Cursory: From January 2023, about 23 secondary schools from the United Kingdom will storm Nigeria in search of students. The schools comprise high-profile secondary schools in the UK explicitly targeting students from Nigeria because of their enthusiasm for sports and other activities.
About 23 of the UK’s most prominent boarding schools will visit Nigeria around January to search for talented students to enroll.
According to reports, the schools will hold sessions with interested parents and students at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Saturday, January 14, 2024. The event is tagged UK Boarding Schools Week.
The event is in association with the UK’s Department for International Trade and is Organised by Mark Brooks Education.
The leading schools and organisations taking part are Aldenham, Badminton, Bishop’s Stortford College, Box Hill School, Cardiff Sixth Form College, CATS Global Schools, Cognita and David Game College, and Dean Close.
Cory Lowde, Headmaster at Box Hill School, said he is excited to welcome Nigerian students due to how they contribute to the school community, get stuck in adventurous activities, excel in sports and other fields, and bring a sense of responsibility to the community. Lowde said Nigerian students add to the well-being of everyone they interact with.
Others are Dulwich College, Fragomen, Haberdashers’ Monmouth, Malvern St James Girls’ School, MPW Colleges, Nord Anglia Education, St. Andrew’s College, Cambridge, TASIS, Truro High School for Girls, and Wycliffe College.
Shona Norman, head of Woodbridge School, commended Nigerian students for excelling in sports and academics.
Norman said:
“We have always had several Nigerian students over the years, and they settle very quickly.
“In my experience, Nigerian students want to contribute to the wider life of the school. They are not just talented and hard-working academically, but I also find that they benefit from co-curricular opportunities such as drama, sports and music.”
Commenting on the solid pastoral care at his school, Mr Lowde says,
“We are beautiful to West African students because, first and foremost, we are a family. We do focus on the individual. All the concerns that parents might have are also concerns for us.”
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