Olashore School Launches Specialist Training for Teachers
As part of its continuous efforts to blaze the trail in the Nigerian education sector, Olashore International School (OIS), Iloko-Ijesa, Osun State, recently commenced a special training programme for carefully selected teachers across the country.
The programme tagged ‘The Teacher Training Programme (TTP)’, which kicked off in Iloko, is meant to instil special training skills in select teachers from schools across the country, as well as teachers from partner schools.
The school plans to run the programme termly in major locations in Nigeria (Lagos, Abuja, Port-Harcourt and Warri), including the host community of OIS, Iloko-Ijesa, where the pilot edition will be heldAmong other objectives, the programme aims to foster a healthy and mutual relationship between Olashore and participating schools; provide an outlet for participating teachers to share personal teaching experiences and improve their skills; create a networking platform for teachers and as well serve as a meeting point for public and private school teachers
The OIS TTP is a social responsibility initiative geared towards creating a forum where teachers in public and private schools can engage in cross fertilization of ideas on self-development and greater classroom effectiveness.
The forum, which is facilitated by Bradford College-trained master teachers from Olashore International School, will allow discussions that focus on areas that range from providing resource materials, participant interaction, teaching methods to strategies on planning.
The school, in its quest to become the centre for teacher training in Nigeria, continues to redefine learning and teaching methods in schools. One way this is being achieved is the Teacher Training Programme. The programme is a two-session training on improving the pedagogical skills of participants and reinforcing excellent teaching practices in the classrooms. Participants are drawn from partner primary schools and public primary schools in rural areas where opportunities for such training may be unreachable. Themes such as group work, modelling, and assessment for learning will form major milestones in the six term-long training.
The programme is expected to continue online with virtual interactions between facilitators and participants before the end of the 2016/ 17 academic session.
According to the Chairman, Board of Governors, Bimbo Olashore, “Olashore International School is a leading academic institution where leaders are made by providing our students with life skills, leadership training, arts, sports and global exposure while preserving our core Nigerian culture and societal values.” Since its inception 20 years ago, the school has been redefining education through its comprehensive teaching and learning community approach, high quality instructors and keen emphasis on students’ leadership development.