Schools across Nigeria have been closed for about four months now, and it has been a challenging period for stakeholders in the educational sector. To this end, on Saturday, 11 July 2020, Greensprings School organized a virtual event to motivate all staff. The event was tagged “Purpose and Personal Wellbeing”, and the guest speaker was […]
Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see young children displaying a perceived high level of disrespect to adults. You would see them in a heated argument with an adult, sometimes using foul languages. You see them disrespecting people in authority, and when you try to correct them, they either abuse you or walk out of […]
According to a publication in the Independent news, a growing number of students are dropping the A-Level for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). Why are they doing that? Because IBDP is now regarded as the surest way for students to get admission into top universities and colleges all over the world. If you are […]
After spending two vigorous years in our IB Diploma Programme and getting admitted to top universities across the world on scholarship, the class of 2020 has come to the end of their programme. The virtual graduation ceremony was held on Saturday, 27th of June over Zoom, and in attendance were parents, guests, and staff members of […]
Three of our students have been announced in the “Top in the Country” list of the June 2019 IGCSE exam. The announcement was made recently by the British Council and Cambridge International, and this makes it the fourth consecutive time that our students make the list of the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards. Expressing his satisfaction […]
Due to COVID-19, wearing a face mask everywhere we go is now a new normal, and from the look of things, it doesn’t appear that it will change soon. In countries where schools have reopened, students are required to wear masks, and by this, it is likely that when schools in Nigeria reopen, face masks […]
In order to mitigate the effects of excessive exposure of children to screen, we are taking a week break for our online learning programme. We introduced the programme, called Greensprings Learning Room (GLR), a few weeks ago to ensure children don’t experience learning gaps as a result of a prolonged stay at home due to COVID-19. […]
Covid-19 continues to make us anxious about the future, and children are not excluded from this feeling. While some children are getting used to the new reality, many children are still struggling with the fact that schools are closed and learning is now 100% online. Some other children are still in awe as they are […]
For parents, it can be very annoying and frustrating when children don’t follow instructions. Many parents resort to yelling, believing their loud voice will make them comply. No doubt, it works sometimes. However, in the long run, there are some psychological effects of yelling at a child. These effects can be very devastating to the […]
“Tough love!” that’s how most people will classify spanking; a child misbehaves or disobeys an instruction, then in order to teach the child a lesson or ensure the child doesn’t repeat the act, the parent hits the child either with their hand or a cane. While this might seem effective at the moment, decades of […]
