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The management of Greensprings Schools has indicated its willingness to strengthen the school’s alumni towards creating positive social impact and networking purposes.
“We want to build a very strong alumni; while they were here in school, we instill in them the sense and purpose of giving and helping the community,” said Lai Koiki, executive director of Greensprings School at the second home coming celebration of the school held at the Ikoyi campus, tagged ‘White Party’.
According to Koiki, the school felt the need to bring all old students together to reconvene and support the school. “It is also to help them start networking because we know that will benefit everybody.
“So, we need them to come together, not necessarily for Greensprings school, but in the name of the school to support the needy,” said Koiki.
She opined that the home coming was initiated to encourage the old students back to Nigeria. “It is also another opportunity to ensure that they come back to Nigeria; we continuously tell them that yes go away, get a good education, even get some job experience but know that Nigeria is home and come back to Nigeria with all your experience to build this nation,” Koiki stated.
Koiki stated that the school will be celebrating its 35th anniversary next year and part of what it intends doing is to have some in-road into helping to run government schools. This she said is based on the fact the nation’s future depends largely on the quality of education it offers to the generality of its citizenry.
“We think that without education – not just for the few that are able to come to private schools, but generally it is important because our whole future depends on ensuring that all of the children in Nigeria are educated, and so we hope that we will be contributing our own quarter to that space,” Koiki concludes.
Oluranti Bankole, the school head of admission said, “Alumni is the legacy we leave as a school and we want to celebrate them and ensure that they are keeping the flag flying.”
Motolani Awokoya, also known as ‘Motion Cakes’ said the home coming is a great idea as it affords him opportunity to catch up with everybody from Greensprings School.
Awokoya who work as a Disc Jockey (DJ) said, “it is all about networking and coming back to base, and it is nice to reconnect with old friends.”
KELECHI EWUZIE
