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As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSP), one of the private schools in Lagos State, Greensprings School, Lekki Campus recently had a block of three classrooms at Roman Catholic Mission (RCM) Primary School, Awoyaya.
The building was the initiative of Greensprings students’ Community Development Committee (CDC), which raises funds internally to support public schools in the neighbourhood.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Executive Director of Greensprings School, Mrs. Lai Koiki, said the move was in line with the school’s motto ‘In love serve one another.
She said the school believes in involving its students in reaching out to public schools especially, adding that the students need to know the importance of giving back to society.
She said the funds for the building and furniture were the proceeds from the ‘mufti day’ held once every term, with additional funds from the management.
“What is important is the love behind it, and how it will improve the lives of the children,” Koiki said.
The Head, of Greensprings Lekki Campus, Mrs. Feyisara Ojugo, said as part of its core values, the school encourages the students and other members of the community to also think about other people.
She said the gesture was a way of demonstrating that every child matters. She urged all adults to do their best to make the country a place where the children can grow up to be the best they possibly can be.
She expressed hope that the event would be the beginning of greater collaborations between both schools.
The Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King, commended Greensprings School for demonstrating the need for collaboration in enhancing the basic education sector across the country, which is in line with Sustainable Development Goal 17.
“They have shown love to our pupils, that is where the world is going. The absence of love has been the major challenge we have in our nation today. The future of education lies on care and concern and what you have demonstrated here today, he said.
Representatives of Greensprings School’s CDC, Ibukunoluwa Akinola and Toluwalase Falade said members of the committee think of different initiatives to raise funds to help people around. They also try to educate everyone around about rendering service and helping people around.
They said the committee considered the needs of the benefiting school and decided on the project within its resources, which will provide a new learning environment for the children.
The head teacher of RCM, Mrs. Ruth Oni, said the classrooms would provide a conducive environment for teaching and learning.
Before the intervention, She said the school had eight classrooms for its over 600 pupils. She said the classes were congested with over 100 pupils in the upper primary classes.
She promised that the school would make judicious use of the building.
