“A WALK TOWARDS ADULT”: Life Skills and Sexuality Education with Students of Melville College, Lagos
This February, EPDI Nigeria met with the SS3 students again and did an ORID (a Focused Conversation of ICA’s Technology of Participation) on the previous lesson “The Dangers of Examination Malpractices” and below are some of their responses:
- “Knowing your future ambition in time is very important in order to align with your destiny. Knowing what I am about to go into and to prepare for it and so I will continue to strive until I become very great.” – Beulah “
- The Proverb ‘a little sleep, a little slumber and poverty shall come over you’. I will study and prepare for my exams. – Chukwudumebi
- “You taught us to put more effort in studying our books and not to depend on any ‘expo’ and now I am putting hard so I can pass my exams with flying colours.” – Joy
The second part was a discussion on the Foundations for Excellence: Diligence, Integrity and Discipline. These are necessary ingredients for anyone who wants to have successful and fulfilled lives. A total of forty one students (24 males/17 females) were in attendance.
“CATCH THEM YOUNG” for Elementary Schools – Mepol Primary School, Lagos:
We had three sessions with the children in the month of February. We did a review of previous lessons and the essence of our program with them; had an introductory talk on the value of Peaceability – the need to be accommodating, calm, peaceful and control of emotions.
We also did a song on building a strong foundation through character so that our future can be secured.
The song is:
The wise man built his house upon the rock (3ce)
And the rains came tumbling down
The rains came down and the floods went up (3ce)
And the house on the rock stood firm.
The foolish man built his house upon the sand (3ce)
And the rains came tumbling down
The rains came down and the floods went up (3ce)
And the house on the rock fell flat.
This post was written for ICAI’s monthly bulletin the Global Buzz, March 2018.