GENERAL ARTICLES
A glimpse of the past: Rev. Alexander Garden Fraser
Monday, 23 April 2018
If Ireland Jones founded Trinity, Rev. A. G. Fraser was the one who truly made it the “best school of all.” Many of his contributions to the school still shape Trinity to this day, and he is often referred to as Trinity’s greatest principal. Before Fraser came to Trinity in 1904, the school was in
- Published in College, General Articles, History
Classics for a Cause, a free concert for School students – Reviewed
Monday, 23 April 2018
Reviewed by the Junior Literary Association, Trinity College Kandy. It was a memorable evening for the audience at the Trinity College Hall on the 20th of April, as four of Sri Lanka’s foremost musicians took the stage for an enchanting hour of chamber music. They were warmly welcomed and introduced by the Choirmaster of Trinity
- Published in General Articles, Music, News
Founders’ Day Commemoration Service 2018
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
Founders’ Day Commemoration Service 2018 Trinity College was founded on 17th January, 1872. Commemorating a hundred and forty six years of continuous existence on the same premises is something any institution would be proud of. To mark the Founders’ Day at Trinity, a commemoration service has been organized to take place on 18th January (Thursday) during morning
Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Trinity in 1954
Sunday, 14 January 2018
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II must have fond memories of her first visit to Sri Lanka in 1954. As well as visiting Colombo during the ten days she spent here, she also visited Kandy to watch the Perahera, and while there, she was felicitated at the grounds of Trinity College Kandy before she was escorted
- Published in General Articles, History, News
Coats of Arms on the pillars of the Holy Trinity Chapel
Tuesday, 07 November 2017
“I have great hopes that most of our pillars will be engraved with the coat of arms of one or the other of our elder brothers, symbolizing in what is in fact true, that a Public School of the East has been built humanly speaking on the foundations of the great schools of the West, and
- Published in Chapel, General Articles, History
Sri Lanka Unites Chapter of Trinity College Kandy – Annual Report of 2016
Tuesday, 22 August 2017
The Sri Lanka Unites Organization was first founded 10 years ago, with Mr. Jayantha Dhanapala at the helm, influencing people to move along and learn from the mistakes we made in the past, and not attempt to re-live them. The Sri Lanka Unites Movement has strived to unite the youth of Sri Lanka, who hail
- Published in General Articles, Societies, Sri Lanka Unites
Life at Trinity Junior School
Thursday, 03 August 2017
The place where you can stay in peace The first step of school is the Junior School. It is the place you learn what a school is. The place you have fun learning new things, the place you get to know how to study and the place you can stay in peace. You always learn
- Published in General Articles, Junior School
Michael Kagwa Jnr (Hamilton Michael Kagwa)
Thursday, 15 September 2016
In 1938 Trinity welcomed Michael Kagwa who made a startling entrance to add to the list of pupils to Trinity from abroad, of whom quite a few had been, like his father and uncle, charming dignitaries from Uganda, who helped pave the way for Michael when his time came especially on the rugger field where
- Published in General Articles, History
Michael Kagwa Snr (Ernest Mikaeri Kawalya Kagwa)
Thursday, 15 September 2016
In 1915, two brothers from the Kingdom of Buganda were admitted to Trinity. They were Ernest Mikaeri Kagwa (aka Ernest Michael Kagwa Snr.) and Ernest Serebe Kagwa. Both Michael and Serebe played Rugger for Trinity in 1918, under the captaincy of Maung Maung Gyi from Burma. The School Magazine of 1918 had this to say
- Published in General Articles, History
Africa, Trinity and the Kagwas
Thursday, 15 September 2016
Much has been said about Trinity’s African connections: students who came from Africa to study at Trinity, their achievements as old boys, and of course the fact that our Rev AG Fraser went with Mr AHR Joseph (Old Boy, Cricket Lion, Capt of Cricket, Rugby and Athletics, Ryde Gold Medallist and member of the Staff)
- Published in General Articles, History
