university of lagos women society school (ulws)

Overview

The school started initially as a Nursery School in 1967 in a pre-fabricated wooden classroom with 10 children. With a loan from the university, a temporary building was constructed which housed the school for ten successive years. In 1977, the Nursery school celebrated its tenth anniversary by starting the building of the permanent structure. On May 9, 1981, the permanent building with 12 double Decker classrooms and an administrative block was officially opened for used. The history of the University of Lagos Women Society Nursery/Primary School is a review of years of dedication, handwork, foresight and strong will. The Nursery school was originally a two-year programme, admitting children from age three into the nursery classes, and taken them on to their Kindergarten classes soon after they are four years old. At the age of five, most children leave the U.LW.S Nursery school to join various primary schools. In 1987, the U.L.W.S. Nursery School opened two “Play Groups” of 25 children each, for children between the ages of 2 and 3 years. The goal of the “Play Group” is to stimulate and support the mental, social, emotional and physical development of the child by providing opportunity for spontaneous and structured play in a secure and loving environment. In the year 2002, after 35 years of running the nursery school the noble idea of expanding the Nursery school to absorb pupils for primary education was initiated by the president of the Women Society, Mrs. Olusola Ibidapo-Obe. This idea was welcomed and a committee was subsequently set up to look into the modalities of building the Primary School. On the twenty-first of October year two thousand and two, (21-10-02) the primary school was founded to the glory of the Almighty God. Mrs. Stephanie Ofonagoro the then Headmistress of the University of Lagos Women Society Nursery School was instrumental to the school’s take off. With her co-operation, two classrooms were made available as a temporary site for the primary school to commence. A building had earlier been built, which now houses they play group of the nursery school to be a starting off place for the primary school too. The school occupied these spaces and more for almost three years before moving to the permanent site. We would like to put on record here the great assistance and support from Professor Ibidapo – Obe, the vice chancellor of the University of Lagos. He threw his whole weight behind the women society in this project. He contributed in no small measure to the primary school project. He chaired so many launching programmes and donated generously. When the woman society applied for a place for the school’s permanent site, the society was promptly given through his influence. Today, the University of Lagos Women Society Nursery/ Primary School has grown in leaps and bounds and caters for crèche, Nursery and Primary Education.

Location

University Road, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos Lagos, LA Shomolu Nigeria, Lagós Lagos

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