Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Ananda College, Colombo, won the Gold Award for the Best Innovative Practice of the Year at the 'Guru Prathibha Prabha' 2026 Awards Ceremony.

The award was in the category of schools with more than 1,000 students.

The award-winning initiative was the "Planet Green Force" environmental project, which implements programmes based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The awards were to recognise the country's outstanding teachers, principals and innovative educational practices, was organised by the Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Ministry to coincide with World Teachers' Day. The winners were selected through a national-level competition.

The ceremony was held recently at the Ana...