The primary role of these clubs is to continue the work initiated by this program by starting with the implementation of the practical ideas presented by the school team and thereafter by regularly conducting programs to achieve the objectives of Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා.

Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා clubs / Societies

• Schools which intend to participate in this programme in order to create positive attitudes about our country can establish Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා clubs.
• All members participating in the discussion should be committee members of the school clubs and posts such as president, secretary and treasurer should be held by students
• Principals should be made the head of the advisory committee and teachers should be appointed as Deputy Advisors with the consent of the principal.
• All students and the teachers are allowed to participate in this programme and at the same time the school can obtain help / suggestions/ proposals from past pupils and parents.

Objectives of Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා School Clubs and Societies

• Increase patriotism amongst school children.
• Improve creativity and logical thinking among them.
• To identify potential of children and utilize their talents for the development of the nation.
• To be incorporated with the Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා foundation and to achieve its objectives.
• To be Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා foundation representatives in their own capacity in the society.
• Children to be leaders in creating an independent developed Sri Lanka.
• To enable children to contribute to the development of the nation by formulating small scale projects under the concept ‘“Our Contribution to Nation Building”.

Structure of the Clubs and Societies

1. Principal – Chief Advisor (Principal to be the Chief Advisor ex-officio)

2. Deputy Advisors covering the following personnel.

1. Deputy Principal

2. Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා club/society Teacher in Charge

3. President

4. Secretary (The President and the Secretary should be chosen from the students and nominated at the General Assembly. The first President and the Secretary should be representative of the Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා discussion team if such team is formed for participation).

5. Treasurer (The Treasurer should be nominated from among the teachers.)

6. Assistant Treasurer

7. Assistant President

8. Assistant Secretary

(Student should be chosen for these 3 posts by nomination. The nominations should be taken from the Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා discussion team if it is formed).

9. Committee Members students 07

(Committee Members should at least minimally represent each grade. This needs to have an overall representative of the entire Committee. This too needs to be done through nominations.)

10. Committee Members teachers 03

(These 3 teachers should form the Primary Section, Junior and Senior Sections of the school. Preferably these teachers should be the sectional Heads.)

The above numbers can be adjusted according to the number of teachers and students in the school.

Projects

• A special committee should be formed from the main members when coordinating special projects. These committees are only for the purpose of these special projects and once the projects are over the committee ceases to exist.
• The school’s club members should be appointed annually.

Forming Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා Clubs and Societies

1. Members must be appointed after the nomination process at a general meeting.
2. Each club/society must be named after the school.
3. The club/society should comprise of 20 elected representatives.

Conducting Meetings

1. Meetings should be held at least twice a school term.
2. Additional meetings can be called to work on projects.
3. Notice for the meetings should be displayed on the main notice board 04 days before the meeting.

Reporting

All meeting proceedings should be properly recorded and all such minutes should be approved by the Principal of the school.

Every new project should be approved by at least 2/3 of the Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා society membership and the principal in the capacity of chief advisor before implementation. Simultaneously it should be reported to Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා Foundation at the President’s Office.

Responsibility

1. Schools’ Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා Clubs and Societies are expected to work with the main Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා foundation and support its activities.

Special Activities of Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා Clubs and Societies

1. Organize a special agenda to celebrate Independence Day 4th February each year.
2. The clubs/societies of Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා needs to organize a project that will be beneficial for the School/village/town under the theme of “Our Contribution to Nation Building”. A minimum of one project should be maintained at all time under the society. A project can be chosen from the discussion topics mentioned in this document. It is compulsory to obtain the approval for these projects from Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා foundation.
3. A progress report of these projects as well as all other activities maintained by the clubs/societies needs to be submitted every quarter (each school term) to the main foundation.
4. Supervising and practicing the singing of the National Anthem before starting the school.
5. Being leaders in preventing any damage to public property and resources.
6. Promote competitions (arts/essays/photography/wall posters/free verse/special lectures etc).
7. Inform Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා foundation about any town development activities being undertaken by individuals or groups in the area that can be clarified under the Mother ஸ்ரீ ලංකා theme. This can be done monthly or quarterly.
8. Present the discussion chosen by the school for the 2009 “Our Contribution to Nation Building” competition to the entire school staff and the students.

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