The students researched on various themes during the term and presented at the end. This gave the children an integrated learning experience. To make the learning outcome more interesting, the projects were judged at the class level and prizes were awarded at grade level.

The Nursery and KG also had annual themes and their research was presented with performing arts on activity day. All the grades also researched and presented various topics at assemblies. She opened a Special Education Unit in 2004 and the first student was employed as an assistant teacher just before she left. She also established a Learning Support Unit.

A very important belief that ran through her whole tenure was her commitment to ensuring that no child should be left behind and that the potential of every child should be harnessed and developed. With this end in view, she introduced “The Most Improved Student” prize to encourage students to beat their mark.

During her tenure, every sport soared; amongst many successes in the sports arena was a student achieving an all-island first place becoming Sri Lanka’s Best School Girl Athlete. Three new sports namely, Badminton, Karate and Squash were introduced. Three friendly inter schools’ sports encounters were started. The Ladies/ Bishops Hockey match (2005), the Ladies/ Museus Regata (2004) and the Ladies/ Visakha Water Polo (2004) encounters are now looked forward to events in the schools’ sports calendar.

During this time, the synchronized swimmers produced three exquisite water ballets. Namely “All that Jazz” “So this is Christmas” and “Dancing Through the Decades”.

The clubs and societies were challenged to develop. A heritage club was introduced. The Science Society was responsible for executing 2 mammoth Science Exhibitions involving the whole school namely “Science Town” and “Scizone”.

The 3 literary societies presented the same topic at assemblies. Sinhala Day and Tamil Day which encompassed all facets of language learning was introduced. The two societies also launched their respective orchestras. The English literary society published a regular newspaper “Red Letter” and the students started taking part in the “Shakespeare Drama Competition” after a long lapse winning the contest several times. A bank was opened and was manned by the Commerce Society. Thrift was encouraged and a prize was given to the student who saved the most. Students started companies and launched businesses. An online business was also launched. The clubs and societies too presented at assemblies. The religious societies presented the same topic so that a greater understanding and comparison of the religions could be established.

Herself, a debater, she began an interschool debating tournament namely “The Lilian Nixon Tournament” held in British Parliamentary Style which grew to be the most sought after schools’ debating tournament. An art exhibition where every student had an opportunity to exhibit her painting was held every year on Childrens’ Day. A Digital Art Competition and Cartoon Competition were introduced. Students and teachers had many opportunities to travel extensively overseas on exchange programmes, educational excursions and to participate in sports events. Many theatre experiences enhanced the development of performing arts. A variety entertainment “Galvanized” showcasing a range of dances was staged. Tamil Dance Dramas were brought back to the school first at house level during which the 4 houses produced 4 epics in dance form followed by 2 magnificent school productions, “Draupadie Sabatham” an extract from the Maha Bharatha and “Rama Kathai” an extract from the Ramayanaya. Similarly, Musicals were brought back first at house level. Two outstanding school productions “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Sister Act 2” followed. The Primary school productions “Tania, Anne and the Gypsies” and “Scherazade” were also very endearing. A memorable “Street Theatre Production” and an oriental ballet “Thammanava” depicting the Vijaya Kuveni story were also performed. A spectacular rendition of Kalidasa’s “Sakuntala” served to leave a perennial memory.
In keeping with her no child should be left behind maxim, an annual concert “Serendipity” was organized where any child who wanted to have a stage experience in any of the performing arts could take part without auditioning. The emphasis was on participation and not excellence. An ambitious programme of upgrading, refurbishing and building also saw fruition during this period. As using technology was becoming a part of teaching methodology she established the junior computer laboratory and upgraded the senior one. Multimedia Projectors were installed in the different vertical levels of the school and later E beam technology converting the class whiteboards to smart boards when necessary was also introduced. Boxford was renovated into a child friendly Nursery. The Green Room, Hostel and Home Science Room were refurbished. The Day Care facilities were improved and a large number of students started using this amenity.

The old Willis Hall was demolished and a new 3 storyed block of classrooms was built and now houses the Primary school. A connected 3 storyed block housing a Cafeteria, Facilities Office, Infirmary and British A Level classrooms followed. To commemorate the OGA – Centenary, a building for the College Archives, Junior Library and Table Tennis room was constructed. The sports complex built to house Badminton Courts, Squash Courts and a Gymnasium was the jewel in the crown. In 2013 she undertook the mammoth task of air-conditioning the school hall which was successfully completed before she left.
She was grateful that her predecessors had ensured a financially secure school and was mindful of the fact that she should also do so. In order to finance some of her major projects, 3 very successful walks were held. The first in 2004 financed the first ever school bus. The next two walks “One Hundred Years down Flower Road” (2010) and “LC Strides” in 2013 helped finance the sports complex. A focused drive to collect money for bursaries was also a hallmark of her tenure. Many old girls and well-wishers unstintingly helped swell the bursary fund. She left a strong financially secure school.