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词条 Colombo International School
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  1. History

  2. Campus

  3. Sports

  4. Notable alumni

  5. References

  6. External links

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| name = Colombo International School
| image = Colombo Int School Crest.png
| image_size =
| logo =
| founder = Elizabeth Moir
| founded = 1982
| ratio = ~ 1345:64
| grades = Playgroup to Year 13
| gender= Co-educational
| type= Independent day-school
| enrollment= 1578
| age range=3 to 19
| principal = Sarah Phillips (2018~)
| streetaddress = 28, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
| country = Sri Lanka
| language = English, French, German
| website = {{url|cis.lk}}
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Colombo International School is a co-educational independent day-school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. There are 1400 enrolled students from 30 countries, ranging from 3 to 19 years (from Playgroup to Year 13) in the Infant, Junior and Secondary sections.

History

The school was established in 1982, as an English-language school based on a British curriculum, open to both Sri Lankan and foreign students.

In 1993, the new Chairman,Mr.Armyne Weerasinghe[1][2][3] initiated a development and expansion programme. In 1998, a branch, CIS Kandy was opened in Mawilmada.

The school has expanded over the last 24 years to reach the present enrollment of approximately 1578 students from 30 countries. There are now about 100 students in each year group attending the school.

Campus

The school campus comprises of the following facilities;

  • An auditorium complex with a seating capacity of 900.
  • Six state of the art Information Technology labs.
  • Eight science labs with the latest technology.
  • Two swimming pools (One indoor and the other outdoor)
  • An outdoor Basketball court.
  • A 30,000 sq.ft Senior Library.
  • A University Guidance Center.
  • A University Applications Processing Unit.
  • Three Kids Activity halls.
  • A kids play-area

Sports

Basketball
The school's basketball team has consistently been in the top division of the school's league. The school's court is used as a venue for many tournaments.[4]
Tennis
CIS has produced numerous national tennis players and players who have also gone on to represent Sri Lanka at an international level, namely Alex Fairbanks and Joshua Jayaratne.

Notable alumni

{{See also|Category:Alumni of Colombo International School}}
  • Dr Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne - 2012 Bedi Prize winner, a Cardiology Specialty Registrar in London and NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Cardiology at St George's University of London,UK.[5][6][7][8]
  • Anarkalli Aakarsha Jayatilaka, film and teledrama actress, model, politician
  • Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, politician, former Member of Parliament
  • Kris Canekaratne, Chairman and co-founder of Virtusa.

References

1. ^{{cite news|author=Marianne David |url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20050227/business.htm |title=Another first by Mount Lavinia Hotel |publisher=The Sunday Leader Online |date=27 February 2005 |volume = 11 |issue = 33 |accessdate=2014-02-18 |quote=Chairman, Sri Lanka Standards Institution, Armyne Wirasinha [..]}}
2. ^{{cite news|author=Irangika Range |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2004/02/13/bus05.html |title=Lanka Salt awarded ISO 9001:2000 certificate |publisher=Online edition of Daily News - Business |date=2004-02-13 |accessdate=2014-02-18 |quote=SLSI Chairman Armyne Wirasinha[..]}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2002/04/28/bus05.html |title=Sri Lanka links up with World Bank for distance education |publisher=Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business |date=2002-04-28 |accessdate=2014-02-18 |quote=DLC Chairman Armyne Wirasinha[..]}}
4. ^Inter-International Basketball: BSC and CIS Girls book places in quarter-finals
5. ^Bedi Prize 2012 to Sri Lankan doctor. Daily News, Retrieved on 3 August 2012.
6. ^Abnormal heart rhythms and health {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817063910/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2014/08/17/fea06.asp |date=2014-08-17 }}. Sunday Observer, Retrieved on 17 August 2014.
7. ^Dr. Wijeyeratne for ESC Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Sunday Times, Retrieved on 24 August 2014.
8. ^[https://www.sgul.ac.uk/research/academic-training/case-study-dr-yanushi-wijeyeratne Case study: Dr Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne].St George's University of London.

External links

  • Colombo International School Official Website
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