By Amaka Abayomi

THE Chairman, Board of Governors, Olashore International Schools, Prince Bimbo Olashore, has restated the school’s commitment to retaining Nigeria’s strong culture and value system in its core structure while striving to ensure that Olashore scholars are adequately prepared for the competitive global market. This assurance was given by Prince Olashore at the conclusion of an excursion programme to France and some other countries by the students, who said the school will also keep Nigeria’s history on the radar, especially as most young Nigerians are not conversant with the country’s history.

He said “the world has indeed become a global village and we must be active players in the world stage, not just spectators. As we also help our students become global citizens, we must also help them understand our history so they can better appreciate where they are coming from and where they should be going.” The Olashore ‘Beyond the Classroom’ program includes special guided trips to local and international destinations such as Obudu Cattle Ranch, Republic of Benin, South Africa, UK, Dubai and France. The school also holds a special community service every year, so students learn from an early age the principle of greatness through service.

The seven days biennial trip which involved 68 students and five staff members, was structured to help amplify personal development and experience and connect the students to global culture, history and lingual-franca in the unique Olashore style and revolved around history, geography, culture, art, music and language. Pointing out that the tour shed more light on the essence and benefit of learning outside the classroom, the Principal, Mr. Derek Smith, added that Olashore education is more than academic excellence as the school applies the Kolb’s learning cycle where experience followed by reflection leads to learning.