Defence Scouts

The 76th Colombo Scout Troop took action to clear, clean, and beautify the Udahamulla Sub Railway Station! 🚂🌱🪴🌻

From clearing overgrowth to restoring the station's charm, our scouts put their leadership and civic duty into full gear to create a cleaner, more welcoming space for daily commuters.

​organized by Prime Minister's Scout
H.W.H.J. Wijesekara

​"Leave this world a little better than you found it." – Lord Baden-Powell ⚜️

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Heartfelt congratulations to Scout Methsilu Dilshan and Scout Nethinu Nithisara of the 76th Colombo Scout Troop, Defence Services College, on being promoted to the rank of Senior Scout.

This achievement reflects your dedication, leadership, and commitment to the Scout Promise and Law. May this milestone inspire you to continue serving with courage, integrity, and excellence.*

Wishing you both every success as you move forward in your Scouting journey. We are proud of your achievement!

සුබ පැතුම් !!! ⚜️

76 වන කොළඹ බාලදක්ෂ සමූහයේ මෙත්සිලු දිල්ශාන් සහ නෙතිනු නිතිසර යන බාලදක්ෂයින් අද දින ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ බාලදක්ෂයින් ලෙස උසස් වීම් ලබා ගන්නා ලදී. බාලදක්ෂ නායක සුපුන් මුදලිගේ සහ බාලදක්ෂ නායිකා සකුණි ජීවන්දර ප්‍රමුඛ අනෙකුත් ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ බාලදක්ෂයින් ඉදිරියේ දී ඔවුන් මෙලෙස උසස් වීම් ලබා ගත් අතර ඔවුන්ගේ අනාගත බාලදක්ෂ ජීවිතයට අප මෙලෙස උණුසුම් සුබ පැතුම් එක් කරමු.

"කොළඹටත් පොසොන්" ජාතික බාලදක්ෂ පොසොන් කලාපය 2026✨

බාලදක්ෂත්වයේ සේවය, බැතිය සහ සංස්කෘතිය එක්වන "කොළඹටත් පොසොන්" – ජාතික බාලදක්ෂ පොසොන් කලාපයයේ පළමු දින රාත්‍රියේ පැමිණි මහජනතාව වෙත මාළු පාන් දන්සලක් ආරක්ෂක සේවා විද්‍යාලයේ 76වන කොළඹ බාලදක්ෂ සමූහය විසින් ලබාදුනි.

​"Kolambatath Poson (Poson to Colombo Too)" National Scout Poson Festival 2026 ✨

​On the first night of the National Scout Poson Festival an event where the service, devotion, and culture of scouting unite—the 76th Colombo Scout Group of the Defence Services College hosted a fish bun dansala for the visiting public.

Defence Services College
Defence Scouts
Colombo Scouts
Sri Lanka Scout Association

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Happy Poson Poya Day!

May the light of the Dhamma guide your thoughts,
bring peace to your mind, and kindness to your heart. 🙏🪔

"The mind is everything. What you think, you become.”🧘

~ Defence Scouts ~

ආරක්ෂක සේවා විද්‍යාලයීය
බාලදක්ෂ සමූහය
විසින් සංවිධානය කරනු ලබන,

"මාළු බනිස් දන්සල"

2026 පොසොන් මස 28 වන දින
රාත්‍රි 08.00 සිට
බාලදක්ෂ පොසොන් කලාපයේදී
පැවැත්වේ.

ඒ සඳහා ඔබ සැමට බැති සිතින් ආරාධනා...!

🏕️ Mastering Wilderness Survival!

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​A Fireplaces & Backwoods Cooking Workshop was successfully conducted at Defence Services College by senior scout harindu wijesekara for Scouts preparing for the Chief Commissioner Award!

​Special thanks to Mr.Pahath Swarnamala , Mr.Sujith Priyamangala, Mr. Supun Mudalige,
Mrs. Sakuni Jeewandara, Assistant Scout Leader Mr. Kavishan Kotuwegedara, and the Senior Scouts of the Defence Scouts Group for leading this hands-on session.

​Key Highlights:
🔥 Building various wilderness fireplaces for different weather conditions.
🥔 Backwoods cooking techniques without modern utensils.
🛡️ Fire safety and outdoor survival skills.

​📅 2026.06.21

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As the full moon illuminates the night sky, we are reminded of the supreme light of wisdom that dawned upon the world under the sacred Bodhi tree. Vesak is a beautiful reminder to pause, look within, and quieten our minds.
​On this thrice-blessed day, let us strive to replace anger with kindness, greed with generosity, and ignorance with understanding. May the gentle teachings of the Dhamma guide your footsteps, bring serenity to your home, and fill your life with endless peace. ✨🌕🪷
​Wishing you and your family a deeply blessed and serene Vesak Day from the Defence Scouts.

A Mapping, Hiking & Outdoor Skills Workshop for Scouts preparing to complete the Chief Commissioner Award was successfully conducted at Defence Services College by Scout Leader Mr. Supun Mudalige, Mrs. Sakuni Jeewandara, Assistant Scout Leader Mr. Kavishan Kotuwegedara, and the Senior Scouts of the Defence Scouts Group.

The programme focused on developing essential outdoor skills, including mapping techniques, cooking, and practical application through a model hike, providing Scouts with a valuable hands-on learning experience.

2026.05.28

Congratulations to Lahan Kulasiri and Hansana Srinath on receiving the highest award in Scouting, the President’s Scout Award.

A proud moment for the Scout Group and the school as a whole. Wishing you both continued success and excellence! ⚜️🏆

~ Defence Scouts ~