 Woodward’s work at Mahinda College included taking classes in English, Latin, Pali, Buddhism and Art, in addition to the administrative duties associated with the position of principal of the school.With the assistance of Mudaliyar Gunaratne, Muhandiram Thomas Amarasuriya, Muhandiram Wickremasinghe and the benevolent Buddhist public, Woodward shifted the College to its present site and made it one of the leading colleges in the Southern Sri Lanka.His involvement went much further.