Special Foundation Ambassadors have offered analytical, public speaking skills, in addition to citizenship training to young students in some select schools in the federal capital Territory with focus on LEA Primary school Kuje,Abuja in Nigeria’s capital city.
The Special Foundation, according to the ambassadors who spoke to BusinessDay is actively involved in proffering solutions to learning gaps in. school curriculum in the country by training young students in creating writing.public speaking,critical thinking,leadership,patriotism and national values.
Speaking to newsmen at the summer school lessons in LEA Kuje, Seyi Akinwale, Founder-the Special Foundation,said,”True economic development and good leadership can only be achieved by an inclusive educational system.When you educate young people,you are building the pillars of society.I believe in nation building and that citizens must be catalysts of the positive change they want to see in their communities.
Seyi said,”We cannot look to the government for solutions to all the social problems we find in our community.This is the reason we created this platform to address specific societal ills in education.
Chukwuma Nwanze,an Ambassador of the Special foundation said at the ceremony that,”These are tough times and there is no better time than now to join hands together to make the future brighter for every child.This is the reason why I ‘m joining forces with the special foundation and there is a chance for
“This is to encourage patriotism and nationalism from a yoing age,raise verbally confident childten,ignite creative writng and critical thinking in children and most of all to raise slfless leaders for today and tommorrow.
It would be noted that the special summer is an annual 3-week programme aimed at improving the quality of education recieved by children in Northern Nigeria.
The programme has impacted over 300 children in the last 3 years was developed to address the gaps discovered in the current public education recieved by children in Northern Nigeria.
The focus is to improve the literacy and critical thinking abilities of at least 100 children from disadvantaged communities who are out of school or currently attending public schools in Abuja and its surrounding in states.
Further,the special Summer School 2019 which commenced on the 5th of August at the LEA Primary school,Kuje Abuja is currently hosting 120 children of the 350 applicants that came on the opening day of the school.
The Children were given grade specific back-to-school packs and 3 of the best performing pupils will be given grade specific back to school packs,while 3 of the best performing pupils will be placed on inspire scholarship for primary and secondary schoo curriculum.
Thomas Zephania ,a student of the LEA school in Zuba who participated in the summer school lectures lauded the initiative noting that he learnt critical thinking,public speaking,drawing and spelling in the lessons.
HARRISON EDEH,ABUJA
