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| Sunday, 19 March 2006 |
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66 Lankan students for 2006 future world leaders summit in USA Each year, Presidential Classroom brings together 550 student leaders from 45 countries to the Future World Leaders Summit in Washington DC, USA to explore international relations, diplomacy and the changing world economy. This year Sri Lanka will be the largest foreign delegation at this summit with 66 delegates from 14 schools. The selections are made on the recommendation of the school heads and the delegates are sponsored by their parents or the school. Presidential Classroom is the oldest civic education organisation in USA and was founded in 1968 in the tradition of President John F. Kennedy, who challenged the young Americans to be committed to public service. At the summit these student leaders who are 16 to 19 years experience better debating skills in a democratic environment, learn how to ask smart questions, how to become better listeners and how to appreciate diversity by debating current world issues with peers from a variety of backgrounds and cultures. Participation at this summit gives the Sri Lankan delegates an advantage to gain admissions to American Universities on scholarships. The high command of English displayed by the Sri Lankan delegates has helped them to be elected to many leadership roles at the summit. The Sri Lankan delegates are Visakha Vidyalaya-Janathri Nanayakkara, Pumi Perera and Nirmani Dissanayake, Irushi Ratnaweera. Mahanama College Heshitha Perera, D. S. Senanayake College Indula Wickremasinghe, Royal College Dineth Ranathunga, Ladies College, Sarah Dole, St. Bridget's Convent, Puthula Sumathipala, Wagisha Sumathipala, Nihili Senarath, Colombo International School, Sharkshani Mathivanan, Meliza Cyril, Thushya Shah, Hassan Maniku, Menuwan Weerasinghe, Sohanya Wickramaratne, Thamalee Palansuriya, Abishek Devaraj, Darron, Henricus, Haresh Selvaskandan, Shehani De Alwis, Rameez Sattar, Shaileendra Ravindra, Charya De Silva, Imran Jeevunjee, Nikhil Amalean, Tehani de Fonseka, Thyagi Ruwanpathirana, Abdul Kareem, Nuzhath Kareem, Shazan Awam and Shanil Nethicumara, Asian International School, Yhevin Tissera, Shiraz Akbarally, Annemari De Silva, Bernadene, Jayasundera, Abbyramy Paramanayakam, Nadishka Dayawansa, Jumana Amiruddeen, Keshani Ranatunge, Raeed Deen, Aamir Rahim, Tehasha Perera, Rahim Adatia, Minoli Peiris, Chanuk Algama and Saidomar Macasiling, British School in Colombo, Ishva Fairooz, Ushva Fairooz, Shave Faeroese, Natasha De Costa, Ashvini Shanmugeretnam, Sivakanthan Sivalingam, Rumeshi Wijayakumara, Venuka Devaz, Surekha Ratnatunga, The Study, Amaya Weerasinghe, Janeen Fernando, formerly student of St. Sebastians Moratuwa, Lyceum International Sachini Fernando, Dasis Kottage, American National College Madhubashini Fernando, Stafford International Jivanka Perera, Ama Maliduwapathirana Gateway College Benign Gerard, Sakda Dharamadasa, Thilanka Tilekeratne. Ms. Sandra Obeysekera and Ms. Rochelle Melder of Asian International School will be the Delegation Managers who will accompany the delegates to USA. Sri Lanka has been participating in the Future World Leaders Summit as a ful country delegation since 2000 and 243 Sri Lankans have attended this summit and all have returned to Sri Lanka after the summit. One hundred and ninety one of them have since obtained financial scholarships and are now completing their higher education in American, British and Australian Universities. Eight of the 10 Sri Lankans who participated in 2000 have graduated and are employed now. The 2007 summit applications are available from participating school
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