The wonderful people we have had the fortune to find and feature on Making Parents
Season One
Dr. Nalinika Obeysekere
Petvet Clinic Animal behavior specialist
Tel: +94-777-344333
Featured on Children and Animals
http://makingparents.info/?q=video_animals_in_school
Dr. Nalinika Obeysekere is head of the Blue Paw Trust a member Society of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). Blue Paw Trust is a fund raising organization which offers Free Service for the Underprivileged to sterilize and care for their dogs. BPT is currently working in collaboration with the Colombo Municipal Council on a 5 year project to sterilize stray dogs within the city of Colombo.
Dr Obeysekere works as a veterinary surgeon and is one of the Founders of the “Pet Vet” Clinic in Colombo, an all female Multi Doctor Practice with about 4 to 5 thousand clients. She specializes in Companion Animals and Animal Behaviour and her personal favourites are German Shepherds.. she has 4 of them! Dr. Nalinika is also a fitness fanatic and travels every Year on Mountain Climbing expeditions in the lower Himalayas.
Jerome De Silva
Director / Workshop Players
Celebrated dramatist and drama director Jerome is the driving force behind the first ever Children's Theatre group - Jerome helped engineer the "Junior Workshop Players" as an off-shoot of the legendary "Workshop Players" ... The JWP now forms a happy platform for kids from all ages to express themselves on stage and flaunt their talents at professional performances.
Charmian Colombage
Directress Stepping Stones Montessori
Charmian's school was featured on our special Animals and Children episode where the school's resident rabbit Pulun was star of the show. Sadly Pulun passed many months after we filmed him for Season One. We will miss him but his loss will be felt much more by all the kids at Stepping Stones who treated him as a friend and companion during his life in the school. Thank you for your love and the wonderful lessons "Pulun" and thank You Charmian for showing us the wonder the happiness, and even the discipline animals can bring to a child's world.
Mobile +94-777-680356
Stepping Stones +94-112-865676
Carmen Parker
AMI Australia
Carmen Parker discovered Montessori during her teaching training for primary education. She soon found herself developing her knowledge of Montessori and learning about the materials alongside her own two sons, completing her AMI training in 1984. She initially used her Montessori training to assist children with learning difficulties in primary school, later taking up a position at the Hills Montessori School as teacher and then principal. Carmen is currently principal of Farmhouse Montessori School, president of NSW Montessori Association, treasurer of Montessori Association of Australia and editor of Montessori Matters national magazine. She has been involved in the development of a state curriculum of early childhood education in NSW and is on the committee of the NSW Children’s Forum. Her involvement in the development of Montessori in China has led to her position on the board of the International Montessori Teachers Exchange Centre of China.
Dr. Mahen Wijesuriya
President – National Diabetes Association
Tel: +94-773-021666
Primal Fernando
Special Needs Episode Contributor
Season Two
Tharika Goonathilake - PR Manager
The Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Tel: +94-773-130280
Chef Ashan Liyange - Sous Chef
The Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Tel: +94-773-929994
Dr. Sunil Ratnapriya - Parent & contributor
Tel: +94-773-497515
Dr. Kayathri Govindasamy /Dr. R Ajanthan - Pediatrician
Healthy Life Clinic
Tel: +94-777-354744
Clinic: +94-114-628163
Ramya Devi - Dietician
Healthy Life Clinic
Clinic: +94-114-628163
Shyamala Pinto-Jayawardene
Fine Arts teacher - Shyamala School of Art
Tel +94-777-893064
