Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo
Good Shepherd Convent, Colombo යහපත් එඬේරාගේ කන්යාරාමය, කොළඹ | |
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Coordinates | 6°56′58″N 79°51′49″E / 6.949376°N 79.863665°ECoordinates: 6°56′58″N 79°51′49″E / 6.949376°N 79.863665°E |
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Type | Government-aided private school |
Motto | They conquer who believe they can |
Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Patron saint(s) | St. Mary Euphrasia |
Established | May 1869 |
Founders | Rev. Sr. Mary Anucita Marandi Sr. Mary Suzanne Cardiff Sr. Euphstie Joseph Sr. Mary Sacred Heart Masi |
Principal | Rev.Sr. Dilani Jayamanne |
Grades | Kindergarten– 13 |
Gender | Female |
Age | 3 to 19 |
Houses | Lilly Violet Rose Marguerite |
Color(s) | Blue and white |
Alumni name | Shepherdians |
Website | Official website |
Good Shepherd Convent is a semi-government Catholic girls' school and the first Catholic convent in Sri Lanka. Located in the neighbourhood of Kotahena, the convent school educates girls from Kindergarten to age 19.
The convent includes an auditorium, libraries, ICT and Science laboratories, Basketball and Netball Courts, and gyms.
Other works of Sisters of The Good Shepherd in Sri Lanka
The Good Shepherd congregation marked the beginning of the sisters' mission to British Ceylon and the Far East.[1] Nuns from this original convent opened Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy, St Mary's School in Pettah (closed) and St Bridget's Convent in Cinnamon Gardens.[2][3] In 1939, sisters based in Colombo expanded to Singapore, then part of the Straits Settlements, and present-day Malaysia.[4]
Vision and Mission
Vision
Our Vision is to make our school, Good Shepherd Convent - Kotahena, one of the most fruitful, well disciplined and a leading school in the Island.
Mission
Instill the Good Shepherd values in the students entrusted to our care, empowering them to face the 21st century with its advanced technology and creative skills, with strength and confidence. Embed in our students, a deep love and respect for the country, appreciative of her culture and a desire to contribute towards her growth and development. Inculcating the Gospel values in our students and enabling them to live their day to day life, in an integrated, self-disciplined life of good character. Our mission, as a team of educationists, is to contribute to society, a future generation of sterling character, with dedication to God and service to all without distinction.
Principals
period | Name |
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1869 – 1872 | Mother Mary of Seven Dolores Joly |
1872 – 1876 | Mother Mary of John the Evangelist Dodsworth. |
1876 – 1882 | Mother Mary of Ignatius Lalor |
1882 – 1893 | Mother Mary of Rosalie Cleary |
1894 – 1895 | Mother Mary of Armedi Kennedy |
1895 – 1901 | Mother Mary of Veronica Curram |
1901 – 1911 | Mother Mary of Winifrid Crotty |
1911 – 1921 | Mother Mary of Prosper Walsh |
1921 – 1924 | Mother Mary of Francis Borgia Collection |
1924 – 1928 | Mother Mary of Prosper Walsh |
1928 – 1932 | Mother Immaculate conception Houghes On 10th March 1932, She became the Provincial Superior of Ceylon. |
1933 – 1936 | Mother Mary of John the Evangelist Mc Carthy. |
1936 – 1940 | Mother Mary of Gerard Connorton |
1941 – 1946 | Mother Mary of Isidore Conroy |
1947 – 1948 | Mother Mary of Paul of the Cross Williams |
1948 – 1955 | Mother Mary of St. Canice Kinsella |
1956 – 1961 | Sr. Mary of Isidore Conroy |
1962 – 1965 | Sr. Mary of St. Canice Kinsella |
1966 – 1972 | Sr. Mary of St.Sabine Crooz |
1973 – 1984 | Sr. Mary Agnes de Sampayo |
1985 – 1990 | Sr. Mary Rohini Mendis |
1991 – 1994 | Sr. Mary Lynnette Perera |
2000 – 2002 | Sr. Mary Rohini Mendis |
2002 – 2010 | Sr. Gertrude Vithanage |
2011 – 2019 | Sr. Renuka Silva |
2019 -- present | Rev. Sr. Dilani Jayamanne |
Alumni
- Tehani Egodawela (1986 - ) Olympic, national record-holding shooter[5]
- Leonie Kotelawala (1944-2022), Actress [6]
References
- ^ Wright, p. 120
- ^ Wright, p. 272
- ^ "School History". goodshepherdconventkotahena.com.
- ^ "Good Shepherd Sisters Singapore Mark 75 Years". Good Shepherd Mission – Singapore-Malaysia. 2006.
- ^ Weerasooriya, Sahan. "Navy's Tehani to shoot for Sri Lanka at Tokyo Olympics". Retrieved 2021-06-05.
- ^ "Veteran actress Leoni Kotelawala passes away". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
Sources
- Wright, Arnold (1907). Twentieth Century Impressions of Ceylon: Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources. Reprinted by Asian Educational Services. ISBN 9788120613355.
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