FOUNDERS DAY
Ladies’ College celebrates Founders Day on the 12th of February in memory of our founders, Ms. Lilian Nixon and Ms. Elizabeth Whitney who travelled from England in 1900 to Ceylon.
Although they planned to join a school, upon their arrival they learnt that the Ceylon Missionary Society had chosen them to start a school instead!
Every year at our Founders’ Day service we give thanks to God for their lives and those who followed thereafter. It is a day that we remember every Principal, teacher and staff member who has served the school with love, recognizing that the fruit of their labour of love and service is what we reap today.
In 2022, due to the Local Advanced Level examinations being held in February, we celebrated Founders’ Day on the 11th of March.
The day began with a thanksgiving service in the school Chapel. Due to the inability to physically celebrate last year, prefects from 2021 and 2022 were allowed to lead the procession. Due to covid restrictions, limited students were allowed to be present at the service. Nevertheless, the whole school was able to watch the livestream of the service from their classrooms via the smart boards.
A book titled ‘Stories of Faith’, which features 122 stories from past and present students and teachers was dedicated to the service.
A staff breakfast and class parties were held thereafter and then the students were given a surprise assembly put together by the staff titled ‘Kiss the Teacher’ a musical appreciation featuring Abba songs through the life of a student at Ladies’ College. The day ended with the Netball match between the prefects of 2021 and 2022 and staff members.
Founders Day 2023
Founders Day 2022
Founders Day 2020
Founders Day 2019
Net Ball Match 2023
Net Ball Match 2022
Net Ball Match 2019
The building that was perhaps the most inspirational is the College Chapel.
Built on the faith of a previous generation this enchanting building demystified religion for us through our own participation. We sang familiar hymns, watched the versatility of the choir mistress’ face, and found comfort in the warmth and simplicity of the chapel built for children. We learned not the fear of God but the solidarity of our own little community that was bound by a simple morning ritual. We anticipated promotion from the tiny pews to large chairs at the back while our dog eared hymn books filled with interesting cards and pictures provided silent entertainment during lengthy sermons.
We trod the pathway to and from the chapel each morning with that extra special effort at silence. I can almost feel the stucco those pinkish colour walls and see above us shapes of suspended angels.
AP Learning spaces from Ladies’ College 1900 – 2000