Teacher Training & Development
The Serendipity Trust Teacher Training Program provides hundreds of teachers with training and development through our Annual Teacher Training Programme.
Our team of experienced & qualified trainers deliver workshops for Primary and Secondary English Teachers from rural and urban Sri Lankan schools, Preshool teachers from local Montessori schools and Student Teachers from Government Teacher Training Colleges throughout the region.
Amarasooriya Teacher Training College (Unawatuna)
Serendipity Trust trainers also run weekly workshops at the request of the Unawatuna Teacher Training College. These sessions are presented to student teachers who are yet to begin or early in their careers as teachers in Sri Lankan government schools.
Pasdunrata Teacher Training College (Kalutara)
Serendipity Trust trainers also run weekly workshops at the request of the PasdunrataTeacher Training College. These sessions are presented to student teachers who are yet to begin or early in their careers as teachers in Sri Lankan government schools.
Preschool Training
The training team has also delivered specialised training for pre-primary teachers from over 70 preschools.
Training and Development for Primary and Secondary Teachers
The Teacher Training Program includes:
2018/2019 Workshops
The 2018/2019 program commenced with workshops across Sri Lanka in the North Western, Western and Southern Provinces. Workshops have already been delivered in Puttalam, Vauniya and Maharagama. Workshops will be delivered in Udugama, Deniyaya, Hambantota, Walasmulla, Elpitiya, Hakmana (Mulatiyana), Akuressa and also Kilinochchi. Stay tuned for full updates from April 2019.
2017/2018 Workshops
During 2017 and 2018 workshops were delivered in the Galle, Tangalle, Udugama, Akuressa, Morawaka, Elpitiya and Walasmulla Education Zones. These schools were identified by the Southern Provincial Education Department as being in desperate need of training opportunities.
From November 2017 to March 2018 the Serendipity Trust provided training to:
Primary English Teachers
Sounds, Songs, Scripts, Stories and Dramas
This workshop introduces and practices numerous short activities, which can be taken directly into the classroom, across age ranges, to stimulate conversation, broaden vocabulary and build confidence through songs drama and stories.
Primary Grade 1 & 2 teachers
Oral English New Syllabus
This workshop was designed specifically to encompass the new oral curriculum. It provided opportunities to discuss, activities to enjoy and songs appropriate to each of the following topics.
● School ● Home ● Animals around Us ●Water ●Celebrations ●The Sky
●Likes/ Dislikes ● Food ●Information ●Hygiene ●Needs ●Transport
●Light ●Work Places ●Nature ●People We Help
2016 Workshops
Throughout 2016 our trainers worked with primary and secondary teachers in the following Education Zones:
The 2016 Teacher Training Program included:
Huge thanks to the Department of Education (Southern Province), the respective Education Zonal Offices, our team of experienced and hardworking teacher trainers and of course the wonderful teachers for always participating with such energy and enthusiasm!
Click the below links to learn more about the Teacher Training Program:
Our team of experienced & qualified trainers deliver workshops for Primary and Secondary English Teachers from rural and urban Sri Lankan schools, Preshool teachers from local Montessori schools and Student Teachers from Government Teacher Training Colleges throughout the region.
Amarasooriya Teacher Training College (Unawatuna)
Serendipity Trust trainers also run weekly workshops at the request of the Unawatuna Teacher Training College. These sessions are presented to student teachers who are yet to begin or early in their careers as teachers in Sri Lankan government schools.
Pasdunrata Teacher Training College (Kalutara)
Serendipity Trust trainers also run weekly workshops at the request of the PasdunrataTeacher Training College. These sessions are presented to student teachers who are yet to begin or early in their careers as teachers in Sri Lankan government schools.
Preschool Training
The training team has also delivered specialised training for pre-primary teachers from over 70 preschools.
Training and Development for Primary and Secondary Teachers
The Teacher Training Program includes:
- Workshops for Primary and Secondary English teachers
- Workshops for Primary and Secondary Subject Teachers
- Workshops for students teachers at Government Teacher Training Colleges
- Informal ‘Make and Take’ Resource Making Sessions
- Mentoring and Support by experienced Training Consultants
- Development of Teaching Aides and Classroom resources
2018/2019 Workshops
The 2018/2019 program commenced with workshops across Sri Lanka in the North Western, Western and Southern Provinces. Workshops have already been delivered in Puttalam, Vauniya and Maharagama. Workshops will be delivered in Udugama, Deniyaya, Hambantota, Walasmulla, Elpitiya, Hakmana (Mulatiyana), Akuressa and also Kilinochchi. Stay tuned for full updates from April 2019.
2017/2018 Workshops
During 2017 and 2018 workshops were delivered in the Galle, Tangalle, Udugama, Akuressa, Morawaka, Elpitiya and Walasmulla Education Zones. These schools were identified by the Southern Provincial Education Department as being in desperate need of training opportunities.
From November 2017 to March 2018 the Serendipity Trust provided training to:
- 798 Government Teachers from 8 Education Zones In Southern Province
- 300 Pre- Service Teachers at Pasdunrata College of Education, Kalutara.
- And, indirectly over 3000 school students in Sri Lanka
Primary English Teachers
Sounds, Songs, Scripts, Stories and Dramas
This workshop introduces and practices numerous short activities, which can be taken directly into the classroom, across age ranges, to stimulate conversation, broaden vocabulary and build confidence through songs drama and stories.
Primary Grade 1 & 2 teachers
Oral English New Syllabus
This workshop was designed specifically to encompass the new oral curriculum. It provided opportunities to discuss, activities to enjoy and songs appropriate to each of the following topics.
● School ● Home ● Animals around Us ●Water ●Celebrations ●The Sky
●Likes/ Dislikes ● Food ●Information ●Hygiene ●Needs ●Transport
●Light ●Work Places ●Nature ●People We Help
2016 Workshops
Throughout 2016 our trainers worked with primary and secondary teachers in the following Education Zones:
- Tangalle Education Zone
- Elpitiya Education Zone
- Walasmulla Education Zone
- Deniyaya Education Zone
- Udugama Education Zone
- Akuressa Education Zone
- Mulutiyana Education Zone
- Matara Education Zone
- Hambantota Education Zone
The 2016 Teacher Training Program included:
- Workshops for Primary and Secondary English teachers in 9 Education Zones
- Workshops for Primary and Secondary Teachers (all subjects) in 9 Education Zones
- Informal ‘Make and Take’ Resource Making Sessions (held in afternoons at Serendipity House)
- Opportunity for experienced Training Consultants to offer informal support and training to staff members from the Southern Provincial Education Office and Zonal Education Offices.
- Workshops in January 2016 for Unawatuna Teacher Training College as part of the International Galle Literary Festival conducted by Geeta Ramanujam, from Kathalaya (India)
- Opportunity for selected teachers to receive 1:1 support and mentoring at their school by native English Speakers/trainers from Serendipity Trust
Huge thanks to the Department of Education (Southern Province), the respective Education Zonal Offices, our team of experienced and hardworking teacher trainers and of course the wonderful teachers for always participating with such energy and enthusiasm!
Click the below links to learn more about the Teacher Training Program:
