The event paraded imageries of different animals, which the children in their various classes dissected to the applause of their parents in attendance.
Commenting on the Science Fair, the school Proprietress, Mrs. Folashade Ogunkolati, said the major reason for the event was to brighten the horizon of the pupils’ knowledge of animals and wildlife and to give them enough exposure that would enable them to diversify in their choice of careers.
“The reason for organising the Science Fair is to enable the children to have the knowledge of animals from different continents in the world and learn some facts about them.
“It has opened the eyes of the pupils that they can become scientists or veterinary doctors and could be employed in future with their knowledge of animals. It has also taught them how to protect animals from going into extinction,” she said.
She commended the teachers who watched documentaries to equip the children with the requisite knowledge of animals and encouraged them to engage in research with their parents towards making the programme a huge success.
The proprietress, who disclosed that it took roughly one million naira to organise the programme, implored the government to take advantage of the climate in Nigeria and create tourist centers with animals and wildlife to generate revenue like countries such as Kenya and Rwanda, among others.
She expressed the hope of taking the children to zoo when the security situation in the country improves.
Curriculum Developer, First Greenwich Schools, Evangeline Ogunkolati, hinged the event on exposing the pupils to the importance of research towards making innovations on wildlife.
“Human beings have been inspired by animals from time. We use their body parts and we use their skin. Now, we can learn about their biology, their physics, their interaction with the community, their chemistry and we can innovate with it,” she said.
She also hinged on the creativity of the pupils which corroborated their in-depth research on teaching them the basic scientific concept of curiosity, research, knowledge sharing, and innovations which are all important in learning.
One of the parents, whose child is in Nursery 2, Mr. Femi Odujoko, described the programme as very informative, educative, enlightening, imaginative, eye-opening and should be sustained.
