoda Damahana Public school, competition, curiculer, student

Keshani Subha is a bright student of Balangoda Damahana public school.She has won many awards curricular and extra curricular activities. She is a member of school evillage team and has achived a lot in the ICT field.

She took part in a competition under the ‘Education for Knowledge Soceity’ project conducted by the Ministry of Education.The theme of the competition was “Do you know”. This competition was held to mark the “World Aids Day”. She represented Sabaragamuwa Province and won the third place in the whole Island.

Keshani Subha

She was awarded a certificate and a medal by the Minister of Education Sri Lanka Honourable Bandula Gunawardana.
We at ‘Oasisdamahana IT Foundation’ congradulate her.”

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Ruwan Priyantha who won the “new inventions”

January 13, 2012 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Balangoda, Invention, ruling macin, University of Sri Jayawardanapura

The world is build by the new views, imaginations and new inventions. A society where there are such inventions will be developed soon.
W.W.Ruwan Priyantha is studying in grade 12 Art in Damahana M.V. He has proved that he is able to build up society. He has won a bronze medal in all island new inventers competition in 2011.He presented a ruling machine for that exhibition. This exhibition was held in university of Sri Jayawardhanapura in 2011.12.07 and 2011.12.08. Mobitel Sri Lanka sponsored for this. This exhibition was organized by the ministry of education and the new inventers club.

Mr.Chandana Jayarathna examine the invention.

The ruling machine invented by the Ruwan Priyantha was specially evaluated by the organizers. He was awarded the bronze medal and a special certificate.
If the inventers like Ruwan get sponsorship they will be able to invent more and more things and develop them.

Ruwan priyanthe with his medal
Ruwan Priyantha was guided by the teacher T.D.P.Ariyarathna who is in charge of technology at Damahana maha vidyalaya.
We, Oasisdamahana IT foundation congratulate Dahamana School to create more and more inventions.

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2012 · Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Damahana, Rathnapura

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We were participated….

September 23, 2011 · Filed under Education · Tagged exhibition, oasisdamahana, online education, Ratnapura

An exhibition of information communication technology called “n fo” was held at Ratnapura college of education, Kahawatta Wellandura on last 14ht 17ht.
There was a great participation people for this exhibition which was held throughout four days . We, Oasisdamahana IT foundation received a special invitation for the exhibition. We were reserved a stall.
Our stall was organized by using the evillage project and the activities connected to that. We received great responses from the people who visited our activities in ICT.
Our online education, Skype video conferencing and community by e-service were evaluated highly. Many persons requested us to have our service for their schools and villagers.
Further the members of Oasisdamahana IT foundation were able to gain new experiences and to promote their abilities. They were able to improve the contacts of community affairs.
The community of our area and the well wishes sponsored us for organizing our stall in the exhibition. We, Oasisdamahana IT foundation express our gratitude for all of them.

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They said that “our victory is going to further……….”

June 9, 2011 · Filed under Achievements, Education · Tagged Balangoda, Education, Excellency

Balangoda Damahana public school got further great victory at the “ICT Excellency Award” which was organized by the secondary educational modernization project of ministry of education in 2009. They were able to get the second place at the Sabaragamuwa Provincial level. We were able to win 1.5 millions As the Award. Under the same process of competitions we won the 9th place at “All Island level” and we could increase the amount of 1.5 millions up to 2.15 millions. They won this victory because of the great dedication and courage of the staff and the students. We congratulate them.

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We are the greatest winners

March 28, 2011 · Filed under Achievements · Tagged Damahana public school, Educational, ministry, modern, sabaragamuwa

The secondary modernization project/ educational for knowledge society of the ministry of education are lunching special programmes to increase the usage of ICT.
We can introduce “National ICT Excellency Award” as a new initiative programme. Applications were invited for this at this end of 2009 and the computer learning center of Balangoda Damahana public school also applied for this competition.
This result were out in the month of February 2011 and Damahana public school won the 2nd place in the Sabaragamuwa province. We were able to win 1.5 million LKR. We hope to win great victories in national level evaluations also.
This process of competitions were held under three categories as A,B,C among government schools. The schools which have computer learning centers or ICT centers of schoolNet internet connection were categorized under “A “ and the computer learning centers or ICT centers which don’t have schoolNet connection were categorized under “B” and the schools which don’t have above facilities but they have usage of modern ICT were categorized under” C”.
The difference of this process of this competitions was using the internet (online uploaded) to hand over applications and evaluate more than the traditional process of competitions.
The application was to submit as an “online “ through the internet.
Balangoda Damahana public school took part of in this under category “A” and got 94.1 points. We became the 2nd place of the Sabaragamuwa province. Here the school was evaluated under nine criteria including all the sections of using ICT and resources by the Zonal level at the first shy and provincial level at the second shy.
Here the special project s launched to improve the ICT and the usage of ICT were evaluated specially. The teachers suggest that we were able to score maximum marks through that.
This great victory is highly appreciated by the principal and he expressed his graduate to all who dedicated for this.
The teacher in charge(the CLC manager) of the computer laboratory expresses that amount of money is a great award to a school. Further he expresses that he intends to use this amount of money to increase the facilities of the lab and to broaden the facilities.
The parents and the old students of the school express their congratulations about this great victory.
We, the Oasisdamahana IT foundation congratulate the computer learning center and the staff of the lab for their great victory.

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Dinusha who conquered the education using ICT.

February 22, 2011 · Filed under Achievements, Education · Tagged G.C.E (A/L) examination, ICT foundation, Mawela Thalakolaheenna

Dinusha Gayani Darmadasa is a bright student of Oasisdamahana ICT foundation. Dinusha has been joining with Oasisdamahana foundation for three years. She engages in various activities using ICT. She writes web Blog and tries to learn how to makes web sites. She explores the information using internet. Dinusha faced for G.C.E.(A/L) examination in 2010. She tried her level best to solve her subject problems through the internet. She passed the G.C.E (A/L) examination with three A’s in commerce scheme. Dinusha was lucky to enter the University for hire education. Her district rank was 91. Dinusha’s farther is a farmer and her mother is a housewife. They are living in a rural village called Mawela Thalakolaheenna in Balangoda. Though her parents were farmers they tried their level best to teach their loving daughter. As a result of that today they are very happy.

“ My parents and teachers tried their best to teach me. If we need to pass the Examination successfully we must work hard at the beginning. Especially we must gather extra knowledge. I had understood it. I was recruited to Oasisdamahana foundation and used the internet my level best for my education. So I think that I have got a good result for my life” That’s Dinusha’s Idea. Dinusha the student who used ICT for her education and tried to go to ahead , we the Oasisdamahana foundation wish you all the best.

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Our students gain glory.

January 6, 2011 · Filed under Achievements, Education · Tagged Balangoda Damahana, examination, public school

The students of Balangoda Damahana public school have achieved great results from the G.C.E. Advance Level examination in 2010 also. Advance level subjects are being conducted only in commerce and Arts sections , five students have been qualified for university entrance from both sections.
Through the results.
Nams                                          Accounting Businessstudies       Economics
Dinusha Gayani Dharmadasa        A                        A                               A
Sumali Yasami De Silva            B                        A                               A
Chamil Menaka                           B                        A                               A
Dimuthu Udara Madusanka          C                         A                                A
Bhagya Maduvanthi                     C                         B                                A
Dilani Madusika                           B                         B                                A

These students are in front. Comparing the results of the previous year, this year results shows 40% progress. These pupils have learnt under low facilities and they are from rural areas. This great victory will be a great fame to our area.
We, Oasisdamahana foundation express our congratulations tour bright students.

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2010 in review

January 3, 2011 · Filed under Uncategorized

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

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The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 7,300 times in 2010. That’s about 18 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 13 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 106 posts. There were 22 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 2mb. That’s about 2 pictures per month.

The busiest day of the year was September 27th with 52 views. The most popular post that day was Sabaragamuwa Dance Traditions.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were en.wordpress.com, oasisdamahana.org, search.conduit.com, google.lk, and kottu.org.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for balangoda, street children in sri lanka, sabaragamuwa dance, wild elephants in sri lanka, and paddy cultivation.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

Sabaragamuwa Dance Traditions December 2009
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THE PROBLEM OF STREET CHILDREN IN SRILANKA. August 2008
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The “Helmalu” system for paddy Cultivation January 2008
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WILD ELEPHANTS IN SRI LANKA. November 2008
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Kohomba tree August 2008

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Achieving success by winning software competition 2010.

November 25, 2010 · Filed under Achievements · Tagged Balangoda, Damahana, oasisdamahana, Ratnapura, sabaragamuwa

The students of Balangoda Damahana Public school won the first and fourth places, for the provincial software competition held in 2010 in Sabaragamuwa province held by SEMP II/EKSP project.

The students of Balangoda Damahana Public school recently won the first and fourth places in a provincial software competition, hosted by SEMP II/EKSP and held in the
Sabaragamuwa province.

Lasantha Jayanath Peellawaththa, both a founding and senior member of the OasisDamahana foundation, won the first place for his presentation on the topic of the “Production Possibility Curve”. Mr Peellawaththa was awarded his winner’s certificate, gift voucher and chalice by the honorable governor of the Sabaragamuwa province Mr, V.J.M. Lokubandara.
The prize giving ceremony was held at the Ratnapura Samudi hall on the 24th November 2010 and well attended. 4th place was won by a student from the local Damahana public school.
The local community were all incredibly proud of the winners. Both teachers and students from the local school wished both individuals continued success in all their future endeavours.

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