New Classmate PC Lab for Mahinda Rajapaksa Vidyalaya

A new lab with 50 Intel classmate PCs for the Mahinda Rajapaksa Vidyalaya in Homagama was opened by Minister of Education, Bandula Gunewardena recently.

The lab was facilitated by Intel Sri Lanka, via its World Ahead Program, under the Ministry of Education's IT literacy campaign targeting 1,000 local secondary schools around the island.

Since launching this initiative four years ago, Intel has donated 500 PCs to over 25 schools in the Western, Central, Eastern, Southern, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces.

The 1000 Schools Project was launched earlier this year as a preliminary stage in creating a knowledge- based society in Sri Lanka.

The goal of the project is to create an opportunity for students to study and excel in ICT, Mathematics, Science, English, Foreign Language Studies, Aesthetics and Sports. One of the goals of the project is to bring ICT and its benefits to Sri Lankan students, thus ensuring that they receive an IT education that meets international standards.