Business Day (Nigeria)

Greensprin­gs School students secure $8.5m scholarshi­ps to study abroad

- AMAKA ANAGOR-EWUZIE

tion and resources needed to achieve excellence.

Reacting to her achievemen­t, tudents from Greensprin­gs Ilok said she is excited School’s IB and grateful to God, her parents Diploma Programme and her school. have secured over She said the robust curriculum $8.5 million worth and rigour of the IB of scholarshi­ps to study at Diploma Programme helped top-ranking universiti­es to guide her towards success. across the globe. Feyisara Ojugo, deputy director Emmanuela Ilok, one of education at Greensprin­gs

nd of the students, gained full School, expressed extreme scholarshi­ps to study Computer joy for the performanc­e Science at multiple Ivy of the IB Diploma students. League institutio­ns including According to her, the student’s Massachuse­tts Institute of acceptance into top Technology (MIT), Yale University, universiti­es globally on scholarshi­p Columbia University, is a testimony to their and Stanford University. hard work and the support

Ilok joined Greensprin­gs that the school provided to School 15 years ago and that ensure that their dreams come has been instrument­al to her true. success as the school provided “I particular­ly commend her with the support, motiva- Emmanuela Ilok who was

Sawarded full scholarshi­ps into Ivy League universiti­es like MIT and Yale, among others, with a one percent acceptance rate. She has journeyed with us from pre-school, all through elementary, secondary and now the IB Diploma Programme. “She has been a high achiever and as a school, we ensure that she and the others are provided with the adequate support and environmen­t needed to attain their full potential. Seeing her succeed makes us proud,” Ojugo said.

Ojugo said that over the years, the school has had similar reports of strides by its IB Diploma students, with di erent sets receiving scholarshi­ps worth millions of dollars to study their choice in their preferred institutio­ns.

“ese students have been able to record such a high level of success because of the robustness of the IB Diploma programme,” she said.

She added that the IB Diploma curriculum prepares the students for the world’s top universiti­es and university life.

e Greensprin­gs IB Diploma programme is a twoyear sixth-form programme designed to prepare secondary school students for life in tertiary institutio­ns. e students admitted into the programme are expected to have a minimum of 5 credits in their O’ Levels such as GCSES, IGCSES or WASSCE including English and Mathematic­s.

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