Nursery pupils dazzle guests at school graduation

Written by Hussein Yahaya Monday, 25 July 2011 05:00

Nursery pupils of Nelson Mandela International School, Nyanya, Saturday amazed guests with their brilliant entertaining performances during the school’s 13th graduation ceremony in Abuja.

The pupils, who were below three years of age, sang rhymes accurately and danced to demonstrate actions in the rhymes.

Speaking at the event, Sir Justice Bazim Elumelu, proprietor of the school, recalled how the school was founded on October 2, 1995 and have graduated over 10,000 pupils/students, who have moved to tertiary institutions.

He said the school which is approved by the Federal and FCT Education Secretariat, has been involved in government policy making as well as implementation.

According to him, the school has seen it all in the last 20 years of education in the country. “I am bold to announce that on July 13, 2011, a team of about 14 top education professionals from department of policy and implementation FCDA, carried out full inspection of our facilities, teachers, as well as operations and found us worthy to operate a senior secondary school to be recognised as a WAEC and NECO examination centre,” he added.

He said the school has upgraded its science as well as computer laboratories and added new ones such as audio/visual labs.

The proprietor advised the graduating pupils/students to be true ambassadors of the school and wished them greater heights in their life pursuits.