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St. Bridget's Convent is a private girls' school in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded on February 1, 1902 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd order, making it one of the earliest mission schools of the Roman Catholic Church of Ireland in Ceylon. The patron saint of the school is St. Bridget, the patron saint of Ireland, whose feast is commemorated in the 1st of February of each year. The Good Shepherd congregation were the founders of the school and administer it to this day. The school is situated in Colombo 7 on C.W.W. Kannangara Mawatha. The motto of the school is ''gently and firmly'' and the school colours are green and white. The first site of St. Bridget’s Convent was 'The Firs’, a rented house in Turret Road not far from its present site. In addition to the school buildings, a chapel and a Montessori Training centre also occupy the present school grounds. The school today consists of a Montessori school, a primary school and a collegiate school. It comprises 1324 students taught by a staff of 105 teachers. There are 4 houses in the primary school and the collegiate school: *Borgia House - motto "Charity to All, Malice to None" *Coudert House - motto "Fidelity to Duty is the Path to Glory" *Griaux House - motto "Onwards and Upwards" *Melizan House - motto "United We Stand, Divided We Fall" The houses are named for Dr. T.A. Melizan, Mother St. Francis Borgia, Father G. Griaux and Dr. A. Coudert, who were involved in the development of the school from the start. Extracurricular activities are always encouraged among the students and they have always maintained a high standard in them. English Literary Association, Sinhala Literary Association, Tamil Literary Association, Science Society, Commerce Society, Health and Nature club, Astronomical Club, Drama Society, Debate club, scrabble club, choir, girl guides association, interact club & UN club are the clubs and societies which provides facilities to the students to gain the knowledge and experience from the extracurricular activities. == The School Emblem == The school emblem depicts in essence the heart of the school. The rationale for its functioning and for its role within and without is reflected in the school motto ‘Gently and Firmly’. The Code of Ethics, the rules that govern the behavior of students, the goals and objectives of discipline are embedded in the very soothing words, ‘Gently and Firmly’. Notwithstanding the texture of softness, it commands and holds within it the meaning of education for the whole community. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Bridget's Convent, Colombo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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