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The growing challenge of finding the right kind of institute that would serve as a grooming centre for teeming teenagers in preparation for university education has often proven tasking for parents.
With Nigerian education challenges a well-known issue, 21st century parents would give anything to find the right institution that would offer academic excellence, discipline and above all moral integrity their teenagers preparing to gain admission to universities.
Increasingly, assessing the right kind of education to meet the demands of parents in this science and technology era remains as concern education stakeholders call for Nigeria institution to think outside the box to meet this challenge.
One of such institution is Bridge House College, an exclusive sixth form College established in January 2005. It started with eight students but today, the college boost of over 200 students. From a little beginning, it has grown over the years as her students churn out excellent performance in Cambridge International Examination and university foundation examinations.
In accepting the pivotal role that sixth form college plays in grooming the next generation of professionals for national development, Bridge House College has embarked on a number of far-reaching initiatives designed to enhance the realisation of its vision in the context of current and future needs of Nigeria in particular and the world in general.
The institution offers the university foundation programme and also does the Cambridge international exams for A levels. In addition, the institution have a unique 1+1 programme, an arrangement which affords students the opportunity to study the first year Cambridge ‘AS’ level at Bridge House College , Lagos and then proceed to complete the A2 level at Brook House College UK.
In line with its vision to create globally competitive students, Bridge House College in the period of 13 years recorded a mile stone when four of her students made high scores in Economics, Physics and Business studies at the Cambridge international examination (CIE). By this feat, the candidates received British Council recognition.
Uche Emeanu, Principal of the college disclosed that the institution not only looks at the academic area alone for each student, but also ensure that safeguarding the students remain top priority.
Richard Balogun, vice principal 2 reiterates that the Cambridge International examination is the number one provider of examination all over the world adding that the college had to leverage on this examination because it identified an existing lacuna in conducting international examination and the need to fill it.
“When the students spend two years in Bridge House College, the grooming they get helps them to be properly integrated from the secondary education into the tertiary education”. Balogun added.
Olabisi Banjo, head counselling and university placement said the business of the college is to ensure that students are properly educated so they can get into good schools.
Banjo opined that the college core business is to groom teenagers that have concluded their secondary education for any university of their choice in Nigeria or Abroad.
According to her, “One of the unique things about Bridge house is that we do not restrict our students to our own partner universities alone. In the United Kingdom, we have 28 university partners.
“Bridge House College is a brand and we are very particular about the brand. The counselling units ensure that the students are well educated not only so they can get into good universities of their choice, but to continue to carry the bridge house brand when they get to their various universities”.
Carmen Latty, College Administrator, posits that from inception to date, Bridge House College has continued to provide enabling environment for the achievement of academic excellence.
Latty said it is expected that these and other activities shall sustain the college as a leader in sixth form education in Nigeria in the years to come.
KELECHI EWUZIE
