Stakeholders especially in the education sector have commended the contributions of Baàmẹ̀kọ́ of Ibadanland, Chief Saheed Oladele, to the educational sector.
The stakeholders lauded Oladele over the Erudite Model High School that he encourages Nigeria to adopt.
Cross section of those who spoke included heads of educational institutions, school administrators, parents, and other professionals.
Those who spoke included the Registrar of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Professor Josiah Ajiboye, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in Oyo state, Professor Salihu Abdulwaheed Adelabu, and Engineer Abiodun Lawal from Abuja among others.
Ajiboye in his contribution said that the Erudite secondary school model looks highly innovative.
Adelabu in his contribution, prayed God continues to make us a point of reference for good while reacting to the model.
Lawal gave the model a wow and said it was impressive and well put.
A language teacher, Mrs Animashaun, said that Ibadan is lucky to have Baàmẹkọ.
She said: “I can’t but say Ibadan is lucky to have u. Your resilience and dedication to actualisation of the evolving trend of education over the years is worth applauding.
“Honestly u are a rare gem. Keep doing exploits and well done.
“Earlier today, I wanted to tell you that those whose children didn’t perform well in the just released WASSCE results should join our GCE boot camp starting this Monday but I had to switch to the encouraging remarks above as got WhatsApp.#Highly_innovative #Point_of_reference_for_good #Impressive. #Ibadan_is_lucky. We remain humble and grateful.
Oladele, while speaking, described the school as a model for Nigeria.
He said: “Our secondary school is not just a model for you but also for Nigeria. If we groom your child within 2 years, he will be ready for BECE at JS2 and spend the next one year on something very essential in the 21st century.
“Our JSS3 class is our language year where your child learns French and German for 6 months one after the other or memorises the Qur’an for 8 months and learns Arabic for 4 months using the latest methodologies. French and Arabic can be combined depending on your preference.
“Our SS1 class is our IGCSE year while SS2 and 3 are our WASSCE years. Learning all major senior secondary school subjects through a reasoning curriculum in SS1 will make your ward better than his peers and grant him a more solid foundation before starting WASSCE preparation in SS2. Many students will do better if they have an opportunity like this to learn the same topics from different curricula.
“In addition to the above, our SS1 to SS3 3 holidays are loaded with life skill boot camps exclusively free for our students. Your child will move from creative writing boot camp during SS1 first term holiday to content and copywriting, digital marketing, problem-solving, public speaking and communicating for impact, video editing and adaptability, and resilience boot camps during holidays. She will invest 1 to 2 weeks out of every 3-week holiday or 4 weeks out of every 6-week holiday in the skill building depending on the skill in focus while leaving weekends out for sports, community service, and olympiad training.
“If anything in this post interests you, please share. Raising a total child in the 21st century is a collective responsibility. Our fee per term is 1.2 million naira which covers tuition, accommodation, feeding, and health insurance. The entrance test to Erudite Model High School takes place on the 24th and 31st of August and we are admitting to JS1,2,3 and SS1,2,3 classes”.
