English debating at Trinity has seen much growth over the years since it took up the Asian Parliamentary style or more famously known, World School Debating Championship style early last year. We had satisfactory results since early January where we had our A team breaking into the knockout rounds every tournament. Recently though, the 2
From a TCLA member’s perspective – Written by Kavindu Athukorala “Write Up!” was the Trinity College Literary Association’s (TCLA) latest project: a series of 3 online workshops, on the subject of professional writing, for the students of the Middle and Upper School. The main objectives of this series of workshops were to first and foremost
2020 was a year where Covid-19 restrictions had greatly affected the theatre scene. Performing arts in general have taken a drastic hit. Social distancing guidelines made any sort of large performance or competition near impossible. The Trinity College Drama Society planned on hosting a competition during the first few months of 2020 but the pandemic cut short any possibility of
The inaugural Lakshman Kadirgamar Debating Championship Kingswood College, Kandy was recently crowned champions at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Memorial Debating Championship 2020. The 5th and 6th of November saw a new beginning for debating in the Kandyan region. Trinity College, Kandy commenced their inaugural Debating Championship in tremendous fashion, and it was only fitting to name
Pressure built up on the young team of debaters as they walked into the ACC Kularathna Hall. The forum was buzzing with zealous young minds conversing and arguing on fresh topics. The transition from debating in Kandy to Colombo was overwhelming. Concepts such as debating coaches and special training academies sounded unrealistic to the team
The English Debating team of Trinity College recently won the K.M. De Lanerolle Debating Championship 2020, organized by the Literary Association of Kingswood College, Kandy. This is Trinity’s first championship win in the competition’s 15 year history. The debates were held on the 19th and 26th of January 2020 at the Kingswood College premises. The Trinity
Following their spectacular win at the Inter school Shakespeare Championship earlier this month, the Trinity College Literary Association (TCLA) returned to Kandy to perform for their home crowd alongside several other College societies and clubs by organizing a completely new event: ‘A Cultural Evening at Trinity College.’ The event, held on the 20th of October
Trinity College participated in the 46th Annual Inter-School Shakespeare Drama Competition organized by Colombo YMCA and Rotary Club of Colombo North. The actors got through to the finals after they surprised the entire crowd on the 18th of September at the semi-finals of the competition. They showed the entire auditorium that Shakespeare’s work could be interpreted
William Shakespeare’s plays are timeless, performed the world over. In Sri Lanka, the Inter-School Shakespeare Drama Competition organized by the YMCA is the premier platform for Sri Lankan youth to show their renditions of the Bard’s creations. The semi-finals were held on the 18th of September at the Lionel Wendt Theatre. This year, with their
It was once again time for the annual Trinity-Thomian weekend, held this year on 16th and 17th February at S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia. The meeting of the two schools renewed the relationship and brotherhood between them as they stand as two sibling schools in the Anglican community. The cricket team, debaters and the choir
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