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Excitement and high expectations marked the maiden inter-school spelling bee competition organised by ThriveBridge Empowerment Network, as pupils and students from 12 public and private schools converged on Rosmos School, Warewa, Ogun State, to demonstrate their spelling abilities and compete for honours.
Tagged “Can Your School Spell?” the competition held recently featured three categories — primary, junior and senior secondary — with contestants competing for cash prizes, souvenirs, certificates and trophies.
Participating schools included Great Havilah School, Community Primary School (senior and junior), Ronbok, Rosmos School (senior and junior), Triportal, Kid Zone, Averroes, The Truth, Greatness Garden School, First of All, Sammag Wisdom and Multivariate School.
Dressed in their different school uniforms and accompanied by teachers, the contestants arrived with a common ambition: to represent their schools creditably and win laurels in a contest that combined academic rivalry with excitement and entertainment.
Founder and convener of ThriveBridge Empowerment Network, Yetunde Olori-Oladipo, said the initiative was conceived to promote literacy, inspire confidence and encourage academic excellence among schoolchildren.
“Beyond the excitement of competition, this initiative seeks to nurture intellectual curiosity, encourage discipline and celebrate the brilliance of young minds,” she said.
Spelling bees, which became popular in the United States during the 19th century, have since developed into internationally recognised educational contests, with participants tested on their knowledge of words, spelling accuracy and vocabulary.
The competitions have also become platforms for encouraging public confidence, discipline and healthy rivalry among young learners.
For the participating schools, the maiden ThriveBridge contest offered an opportunity to compete outside the conventional classroom while interacting with pupils and students from other institutions within the community.
The organisers doled out cash prizes of N30,000, N20,000 and N10,000 for the first, second and third positions, respectively across all cadres, alongside souvenirs, trophies for the winning school and certificates of participation.
The competition formed part of ThriveBridge Empowerment Network’s educational initiatives aimed at supporting young people and creating opportunities for them to demonstrate their abilities.
