‘Functional school curriculum key to effective education system in Nigeria’

I discover that focus is important, and it is not just about being successful or being a career person; it is pursuing purpose that gives you life fulfilment. First of all, God prompted me to do an NGO for teenagers and the physically challenged which has run for 13 years and we are still running. Presently, we are developing a centre for it. One day, God woke me up to say, ‘I’ll give you a chapel, and you’ll give me a crèche’. I am one person that when I receive an inspiration or instruction from God, I run with it. I began the preparation and brought an expert who came to talk me through what the crèche business is all about. So, we used the chapel to start the crèche in a bid to fulfil what God has ordered me to do. One day, I was passing through this place and God took my attention there and said He would use that space to build the school. That wowed me because I initially did not know what to do. So, we built up the place and we are here today.

Growing up, I trained as a child evangelist. There are so many things I can do. I write books, I sing, I write songs. I am a very creative person. That creativity spans in my career. I came up with innovative things that drive my excellence even in the office where I work. I create programmes. The most important thing in this is that I listen to God. God is looking for people to use and as many as are available, He keeps loading with things to do for him. As a child evangelist, I have loved children. When I got married, I set out to have six children even though I have just two.

First of all, when God gave me instructions to start this place, He told me He wanted me to run this place in the excellence of His name. I hear that some centres drug children so they can sleep all through because they do not want the children to cry. In this school, we believe crying is a natural expression, so children should be allowed to cry. What stands us out is that our standard is God’s standard and God’s standard is excellence, transparency and honesty, which are very important and we are so determined and committed to this. All these are reflected in our recruitment. Having worked as head of human capital in my organisation and knowing what people management is all about, I applied the skills I acquired in NIBSS in the recruitment. My teachers are all committed graduates. When I got this inspiration, I went to Welding University in Florida to study Early Childhood Administration, Management and Leadership. I also brought in an expert in Early Childhood Education who came in here to do hands-on with all my teachers. I brought in a medical person who took us all in First Aid training. We went through the First Aid training because we know that children can come up with anything at anytime. They can convulse, swallow things; even though our environment is safe, you never can say. For this one year, we have not had any accident. This is our first anniversary and we thought to give back to our community. We have offered free medical services with one of the best hospitals, which is Saint Nicholas Hospital. Our equipment are the state-of-art and our fee is absolutely competitive. All of the schools around us charge higher. I needed to first equip myself and the centre. We are sitting on our own property and no one will relocate us to anywhere. One of our staff at the crèche is from the Philippines, married to a Nigerian; she is a mother and also passionate about children.