Business Day (Nigeria)

Students need leadership, entreprene­urial skills to create impact – Corona School CEO

- AMAKA ANAGOR-EWUZIE

For students to develop well-rounded skills needed to compete globally there is a need for schools to integrate leadership, entreprene­urial skills, and robotics into their academic curriculum.

Adeyoyin Adesina, chief executive o cer of Corona Schools’ Trust Council, said this at the launch of its new three-story block for secondary school in Ibeju-lekki, Lagos. Adesina said leadership and entreprene­urship training would equip students with the essential edge to remain competitiv­e and prepare them to become future change-makers.

According to her, leveraging technologi­cal advancemen­ts such as robotics is also essential in modern-day teaching and learning because it plays a pivotal role in preparing students for future career opportunit­ies.

She said education has assumed a new dimension as students are now eager to explore new career paths, hence the need to imbibe a method of teaching that opens their minds beyond any measurable reach; and motivates them to take ownership and cra their vision even at this tender age.

Adesina further said Corona School management has over the past 69 years of the school’s existence, ensured a consistent engagement with parents in the delivery of education to the children.

“It is not just enough for them to pay for their education and then go away. We have seen that our students are better when they have commensura­te support from the home front as well,” she said.

To her, the iconic building is one of the school’s commitment­s to high standards of always providing a conducive and convenient environmen­t for learning.

Raliat Adebiyi, chairman of Corona Schools’ Trust Council Governing Board said the launch of the building has catapulted the image of the school within Lekki and its environs.

He said the facility is out to cater to the education needs of the present and the future generation­s of students.

“e seven-star building launched has all the facilities required to churn out well-rounded students who are ready to face the challenges of the 21st century,” she said.

Adebiyi said the facility boosts interactiv­e screens for optimal learning, fully equipped laboratori­es, a contempora­ry cafeteria, a meeting room for sta members, a li , a ramp, and other compliment­ary amenities for students with special needs.

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