Social Service Club

The Social Service Club of Bishop’s College is built on the fundamental principle of community service, which is compassion. Under the motto of ‘We rise by lifting others’, the Social Service Club aims at instilling in its members the value of helping those in need. Students  are able to carry the lessons and experiences gained through club activities into their daily lives thus making them become more empathetic and understanding towards people of society.

Vision

To develop love and compassion in the hearts of all Bishopians’ and to make that a part and parcel of our daily lives.

Mission

To educate and instill in our members the importance of self-worth and help them translate those lessons into acts of compassion towards others, keeping in mind our motto; ‘We rise by Lifting Others’.

Teachers In Charge and Office Bearers

Teacher’s In Charge : Ms. Dammika Liyanaarachchi

                                              Ms. Neela Hewawasam

                                              Ms. Sivamalini Selvaraj

                                              Ms. Radika Wickramanayake 

President                      : Jameela Jabir

Vice President            : Yoshani Ukwatta

Secretary                      : Deena Sangani 

Treasurer                     : Janithri Molligoda

History of the club

• The club was formed somewhere before the year 1978,with the purpose of providing a helping hand to those in need and to help develop compassion among its members.

Notable achievements

• In 2013 the Social Service Club won the gold award at the Pearson Edexcel Community Service Awards

• Bishop’s College won the Silver Award in years 2015 and 2016 consecutively  at the Pearson Edexcel Community Service Awards.

• The Social Service Club of Bishop's College won the bronze award at the Pearson Edexcel Community Service Awards in the year 2017.

• Project ‘Pivithuru’ in 2018 won us the silver award at the Pearson Edexcel Community Service Awards, a

• We won the silver award at the Pearson Edexcel Community Service Awards in 2019 for our project “Alokaya”

Major Events throughout the course of the years

1. The annual Edexcel Community Service Project 

• 2015- This project was held at a Child Development Center where we spent many days with the kids. Fun and interactive sessions were held during this project
• 2016- We visited the Lauris Orphanage many times throughout August. We painted their walls and organized a cookery day, a mini-concert, a fun day and taught them English as well.
• 2017- This project was conducted at the Lankadhara Child Development Centre. This project aimed to uplift the English language skills of children aged 6-19.
• 2018- Pivithuru 2018 was a community service project held under the themes of Education empowerment and environment.
• 2019- The annual Edexcel project was conducted in August of 2019, under the name “Alokaya”. This was done in association with the Prithipura communities for the differently-abled.