Academic News

The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition

The 132nd Commonwealth Essay Competition received over 13,000 entries from 49 Commonwealth countries and territories this year.  Congratulations to all our students on winning prizes in this prestigious event:

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Arts Day

Elizabeth Moir School’s 3rd Arts Day began with a panel discussion on sovereignty. The panelists were Dr. Harsha De Silva MP, Deputy Minister of Policy Planning, Economic Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs; Ms. Nicole Chulick, acting Deputy Chief of Mission at the American Embassy in Colombo; and Dr. Asanga Gunawansa, who worked with the UN for several years and teaches at the National University of Singapore. The panelists were asked question on a wide range of issues related to sovereignty, from whether multinational companies and organisations like the EU and UN can dictate terms to national governments, to whether the international community should intervene in Syria.

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First A Level Music Students

This summer, Katie Renker will become our first ever student to take A Level Music. She will soon be joined by Naveen Kulasingha, who is taking AS Music this year. Both are being taught by our Choir teacher, Miss Sureka Amerasinghe.

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