I have been working at B2P for the last three years. Before joining this school I worked at a pre-school run by the provincial council. I was not paid any salary for my service. I worked there for six years. Then joined B2P when it started. I’m one of the pioneer staff members at B2P. At this school I was given a Montessori Teacher Training. The knowledge that I gained from that training can not be compared to any other educational qualification[...]

A piercing pain in my ears awoke me that morning. It’s just about past midnight, in four hours I will be going for a trip to rural Srilanka, visiting Mrs. Bernadine Anderson’s Bridge to Peace Montessori Lunugamuvehera. I am clueless of what to expect, i am not even sure how many hours the journey would be, But I let myself be open to the positive possibilities of the universe. So it was with a settled mind I rush out to meet the Jeep that came[...]

December 13th 2006 – Christmas Cheer IIt was a novel experience at Bridge2Peace. The first Christmas celebration ever experienced not just by the children but by the whole village. The parents requested that we visit little hamlets where the elders could enjoy this moment. ‘Santa Claus’ had never ever visited the village. ‘Viro’ the clown was definitely a first time too. Santa’s identity remains a secret ! The spirit of Christmas[...]

23RD APRIL April which is the month of fruits and flowers in Sri Lanka attracts many migratory birds and most of them visit the quiet school yard in the evenings. The school closed for the April vacation with Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations round the corner. On April 13 and 14, when the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries) in astrological terms, Sinhala and Tamil communities together celebrate[...]