| 词条 | S. Thomas' Preparatory School |
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|name = S.Thomas' Preparatory School |image = |image_size = 200 |caption = S. Thomas' Prep School Crest |motto = The Lord Is My Shepherd |city = Kollupitiya |country = Sri Lanka |coordinates = {{coord|6|55|0.6|N|79|50|50.4|E|type:edu|display=inline,title}} |pushpin_map = Sri Lanka Colombo Central |pushpin_image = |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in central Colombo |pushpin_label = |pushpin_label_position = right |type = Private |established = {{start date|17 May 1938}} |headmaster = Rev. Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo |colours = Dark Blue, Light Blue and White {{color box|darkblue}}{{color box|lightblue}}{{color box|white}} |affiliation = Church of Ceylon, S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia |url = {{URL|http://www.prepobu.lk}} }} S. Thomas' Preparatory School is a private, Anglican, multi-ethnic, primary and secondary day school for boys aged 5 to 16 years, located in Kollupitiya in the Colombo District of the Western Province of Sri Lanka. The school was founded on 17 May 1938 as a branch preparatory school of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. It is governed by the Board of Governors of S. Thomas' College of the Church of Ceylon. The school is amongst the elite schools of Sri Lanka and is affiliated with the three other Thomian schools and colleges administered by the Church of Ceylon.[1] HistoryS. Thomas' Preparatory School was founded on 17 May 1938 by W. T. Keble, the school's first headmaster,[2]while Sri Lanka was under British colonial rule. The school was the first preparatory school to be established in Sri Lanka based on the English primary School model. The institution, which commenced with a student population of 95 boys and a staff of seven teachers, currently has a student population of 975 and over 100 staff members. At first, the school only accepted students between the ages of 5 and 11 years, as its founding fathers sought to remedy a conceptual void in the educational system by placing a new emphasis on the requirements and aspirations of younger children to be educated and to be allowed to express their creative talents and faculties unfettered and unhampered by older and more mature students. Nevertheless, over the years the school began accepting older students. W.T. KebleWilliam Thomas Keble M.A. (Oxon) was the founder of S. Thomas' Preparatory School, an eminent British scholar, author, educationalist, and an alumnus of Keble College, Oxford, which is named after his maternal great-uncle John Keble. He arrived in Ceylon (the name for Sri Lanka during the British colonial governance) in 1928 to join the staff of S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia, during the tenure of warden Kenneth McPherson.[3][4]He was the author of several books, including [https://books.google.lk/books/about/Ceylon_Beaten_Track.html?id=zTbLAQAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Ceylon, Beaten Track], [https://books.google.lk/books/about/A_History_of_St_Thomas_College_Colombo.html?id=SNlBAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y A History of St. Thomas' College, Colombo], and [https://books.google.lk/books/about/Astrapani.html?id=0eDToAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y Astrapani: A Romance of Sigiriya], a novel based on Sigiriya. School AdministrationThe school is governed by the Anglican Church of Ceylon. It is classified as a private fee levying school and is not financially dependent on the government. It is administered by a Board of Governors (established by the S. Thomas' College Board of Governors Ordinance No. 7 of 1930) of which the chairman is the Bishop of Colombo, thereby retaining a connection between the church and the school. The day-to-day activities are managed by the headmaster. The school has a sectional head for the Upper, Middle, and Primary schools. The current headmaster is Rev. Dushantha L. Rodrigo, who assumed duties on 1 January 2015, and was officially inducted as Headmaster of the school on 26 January 2015, at a special ceremony held at the school premises.[5] Previous principals
Academic TermsThe school's academic year has three terms; each named after a period in the Christian liturgical calendar of the church. They are -
DemographicsThe student population is in excess of 900 students, aged 5 to 16 years, although the roll has declined from its peak of around 1100 students in the year 2000. The students come from diverse ethnic backgrounds (Sinhala, Tamil and Moor amongst others). The four main faiths practiced by the students of the school, in descending order of frequency, are Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam. The majority of students live in the suburbs of Colombo. Academic SubjectsS. Thomas' Preparatory School provides education in Sinhala and Tamil languages as well as Bi-lingual education up to the G.C.E. (Ordinary Level) in conformity with the education policy of the country. The school teaches English as a second language. All administrative correspondances are conducted in English. FacilitiesThe school comprises an assembly hall, over 50 class rooms, two chapels, faith rooms, a computer laboratory, two music rooms, three art rooms, two playing fields, two basketball courts and a cafeteria. The school has separate laboratory facilities for science, electronics, and mechanical technology. House systemStudents are allocated into four houses:
The houses compete against each other in many sporting events throughout the year. An athletics championship held each year in February, facilitates students in each of the houses to compete in athletic events. Sports and extra-curricular activitiesThe school has a number of sports teams. Sports offered by the school in addition to the curricular
Clubs and Societies
See also
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.prepobu.lk/the_school.php|title=S. Thomas' Preparatory School - Old Boys Union - The School|website=www.prepobu.lk|access-date=2017-03-21}} {{Education in Sri Lanka}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://stcb.edu.lk/index.php/about-us/past-headmasters|title=Past Headmasters|website=stcb.edu.lk|access-date=2018-12-16}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.prepobu.lk/the_school_history.php|title=S. Thomas' Preparatory School - Old Boys Union - The School|website=www.prepobu.lk|access-date=2017-03-21}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.dioceseofcolombo.lk/diocese/diocesan-institutes/schools/272-st-thomas-preparatory-school-kollupitiya|title=St. Thomas’ Preparatory School, Kollupitiya|last=Delmar|first=Shalom|website=www.dioceseofcolombo.lk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-03-21}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ft.lk/article/383763/Rev--Dushantha-Rodrigo-appointed-new-Headmaster-of-S--Thomas--Prep |title=Rev. Dushantha Rodrigo appointed new Headmaster of S. Thomas’ Prep |author= |date=22 January 2015 |website=Daily FT |publisher=Wijeya Newspapers |access-date=21 December 2017}} 6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.stcg62group.org/PDF/Articles/66_Headmasters_at_STC_Bandarawela.pdf|title=Headmasters|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 6 : 1938 establishments in Ceylon|Educational institutions established in 1938|Geoffrey Bawa buildings|Private schools in Sri Lanka|Schools in Colombo|Boys' schools in Sri Lanka |
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