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Computer gadgets coming for pupils of Dele Ajomale Pry Sch

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By Damilola Kushimo

Dele Ajomale Primary School, Ilasamaja, Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), has been selected as one of the schools in Lagos State to pilot an education upgrade programme facilitated by the DAWN Commission.

The programme, which is a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) between the government and stakeholders in the private sector is seeking to sustainably integrate technology usage into educational activities for teachers and students in the state.

The development was made known when a team comprising delegates from DAWN Commission led by Mrs Abiola Taylor; the Director of Public-Private-Partnership, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr Adeyemi Adebayo; an official of Airtel Nigeria, Mr Ekpenong Umoh and Mrs Abimbola Osikoya visited the headmistress of the school, Mrs Ngozi Onyekaba last week.

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Although, technology has been introduced to public primary schools in the state through Eko Excel; an invention of the state government, Adebayo noted that the programme is seeking to make technological gadgets available for teachers and pupils with an internet connection to enhance teaching and learning activities.

He further explained that the program will help in making education more fun and seamless for the pupils and ultimately improve the quality of knowledge passed across to the students.

He explained that following the team’s visitation to the school an expanded and all-inclusive stakeholders’ meeting will be held in the next few weeks.

He said the implementation of the project will be piloted with the school as he commended the headmistress for her cooperation.

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His words: “The school is willing to cooperate with us and we’ve seen that every teacher in the school has a tablet given by Eko Excel. They can monitor attendance but what they are using presently is technology in education, what we are bringing is a technology for education. The children, teachers, parents and investors will benefit. So, we are opening up the whole thing about education. Education is the bedrock of everything; the economy, all professions start from the classroom so, there is a need for us to strengthen the classroom.

According to him: “DAWN Commission is facilitating that (integration of technology into education). We want to bring the whole world to the classroom. We want our children to be digital natives and not aliens. We don’t want them to learn about the computer when they get to University, we want it to be part of their lives right from primary school and that’s the essence of this coming. And we are very happy at what we see, the school is well disposed, they are ready to work with us and I can assure you that there is going to be a tremendous transformation when the programme is fully implemented.”

Reacting, the headmistress, Mrs Ngozi Onyekaba appreciated the selection of the school for the programme.

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