Projects & Events

In order to mark this historic era, we hope to plan a range of activities (commencing from now), some of which have already begun - which of course will be of great benefit to our students in the long run. A series of high profile gala events are proposed leading up to the period of celebration and we look forward to your generous support and participation at these events.

A special emphasis in education and infrastructure are a few of the ventures which we will be focusing on throughout the upcoming years.

ANNUAL ORATION

We commenced an Annual Oration titled ‘Shelton Wirasinha Oration’ in 2017 during which Guest speakers are invited to address on relevant topics. This was liaised by Mr Kumar De Silva.

With his 21 year tenure as Principal of Wesley College from 1962-1983, Mr Shelton Wirasinha goes on record as being the second longest serving Principal after Revd. Henry Highfield. A product of Richmond College, Galle, he touched the hearts and lives of tens of thousands of students who passed through the portals of Wesley College. The Shelton Wirasinha Oration is thus a fitting event which pays homage to this great educationist.

CHRONICLES – HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORY OF WESLEY COLLEGE

An exclusive magazine/coffee table book comprising the history of Wesley College is hoped to be published prior to the 150^th year celebration. A committee headed by Mr Jeremy Brohier meets frequently to gather / search for various information and nearly 80% - 90% information has been collected already. The team is working really hard on this and we are expecting to publish the best history book of Wesley.

SOCIAL / COMMUNITY SERVICE

We decided to commence a project which would benefit rural / less privileged schools in Sri Lanka. The initial step was taken in 2018 and many schools have been assisted thus far .

Our objective of this project is to:

1. support at least 150 schools through this project which would enhance the educational facilities at least to a certain extent & to uplift the standards of Education in this country.
2. Educate our children on caring / sharing and be a beacon of light and move in line with the mission and vision of the Methodist Church, by blessing others with the blessings which they have received

CAREER GUIDANCE

Beginning in 2017, in order to broaden the knowledge, skills, abilities and improve decision making skills of our own students, different batches of old boys who are in the field of career guidance have volunteered to organize Career Guidance Seminars for students in the advanced level classes who leave school after the Advanced Level Examination. Professionals are invited to address the students on employment opportunities and effective job placements.

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE COLLEGE

Wesley College has been continuously striving towards providing quality education to its students, and has taken all possible initiatives to achieve this goal. Being in line with the vision of the College which is ‘To be the premier Christian secondary educational institute and to provide men of stature and integrity to be leaders in the technologically advancing environment.’, and realizing the overwhelming power of the virtual world which is moving towards computer generated sphere, Wesley is focusing on providing an excellent foundation in IT so that its students become more independent and all set to face the competitive world.

As an initial step, smart boards were installed in the Primary schools at Havelock Town and Tampola, the Advanced Level Science stream classrooms, Resource rooms, Conference room and Grade 6 & 7 classrooms. The classes which do not have the Smart boards right now are using the Resource rooms. Our aim is to install Smart boards to all the classrooms by the time we celebrate the 150^th Anniversary in 2024.

During the initial lockdown in 2020, a Microsoft e-mail account was created for each student in grade 6 & above so that they could join the online lessons via MS Teams. This was done with the objective of preparing the children to the fast changing environment for their life after school. An online platform (Moodle) was created on the College website into which lessons were uploaded for grades 1-9 providing a pool of resources for the benefit of the children.

RENOVATING / REFURBISHING AND RESTORATION

Renovation of the College buildings and restoration with contemporary infrastructure are hoped to commence gradually. The project includes re-plastering the walls, completing the electricity facilities, repainting etc, which will provide an environment which is vital to learning for the students.

AN EVENT OF MUSIC  - CELEBRATION OF MUSIC & PERFORMANCE ARTS

Wesley College has been a school that always performs and engages in the aesthetic segment in the society. We hope to present a mega Musial show with the first ever ’Double blue Symphony Orchestra’ for which we anticipate the participation of our present boys, Old boys and friends both here and overseas. At the initial stage, we were able to have the auditions in 2020 and we hope to resume once the school begins. Music & Drama has been part and parcel of Wesley and this initiative will be an added advantage for our students to showcase their own talents.

• 150^th Anniversary pack (?)
• A souvenir for every student

ISO CERTIFICATION:

In order to improve our standards and thereby provide a quality education, plans are underway to obtain the ISO certification.