Gallery [Show as slideshow] Aththudawa Temple Aththudawa Temple Chief Monk of Aththudawa Chief Monk at Aththudawa Ladies of Aththudawa Old School Room at Aththudawa First meeting with Temple Monk and village elders Village gathering to discuss plans for a building Architect's Plans Buidling Foundation Stone Ceremonial Stone Layout Chanting of Verses Cleared Ground for Building Gathering on Building Site Laying of the Second Stone Monk's Blessing Monk who Donated the Land Monk's Blessing for Trustee David Monk's Blessing for Trustee Joy Pre School Teacher Teaching at Home Before Building Stone Laid The First Stone View from Aththudawa Youngest at Ceremony Pre School Teacher Volunteers at Away Day prior to visit Away Day games Aththudawa Sarvodaya greeting Opening Ceremony day Ceremonial activities Cutting the ribbon Local customs Welcoming speeches Gifts for the young Architect's Plans Pre School Teacher Teaching at Home Before Building Teaching at Siddhartha School Team at World's End Sarah on World's End Trail Pondering Buddhist karma and the climb up Adam's Peak we are about to begin Psyching up for the climb Relaxing with a s pot of tea picking on the way up the mountain Is it a bird? Is it a monkey? No it's Phil being crazy! Tom at Adam's Peak Gandarawatte Classroom A happy pupil Teaching in our pre-school Fun with girls at Anura Vidyalaya School Classroom game Team visit to Rotary Club of Colombo Mid City Phil delivering a speech during the initial visit The Aththudawa building opening Dancing at Aththudawa Lighting the candles at the opening ceremony Children's humour Laughter is the shortest distance between friends Aththudawa child Matara school children Dancing at Aruna Vidalaya Aruna Vidyalaya School girl Performing an Arabic dance at Aruna Vidyalaya Painting at Aththudawa Children of the pre-school Playground fun Butterfly craft Hannah and Chris teaching grade 5 children in a lesson about sports Laura and Phil teaching a grade 12 class on the topic of persuasive media Hannah teaching grade 3 children drama and animals Siddhartha class Fun outdoors Pre School Teacher Chris at School Dancing Lesson Emma and Rasika From the Paddy Field Handpainting Happy class Head, shoulders, knees and toes wall Hickory Dickory Dock Painted classroom Painting in progress This little piggy wall Wheels on the bus Boys song - Home Sweet Aththudawa Closing Ceremony Girl with Georgette Phil with Children Sarah and Children Speeches with Sarvodaya Team Making Batiks Perahera Feastival Sinhala Dance Team 2011 at Gandarawatte Team 2011 in Sarees ATHTHUDAWA BUILDING JAN 2015 ATHTHUDAWA MEETING JAN 2015