Foreshore School Pupils Excel at Cambridge Checkpoint Exam
The management of The Foreshore School (TFS) Ikoyi, Lagos, has announced the excellent performance of its pupils in the Cambridge International Checkpoint examination for the 2020/2021 session.
With a 100 per cent score in the examination, it said they have demonstrated a comprehensive and secure level of understanding, knowledge and skills of the curriculum content and have been well prepared for the next stage of learning.
Speaking at the 2021 graduation ceremony of the third set of year six pupils in Lagos recently, the Administrator, Miss Oyindamola Egbeyemi described the pupils’ performance as impressive, saying that they achieved much higher than the international average and also did better than its last set of pupils.
“They performed very well with excellent results according to the Cambridge international score scale. Also impressive is the fact that they did all these despite having gone through a pandemic and spent two academic terms within the limitations of learning from home.”
She advised them to always remember the foundation they started with at TFS, saying, “it is on this foundation that they will build themselves to become the best that they can be.”
The Executive Director, Mrs. Olubunmi Egbeyemi commended the teachers who are working to ensure that the school meets up with international standards, despite the local challenges.
She said the school has evolved from Tender Loving Childcare (TLC) and Tender Loving School (TLS) with the support of its stakeholders, including parents, teachers and the children, adding, “what we are witnessing today is the graduation of children, some of whom started at TLC from about 18 months and are now 11 years old.”
Egbeyemi urged the pupils to be confident wherever they find themselves, saying, “to my wonderful children, I can only wish you the best. I look forward to seeing you in the future. You are leaving TFS to the next level of life. You will recall my talk with you. Always be confident, don’t feel less than anyone, among the values we have imbibed in you. I wish you the best.”
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe, who was represented by a Professor of Exercise Physiology, Grace Otinwa commended the management of the school for its efforts on the pupils, saying, “I have served on the board of some schools and I know what it takes to groom the children. Your investment will never be in vain.”
She advised the pupils to protect the name of their family and the school as they go out to the next level of learning by standing out.
In her remarks, the guest speaker and Creative Director, Redbutton, Mrs. Chioma Ogbudimpka encouraged the pupils to exhibit excellent traits, saying that this will expose them to opportunities and make people to trust them as they move to the next phase of life.
Ogbudimpka, who is an alumnus of Tony Elumelu Foundation, said, “the more excellent trait you exhibit, the more people trust you. It will be a lot easier to win support. You can be the greatest, nothing can stop you from being great except you.”