Amid pomp and pageantry the graduating pupils of Neonate Private School, a private primary school located at Oworonshoki, Lagos, last week, bade their school, teachers and other fellow pupils farewell.
It was at the school’s Graduation/Annual Prize-giving Day and Valedictory, which was attended by parents and other guests, who gathered in the school premises in their large numbers to felicitate with their children and celebrate them for completion of their primary school education.
Established few years ago by Mr Yemi Oke and Mrs Seun Oke, who are based in the United Kingdom, Neonate Private School, has not only stood the test of time, it has also continue to add value to character, discipline, moral upbringing, learning and overall development of the pupils through qualitative education it offered in an ambience learning environment.
The school set up to provide quality and standard education for children in the Oworonshoki axis of Lagos, is top-class school with a record of high performance in National Common Entrance examination, state examination. Apart from the impressive learning outcomes, the school is built on high moral standards, strong cultural values, high-rated sport skills, entrepreneurial mastery and above all, a mindset for honesty with respect for humanity.
As a school that is fairly five years old, Neonate Private School has proved it is not a push over in the business of handling children, caring for their welfare, and providing the right knowledge to these children that aimed at producing a total child.
The overwhelming attendance of parents at the prize-giving and valedictory, according to Prof Owolabi HY of the Prof Owolabi Education Corner on New telegraph, who visited the school, sent a message that “Children are better and unbelievably outstanding when parents are parts of the things they like to do.”
With a high sense of understanding and determination, dedication and commitment, parents and pupils, he acknowledged that these are necessary to nurture good character and worthy behaviour in the children, if truly, we want to groom global leaders.
Curiously, Owolabi added that parents, during the event attested to the quality of friendship existing between the home and school, which also stressed the strong bond connecting parents to management of the school.
He, however, attributed that huge success of the school to the unrelenting efforts and commitment of the owners of the school to consistently provide the school with seasoned, caring and experienced teachers to offer the 21st century learning.
At the graduation, the pupils spoke glowingly of the proprietors and the management, led by Mrs R. Olofe, Head of School for their invaluable contribution to their life and education through recruitment of qualified and skillful teachers.
Reeling out the achievements of the school, the Head of School, however, listed these to include outstanding performance in the Radio Nigeria 1 Global Debate, Independence Day celebration activities being organised by the school, the Neonate indoor games and sports, craft, colour and Children’s Day celebration, among others.
The school, which operates Nigerian curriculum also embellishes it with Montessori and British curriculum concepts, which give the pupils hope and assurance of global education as leaders and internationally versatile future entrepreneurs.
Other teachers are the Assistant Head of School, Mr Seun; Mrs Debby and Mrs Agbor, whose training, quality, experience, dedication and commitment to work, according to the parents, have gone a long way in contributing to the overall growth of the school, as well as keeping faith with the mission and vision of the school’s founding fathers.
The school that was said to be conceptualised to bridge the digital gap in children’s learning outcomes, through Information and Communication technology driven learning, is equipped with a competent teaching force with digital skills, 21st Century compliant knowledge and methodology for today’s learning needs.
“The ceremony has just made a statement, as it wrote a word on the Mabel and put down for all an indelible show. This is the fact that all are valuable and everyone has a value. Every child present at the graduation has at least a role to play, a part to contribute and something to offer,” Owolabi said.