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It has been said that “Road Safety Education plays an important role in shaping the attitudes and behaviours of young people – ensuring they become responsible drivers and passengers.”

At the end of their time at Start-Rite Primary School, it is important that we celebrate our pupils’ time here, their achievements and the friendships they have made. Our Year Six Graduation is a very special event where we celebrate in song, poem, and awards.

It was all red and white in Start-Rite Schools on Tuesday, 16th July 2019, as children were dressed stunningly for their big day, as the Early Years Reception Class celebrated their graduation to Year 1 Primary School. The bar was set very high with the theme, ‘Butterflies in Bloom’.

Start-Rite Schools Day Secondary participated in the Interschool Debate, Speech and Quiz Competition organised by Kinetic Inclusive Health Initiative and United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC) and finished in 3rd place.

Every student loves to get out of the classroom and explore and the students of Start-Rite Primary School are no different. The students did their annual excursions and had fun on their educational adventures around Abuja.

Excursions give exciting educational experiences deeper than the regular school environment and afford another dimension to class-based learning whilst helping to reinforce what has been taught in the classroom. Students get to learn in a new environment and as learning can be hands-on or interest-driven students are excited to learn something from someone new who is an expert in their field.

Start-Rite Schools makes Educational Adventures part of the school curriculum.

The students of Start-Rite Schools Day Secondary had an excursion to the National Children’s Park and Zoo on Thursday 20th June 2019. Located in Asokoro behind the presidential villa lies a large expanse of land that has animals, a play area for kids and a lakeside cafe in an area designated as the National Children’s Park & Zoo.

The students of Start-Rite Schools Day Secondary visited the Young Leadership Academy of the International Republican Institute (IRI) on a leadership excursion.

The Chairman of Value Reorientation Development Initiative in Africa-VARDIAFRICA, Amb. Daniel N. Obah has visited the Start-Rite Schools to lecture them on the relevance of Value Reorientation and how it can attract positive impacts in Nigeria and Africa.

On Friday, 24th May 2019, the students of Start-Rite Schools enjoyed an African Jamboree ahead of Children’s Day.

Mr. Folorunso Aliu engaged the students on how to prepare and speak for the Secondary schools Speak2Lead Public Speaking Competition.

The Children’s Theatre Festival 2019 hosted Start-Rite Schools and other Schools within FCT on Saturday, 11th May 2019. Start-Rite Primary School performed and witnessed performances in theatre, drama, music, dance, visual arts, and spoken word. It provided the opportunity for students to not only participate in the theatre but also make theatre for and about students.

As part of their PHSE studies, students were pleased to have Nafisa Haliru, a final year student of law at Igbinedion University share her life experiences on Thursday, 21st March 2019.

Start-Rite Day Secondary celebrated women around the globe. Guest speaker, Buchi Onyegule and host of Morning Mojo on WeFM 106.3 FM Nigeria engaged the students with the theme and hashtag for this year #Balance4Better. Also featured on stage was three-times All African Music Award (AFRIMA) nominee Ogecha who sang her hit ‘Intentionally Woman’.

On Monday, 11th February 2019, Start-Rite Day Secondary School had its first Mentor-Mentee lunch with teachers and students. The dine and discuss picnic style lunch where teachers and students could be found sitting informally on mats on the grass, with their lunches unpacked and spread and later enjoying board games and interacting in an informal, fun-filled atmosphere within the school grounds, before the mentor-mentees split into groups to have further discussions. 

Friday 8th February was a special fun-filled day at Start-Rite School as we opened our doors to Parents, pupils and visitors to explore exciting, hands-on activities related to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics known as STEAM.

Start-Rite School partnered with Agrupamento de Escolas Infanta, Portugal for a World Read Aloud Skypeathon where pupils gathered and read out loud to each other. The children from Argrupamento de Escolas Infanta who were aged between 13-15 years and in 9th grade read Secret of the Pyramid by Mary Pope Osbourne and we read to them Love: The Tiger by Frederic-Brremaud. The children also were able to discuss and exchange ideas on culture and customs.

Start-Rite Day Secondary held its first Market Fair on the 29th of January 2019. All students participated in this valuable learning experience by turning to entrepreneurs; either producing food items or buying and re-branding items to sell.

Students and Parents of Start-Rite Day Secondary school commemorated and honoured victims of the Holocaust on International Holocaust Remembrance Day with an assembly dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust which occurred during WWII.

The schools Chess Club had the pleasure of hosting Mr. Oladapo Adu. Mr. Adu is a Nigerian chess player and FIDE International Master. Mr. Adu qualified to play in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow, he also qualified for the 32nd Chess Olympiad and became the Nigerian national champion in 1995.

On Thursday, 24th January 2019 Start-Start-Rite Day Secondary students were happy to welcome Dr. Chinonyerem Chisom Lawrence Welles, an International Conference Speaker and advocate for health and wellness.

Thursday, 6th December saw students from all Schools perform their wonderful Christmas Concert presentations in front of a packed audience. This year’s theme is ‘Christmas with Love’.

Administering school elections for Start-Rite Student Council gives Start-Rite Schools another opportunity to educate the students about democracy and the importance of voting.

Colourama event was indeed colourful. For little children, understanding colours is an essential building block for learning. Early Years pupils of Start-Rite Schools had during the term, observed colour days. Colourama event was geared towards evaluating how much the children new about the colours they had learnt in the course of term. They were also opportune to showcase some of the art work they had done. Parents present were excited at how much the pupils had grown, especially as they talked about their colours during the colour parade.

The students had an instructive lunch at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja. In a special atmosphere of the exclusive Papillon Restaurant, the students learned the art of fine dining. The activity was geared towards giving the students an opportunity to apply dining etiquette and develop excellent table manners and social skills.

The United Nations Day marks the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations. This year’s United Nations Celebrations was tagged SDGs Action. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are made up of 17 goals adopted by world leaders to be achieved by 2030 aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring prosperity for all.