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Friends at the Zoo Judges from the Girl Guides Headquarters came to judge the work already done by the children on November 10, 2004, at the zoo. The proceedings started with Tony the Chimpanzee lighting the oil lamp followed by a few speeches. The Principal of Bishop’s College, unveiled a signboard on this day, as well. The children were divided into six groups, namely wild animals, reptiles, birds, insects, tamed animals and aquatic animals. The idea behind this was to encourage the children to learn more about animals and to be enthusiastic in what they were doing. It was a colourful event where the children dressed in costumes suitable for their respective groups. They performed skits, recited poems and gave small speeches about the animals in their respective groups. This was very informative. It all started when an All Island competition was held for the Little Friends. After obtaining permission from Brigadier H.A.N.T. Perera, Director, Zoological Gardens, the children started maintaining the Children’s Corner at the zoo. They raised funds by selling ice cream and ceramics. With the funds collected by selling these products, they helped out in the colour washing, renovating etc of the Children’s Corner. According to Brigadier Perera, Bishop’s College is the first school to have come to the assistance of the zoo. The children proudly said that the chimpanzee originally had a cage with the bars painted in black but the Little Friends painted them in silver so it would look brighter. It was mentioned by Visaka Thillekaratne, Project Chairperson, for the Animal Day Project, that, “a child who is a friend to animals is humane to all” and these children have certainly learned a lot through the work they have done but most importantly they have learned to love and care for animals, which was the whole idea behind their project. |
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