July 7, 2021
By Dadson A. Musa
On the 3rd of July 2021 in a quiet community on the Bo/Kenema highway a private school run by an academic who lectures at Njala University College held its first graduation ceremony for nursery pupils who were entering primary school.
The place is conducive for learning as it is a way from the buzz and noise of Bo city.
The school is found at Mophindoh Section with an infrastructure so befitting of a private school; wash facility, spacious car park, playground and with a pupil/teacher ratio that is under control.
The event was chaired by Madiana Nyahota Sia Mensah-Gborie, a lecturer at Njala University College.
In her opening statement, she lamented on the lack of investment in early childhood education in the country and encouraged parents to give whatever support they can to the young lads as nursery school education forms a strong foundation for the future education of children.
She lashed out at parents who do not give priority to their children’s education. She repeated the essence of early childhood education as it is the ‘basis on which the future education of every child is built.
She told parents that these grandaunts could be ministers, doctors, lawyers or even president.
On her part, the proprietress of the school, Zainab Milton informed the gathering that she was able to set up the school because of the support she got from her husband, John E Milton and their children.
She hailed from a family of teachers as both her father and mother were teachers.
She advised parents to monitor their children’s work on a daily bases.
Performances of poems, songs and quiz competition marked the highlight of the graduation ceremony.
Prizes were given to best performing pupils.
The school started with trained and qualified teachers and nursery (1-3) and primary 1-5.
So the first National Primary School Exams will be taken next academic year.
The school hopes to start the Junior Secondary School next academic year as it is a three -storey building with enough classrooms Certificaticates were given to grandaunts at the end of the performances which was followed by a farewell song by grandaunts.