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RISSALUMNI

ASSOCIATION

August 2012

NEWSNEWSLETTERLETTER

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Why An Alumni AssociationSo what’s the point of this association. Demilade Aiyegoro gives you the low-down on why it’s worth the effort.

The Big Picture: Alumni Association GoalsSo you know why it’s so important, now fi nd out what we have in store for the association.

Celebrating Our OwnFrom his enviable academic achievements to his dreams for the future, Demilade Aiyegoro interviews Class of 2010 graduate, Kunle Atanda.

Working Hard: The Realistic Way To Achieving Your DreamsSuccess is no walk in the park and you’ve got to start somewhere, David Ogunlowo shows us how to go about it the right way.

I Can Never ForgetA heartfelt love poem to R.I.S.S.

Your Experience Is Your Own TeacherWords of wisdom an inspiration about the experiences in life that make us who we are.

The LatestNews and updates you should know about.

An audience with the PrincipalFrom questions about what she does to relax and unwind to the pressing issue of the school’s permanent site, we get to know Mrs Adetoye.

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EDITORSDemilade Aiyegoro

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Tomike [email protected]

CREATIVE DIRECTORIke Muotoh

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CONTRIBUTORSKunle Atanda

David OgunlowoOghosa Mildred Osa - Edokpolor

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Irrespective of the stage we are in life currently, we all know (whether we admit it is a discussion for another day.lol) that RISS played an important role in making us who we are today. Be it the grilling from

the teachers, the amazing friends, the strict deadlines and innumerable tests, the students’ fellowship, the compulsory public speaking or VP’s punishments. We all learnt some life lessons throughout our time there. I believe we owe it to posterity to ensure that the standard of the school is not lowered but improved upon. In the words of Ghandi, ‘be the change you want to see in the world’. In light of this, the RISS Alumni Association was born on 4th June 2011.

The objective of the association is two-fold: to help sustain and even improve the quality of resources (which in turn should impact the quality of education) at RISS and to provide a networking platform for alumni in diaspora. Although there has been a lot of improvement in RISS over the years, there are still greater heights that alumni can partner with RISS to reach. The power of networking in today’s world cannot be over-emphasized and I believe we can all benefi t from each other’s talents, expertise and achievements.

I would like to thank everyone for believing in this vision thus far. Special thanks to Ifedapo Omiwole and Kayode Ayinoluwa for being my rock, especially at the inception of this project. There won’t be an alumni association without each and every one of you. I really appreciate you and may God bless you all. In spite of our achievements over the past year, the alumni association still needs your support to take this vision to the next level. (Please see the article on ‘aims and goals’). So, please send your comments, suggestions or questions to [email protected]

Thanks and God bless,

Why an alumni association?

by Demilade AiyegoroClass of 2009

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Have at least one reunion in LagosAction taken: The reunion will hold in July 2012. Kayode Ayinoluwa (class of 2005) and Demilade Aiyegoro (class of 2009) have started planning the event.Next steps: Please watch out for more information and volunteer to join the planning committee.

Have an alumni representative present during the 2012 graduation ceremony to welcome the most recent alumni to the association.Next steps: Please get in touch if you would like to be part of the ‘welcoming team’

Appoint offi cialsNext steps: The modalities of this will be discussed during the reunion. Please watch out for more details.Carry out comprehensive research and write a report on the current state of things in RISS and come up with better ways through which the alumni association can support the group.Next steps: please watch out for more information and get in touch if you would like to participate.

We thank God for our achievements so far and we appreciate those that have sacrifi ced their energy and time to see these goals come to fruition. If you would like to volunteer for any of projects or if you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at [email protected] or on our Facebook page. We understand that most people are busy and we will try to work around your schedules.

To help improve the quality of resources at RISS

To provide a networking platform for alumni in diaspora

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Action taken: The reunion will hold in July 2012. Kayode Ayinoluwa (class of 2005) and Demilade Aiyegoro (class of 2009) have started planning the event.Next steps: Please watch out for more information and volunteer to join the planning

The Alumni Association was set up to achieve two main things:

In line with these overarching aims, these are our goals for 2012:

Start publicizing our newsletterAction Taken: You’re reading it now!!!Next steps: Improve on this maiden edition and publish at least one more issue before the end of the year.

Re-launch the ‘Ask the Alumni’ InitiativeAction taken: Olabinjo Adeniran (class of 2009) delivered a presentation to re-launch the scheme on 11th May 2012.

Next steps: Ensure that students make use of the scheme. We will be publicizing in the July edition of Eden Watch ( RISS’ termly magazine)

Revamping of our websiteAction taken: we have partnered with Anatech Solutions, an ICT fi rm run by Anaga Uche (class of 2004) to redesign the website. The new website will be available very soon.Next steps: We will appreciate it if more people volunteer to help with this project.

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Please tell us about your journey after RISS.After graduating RISS in July of 2010, I

have since relocated to New York, U.S. in pur-suit of quality higher education. Presently, I at-tend the City University of New York (CUNY), the largest university system in the U.S. CUNY comprises of about 23 colleges, some of which are two- year community colleges, while oth-ers are four- year colleges and professional institutions.

In July of this year, I graduated CUNY’s Queensborough Community College’s honors program with an associate degree in liberal arts.

Now, I’m am enrolled at CUNY’s The City College of New York– one of– if not, the most selective and prestigious among CUNY col-leges with an alumni that includes nine Nobel Laureates, former United States Secretary of State- Colin Powell, former New York City Mayors- Ed Koch and Abraham Beame, and founder and CEO of Intel- Andrew Grove, amongst others.

What is your biggest achievement so far?From national awards to recognition from the New York State Assembly, I’m very thankful of all of my achievements. It is very hard to nar-row down to one as the biggest, moreover, let me mention that in all of my achievements

thus far, I have not lost sight of what is most important- God Almighty, my family, friends and service to my community.

You have gotten so many awards in the last 2 years, can you please tell us about all of them.CUNY Student Leader of the Year, 2012New York State Assembly Citation, 2012Coca-Cola Silver Scholar Academic Team 2012All-USA First Academic Team 2012Who’s Who Among Students in American Uni-versities & Colleges Award, 2012 John F. Kennedy Memorial Award, 2012Academic Merit Scholarship 2011-2012Dean’s List Fall 2011, Spring 2012Study Abroad Scholarship to Salzburg, Austria Spring 2012.CUNY Excellence in Leadership and Service Award, 2012Service Learning Leadership Award Phi Theta Kappa Service AwardQSA Presidential Award, 2011 & 2012 New York Needs You Program 2012Spirit of AMTA Award, Yale Uni., 2011

Aside from serving as student body president from 2011- 2012 of Queensborough, I amvery fortunate to have interned with the dis-trict office of New York State AssemblymanDavid I. Weprin and to have worked on his 2011 congressional campaign.

Celebrating Our OwnDemilade Aiyegoro catches up with Class of 2010 graduate, Olakunle Atanda to find out what he’s been up to since graduating. From his enviable academic achievements to his dreams for the future, we’re kicking off this feature with a bang!


Wow! Considering the numerous activities you are involved in, how do you manage your time effi ciently?It’s very hard I must admit. For me, it is all about balancing and planning; before each week and day, I draw out a calendar (a to-do list) consisting of all the things I hope to achieve. As I complete each task, I mark it off and move on to the next item. Starbucks’ va-nilla latte also helps �

You have a passion for politics; please tell us what your future plans are regarding this area.Well I hope to end up at the United Nations someday; I aspire to contribute to their efforts of combating genocide, wars and fostering of international peace, etc. Before then, I look to

work in public administration, maybe run for political offi ce one day.

What do you think can be done about the po-litical situation in Nigeria?Nigeria is in need of dire political, economic and social reform. That Nigeria with her over fi fty years of independence and large deposits of natural resources ranging from oil to zinc, is still in a state of anarchy, is entirely shameful and sad.

The leadership of the country is to blame, but it doesn’t end there, we who watch and do nothing as politicians defi le the constitu-tion and disregard the suffering of citizenry are equally of blame. Like Thomas Jefferson said, “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”

Our generation mustn’t give into the status quo. When we begin to speak out and resist poor governance, we are taking the fi rst step towards a new beginning. My prayers and thoughts continue to go out to the families of victims who have fallen due to Nigeria’s politi-cal instability.

How did RISS prepare you for the next stages of your life? (the public speaking? Strict deadlines?)

In many ways, I am the man I am today be-cause of my experience with RISS students

Celebrating Our Own

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I have not lost sight of what is most important

— God Almighty, my family, friends and service to my

community.

work in public administration, maybe run for political offi ce one day.

What do you think can be done about the po-

Olakunle AtandaClass of 2010


and teachers. I gained a lot from the public speaking activity that I was required to do. In addition, RISS instilled good study habits and Christian morals in me.

You were the head boy of your set, how did you feel about that position? Was that what sparked your interest for politics and leader-ship? I like to think leadership for me is innate. Nev-ertheless, my experience as head boy further exposed me to leadership and responsibility, thus straightening my interest in politics and the society.

Please elaborate on your time at RISS. Who was your favourite teacher? Your best or worst memories?Mr. Ogunmadewa, Mr. Okere, Mr. Onitiju, Mr. Adegbesan and Mrs. Oshodi had particular impact on me. Nevertheless, I’m thankful to all the teachers at RISS, even the not so good ones, for they make me appreciate the good ones!

At RISS, one of my fondest memories is re-peating JSS2. At the time this was tragic, I felt hopeless. Looking back at this moment today; I’m very thankful that I did. If I had not re-peated, I would not have met such great class mates and learnt about working against failure.

What do you wish RISS had during your time there? Tiled fl oors, functional air conditioners, cush-ioned- chairs, fi let mignon for lunch… I’m glad to hear that many of these features are now present at RISS.

What was your FIRST impression about the RAA (RISS Alumni Association)?Innovative!

What changes would you like to see in the RAA?More participatory activities and a community or charity outreach.

What does the word ‘success’ mean to you?A happy and healthy family with the ability to infl uence another man’s life for better.

Tell us about your most embarrassing moment.At a fancy dinner, just before my speech I made a joke that didn’t seem to be as funny as I had imagined in my head.

When you’re not studying or ‘saving the world’ what do you do to relax?Music! I listen to a lot of music. Adele’s music is very relaxing by the way. I also like to see Broadway shows. A movie and a chat over lunch in the city with friends works as well!

If you were stuck in a desert and could carry only 3 items. What would they be?A water jug, my iPad and Blackberry

What was the last book you read?Please Look After Mom by Kyung–Sook Shin

If you had a million dollars, how would you spend it?10% will towards tithe. Portions towards tui-tion, a trip to The Bahamas and then savings.

If you were given the chance to travel into the past, where would you go and why? No going to the past for me. I wouldn’t want to alter anything especially my mistakes, I have learnt too much a great deal from them! If you could have dinner with one famous per-son (living or dead) who would it be?President Barack Obama

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At the time this was tragic, I felt hopeless. Looking back at this

moment today; I’m very thankful that I did.


If you do not study hard when young you’ll end up bewailing your

failures as you grow up. Chinese Proverb

T ime fl ies. If you do not believe, look at your life in secondary school and look at how fast it went. You walk into the school in JSS1 and you want to fi nish quickly but you “blink” and its

graduation day. You ask yourself, depending on how well you performed in school, ‘What did i do well and what should i have done better?’ The latter poses more question to you. Did you work hard enough to be happy with yourself or did you do otherwise?

Thoughts become fantasies. Fantasies become dreams. Dreams become reality. The line between dreams and reality is action. “I want to be a billionaire” is one of the main dreams of most teenage boys. The good thing about it is that we have a goal we want to reach but the sad truth is that not every one of us will reach that goal. Some of us will end up being multimillionaires. The question is how hard are you willing to work for it? Lionel Messi, the best footballer in his generation and possibly of all time was interviewed. He was asked “Were you the best footballer when you were

young?” I expected him to say yes but I was wrong. He wasn’t even close to being the best. The best was another football player and when he played, no one looked at Messi. The difference was Messi worked harder, training every day. Messi became not only the best but also the highest paid footballer. You can imagine how the other boy, now grown up, would feel. Michael Jordan didn’t become the best at basketball by relaxing. He said that he would train everyday by taking a thousand shots. Marie Curie didn’t become the fi rst woman to win two Nobel Prizes in two distinct fi elds. She worked hard. At the bottom of the ladder, there is always space but as you climb higher, the room decreases, there is less space at the top. The notion that everyone can be at the top is not true as far as I am concerned. Living life with that notion will not push you to your limits to succeed. Life is short. God’s wish for us is that we may prosper above all things. Work hard. That’s the only thing that will distinguish you from being a success and a failure.

Food for thought: Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.

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WORKING HARD The realistic way to achieving your dreams

by David OgunlowoClass of 2011

The realistic way

“Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly

dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15 (AKJV)


I can never forget,The feeling as I walked through your blue

gates,Welcomed by the strong breeze in the wind,

The neatly dressed gardens,And the perfectly aligned buildings,You are truly an epitome of beauty

I can never forget.How my heart was always fi lled with joy,

As I look forward to see the smiling faces of people that posses you,

Neatly dressed and a mother to all,And knowing for sure, that if I was bad,

It really made you mad

I can never forget,How deep down inside,

I was immersed in fear of your friendly and smart teachers,

Waiting to drill me with tough questions and tasks,

Just to make me work and be strongBut still cared all day long

I can never forget, The place where knowledge went wild,The place where delinquents thrived,

The place where ideas came alive,The place I was free to express myself,

And was assured of a bright future ahead

I can never forget,My solid foundation,

My noble Alma mater,For without you,

There would be no memories or hope

With pride I say this day,I would never trade my school for another.

I Can Never Forget

by Oghosa Mildred Osa-EdokpolorClass of 2009


Life is seriously not a bed of roses. Life has many ditches which we unfortunately must fall into so that we can learn and move on. Growing up, we all have the image of the perfect life. Do well

in school, start my own business or work for a big company, get married, become a millionaire/billionaire, retire early, travel the world and play with your grandchildren, being a cold Christian and waiting for death to come so you can go to heaven. Unfortunately, even as we serve the Living God, we cannot have that perfect life. I ask, “What do you want?” a perfect life in which you learned nothing of value or an imperfect life in which you learned the lessons of life. A perfect life would not do you any good. God does not want a perfect life for us. He wants to have encounters so he can manifest Himself in our life.

Experience is what makes us who we are. Our beliefs, our personalities, our faults, our successes are all based on experience. Some doctors will tell you the reason they became doctors is save lives. The deciding factor for them was probably seeing a loved one die and deciding then and there that they will do all they can to prevent that from happening next

time. That is an experience. “No matter how old you are, you can never have more old rags than a parent”. We are all children. There are days when we argue with our parents because we believe they are wrong. They try to warn us but we do not listen. Sometimes, they leave us alone, not because they do not love us but because they want us to go through a certain situation and learn the lesson they wanted to teach us all along. You can never know more than experience. I believe knowledge comes from experience.

Thomas Edison’s invention of the light bulb came from the experience of his previous attempts to invent one. His fi nal attempt succeeded because he had used his wealth of experience to invent it. Experience truly is the best teacher. Do not joke with it, Learn from it. Use it to avoid future similar situations and make your life a whole lot better with it.

Food for thoughtSometimes you need to fail in order to succeed. The question is will you learn from your failure and correct yourself or will you be bullheaded and remain

in one position for the rest of your life?

by David OgunlowoClass of 2011

Your experience is your own teacher

‘Experience is what makes us who we

are. Our beliefs, our personalities, our faults,

our successes are all based on experience. ’

“A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.” Chinese Proverb


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The LatestThe alumni association was well represented at the valedictory service held on 19th July 2012. Those in attendance include Oghosa Osa-Edokpolor (2009), Kelechi Haidome (2005), Onyeka Haidome(2007), Demilade Aiyegoro (2009), Winston Braie (2009), Toyin Balogun (2010), Damilola Ojejinmi (2009), Karen Ogah (2009), Feranmi Aderibigbe (2011), Tofunmi Oyewole (2008), Olabinjo Adeniran (2009) and Emmanuel Ugbeye (2011). It was a day fi lled with joy and celebration for the proud parents and graduands.

The interesting programme had a mix of music and drama presentations, the decoration of the new prefects by the out-going ones, speeches from the principal and alumni association representative, the guest minister’s charge and the prize giving ceremony. The prize giving ceremony stirred emotions in the attendees as the best graduating student, Daniel Akinbote was presented with a total cash prize of N1,125,000 amonsgt other prizes (N1 Million was donated by the RCCG Apapa family for being the best graduating student whilst Mr. Olaoye-Williams, the current FRISS chairman, donated N100,000 and N25,000 for being the best graduating student and exhibiting exemplary Christian character respectively). The graduating class also presented a bag shelf to the school and the out-going head girl, Sinmidele Ayodeji, donated a hall of fame board which contained the names of all the head boys and head girls of RISS from inception till 2012. Congratulations to the class of 2012 (the Children of Promise) and we welcome you once again to the alumni association.

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It is with great regret that we announce the passing of Mr. Henry Uzoma Onyekuru who slept in the Lord on 16th May 2012. Mr. Onyekuru was the inaugural chairman of the Friends of RISS and held the posi-tion till 2011. During his tenure, he organ-ised the installation of air conditioners in classrooms, paid for international training courses for some teachers, donated cob-ble stones, and gave Christmas gifts of bags of rice and vegetable oil to members of staff every year. To encourage attend-ance of both parents at the FRISS meet-ings, he also took couples who attended FRISS meeting together for dinner at Jade restaurant. In addition, he instituted the Henry Onyekuru Prize (N100, 000) in 2001 for the best graduating student in each set and awarded the prize till his last valedic-tory service in July 2011. Representatives of the RISS Alumni Association attended the Service of Songs which was held on 13th June 2012 at RCCG Jesus Sanctuary Parish, Surulere. We thank God for a life well spent and may his gentle soul rest in perfect peace.

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RISS IS 15

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The Alumni Association would like to congratulate all alumni that graduated from university this summer. We wish you God’s favour in your future endeavours.

The ‘Ask the Alumni Initiative’ was of-fi cially launched at RISS on February 3, 2012. The Scheme provides an opportu-nity for current students to gain from the wealth of experience that alumni possess. By simply fi ling out the ‘Ask the alumni’ form on our website, students gain access to an answering group which is made up of alumni from the class of 2001 - 2011. The Initiative has been a success so far as the answering group have responded adequately and promptly to the ques-tions asked by students. Olabinjo Ad-eniran (Class of 2010) also re-launched the scheme on May 11, 2012 to encourage more students to take advantage of this great resource.

RISS celebrated its 15th anniversary with a week long programme from the 8th – 14th of October 2011. The Alumni Association was aptly represented by Motunde Oyewole, Ikechukwu Onyekuru, Toyin Balogun, Opeyemi Odesanya, Lekan Aboderin, Olabinjo Adeniran and Damilola Sotande at the Family and Alumni Day on 8th October. The Grand fi nale held on 14th October 2011 was a success with the dedication of the new school hall, the launch of the yearbook and awarding of prizes to deserving students.

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Principalan audience with the

The WomanHow long have you been the principal of RISS? It’ll be 10 years by the end of July.

How would you describe your experience at RISS? What are your best and worst memo-ries so far? Exciting! It keeps changing and there’s never a dull mo-ment!

What would you say your

We know that your job as principal can be stressful so what activities do you do to relax?I play games on the com-puter. My number one relaxer is playing Solitaire because whilst I’m concentrating on arranging my cards, it takes my mind off everything else. It used to be reading, but I now take reading in a different way. I mostly read for my soul these days- I read my Bible and four devotionals everyday and I’m learning a great deal about my God.

backs and the arrangements in place to ensure that the dream becomes a reality? We had some problems with Lagos state because they claimed that it was in the ex-port free zone and it wasn’t. It wasn’t until Governor Fas-hola came in and 2 years ago signed the exition fi nally for that area.

The other problem was when we stared the fencing last year, the villagers started giv-ing us problems. Now we’re waiting for the Apapa fam-ily to fund and develop the school. They said they would visit but they haven’t done so yet, so we are waiting.

The reason for waiting is that after Pastor Eskor died, the leadership of the Apapa family changed. We understand that the Apapa family has met and had their meetings but as a school we have not been told what the family is planning to do. I’ve gotten to see Pastor ID and some other members

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“I have so many beautiful memories

but maybe the best would be the performance of children, who in spite of our lack of facilities have excelled both at

home and abroad,

best and worst memories are?I have so many beauti-ful memories but maybe the best would be the performance of children, who in spite of our lack of facilities have excelled both at home and abroad, for instance the year when UWC (United World Col-leges) had only 3 scholar-ships for Nigeria and we got 2 of out of the three. It was really exciting and that was the same year that Ife-dapo Omiwole led the Nige-rian team for the World Junior Science Olympiad.

I don’t really have dull mo-ments, but my worst memory was when we increased fees, many students left and the student population dropped drastically.

The SchoolMost alumni would like to know more about RISS’ per-manent site. Please can you elaborate on the progress of that project, the initial set-

Demilade Aiyegoro sat down with Principal of R.I.S.S., Mrs Olatundun Adetoye. From questions about what she does to relax and unwind to the pressing issue of the school’s permanent site, no stone was left unturned. Truly an enlightening read. Interview transcribed by Tomike Salami.


Principalof the school board have seen him about the permanent site but he said it’s not a decision for him alone but for all the provincial pastors, and in the Apapa family there are about six provinces.

This year we are trying to get all the provincial pastors to valedictory service and Pas-tor ID is a guest speaker this year. So we are hoping that the theme of the Apapa fam-ily this year – catalyst for change – will be our catalyst for change, that’s what we are hoping for.

In the past year, the school hall was renovated and inter-locking blocks were used to replace the once-dusty road, can you please highlight other infrastructural improvements that have been done recently?

We started working on the ceilings because many of the ceilings were falling; the ceil-ing boards were in a terrible state. The library was moved to a separate building, even though it’s still small but it’s nice. The floors of the JSS1 block, the room now used for the Chinese class and every other place where there was no tiling has been tiled. The biology and chemistry labs were refurbished so they look completely new. We also changed our system of paint-ing for a different look and rebuilt the tuck shop.

RISS students have been recipients of the prestigious UWC and ALA scholarships over the years; how were you able to maintain this academ-ic standard over the years? We are working hard. Each time we see complacency with staff and students, we ginger them up and let them know that they are not ful-filling the mandate, they are

supposed to be children of excellence and each time we notice that they go below the excellence standard, we’ve had seminars for staff, they still travel out of the country to learn. For the students, we run a lot of after school reme-dial classes, free, for all the weak students. Last term we actually did a special remedial math class. We recruited an extra teacher for math so that we can give more attention since a lot of students have problems with math.

Apart from the partnerships with ALA and UWC, has RISS forged relationships with other leading higher educa-tion institutions? Not really, though one school that has been interested in us is Bosworth College in the UK and Southern Ontario College in Canada. We also have an offer for an exchange pro-gramme with a British School in either Finland or Norway

all over the world. When I at-tended their conference, I was surprised at their high level and what I liked about that was that OFSTED, the Brit-ish inspectorate were there, and they are willing to come and inspect those of us who are outside the UK, especially those of us in Nigeria.

One other thing is that it’s going to raise our standards, filling their form alone showed what level we have to be at and now everyone in the school understands that we have to move our standard really high. From our standard of teaching, premises, atti-tudes to our dressing, though our dressing standard has al-ready been raised a while ago, students and teachers are very well dressed at all times.

(to be continued)

but it has not been finalised yet.

We were given a partner school in the UK, a public school and we have not followed up because they didn’t have a website for us to see what they were like. We are trying to forge partnerships with schools, espe-cially in the UK since we our students write the IGCSE ex-ams. We are also in the process of join-ing the council of British international schools and we are partial members but they are still things to be done to con-clude because it’s an association of elite British schools

Images 1 & 2: New improvements in the Biology and Chemistry laboratories

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