2022Children’sDay:LASUBEB’sEKOEXCELseeks morecooperationfromparents,guardians

“They have always been supportive, but we want more from them.I recall that during the COVID-19 enforced lockdown in 2020, parents cooperated well with us to ensure the success of our EKOEXCEL@home initiative, which provided continued access to learning during the pandemic

“The more we want from them now is in terms of after-school care for our pupils They should assist them in revising, doing their homework, and resisting sending them on errands that will prevent them from resting and studying

Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board’s, LASUBEB, EKOEXCEL has stressed the need for more cooperation from parents and guardians in raising educated children who will fare well in the 21stcentury knowledge-based economy and contribute meaningfully to the nation’s growth as adults.

LASUBEB Board Chairman, Wahab

Alawiye-King, who is presently in Britain, the United Kingdom, where he’s attending the 2022 Education World Forum (EWF) featuring education ministers from over 100 countries, international organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations, made the call in commemoration of this year’s

While acknowledging the complementary roles of parents and guardians in fulfilling its mission of improving learning outcomes among pupils and developing professional competencies of teachers and school administrators with innovative technology, Alawiye-King, added that the EKOEXCEL programme would do more with parents’ support and cooperation.

He noted that since its inauguration in 2019, EKOEXCEL has recorded remarkable achievements, including moving over 18,000 headteachers and teachers from analogue to digital teaching, using tablets and updated curricula.

“This is the area of cooperation we want from them It will be wasted efforts if they get home and start going on errands that will prevent them from resting and going over what they were taught in school Revising will help their academic development while adequate rest will also boost their physical and mental development.”

The LASUBEB Board boss, who reiterated EKOEXCEL’s commitment to excellence, felicitated with the children with assurrances that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration would prioritise their welfare and education

“The intervention has also aided uniformity and strict adherence to the curriculum as teachers’ tablets are preloaded with lessons and content that can be effectively monitored for standardisation across Lagos’ public primary schools,” he said

According to Alawiye-King, “We appreciate our parents and guardians for their support in ensuring that the efforts of the Lagos State Government on our lovely children through EKOEXCEL are not wasted.

“Apart from its positive impacts on teachers, EKOEXCEL has significantly increased pupils learning outcomes and drastically reduced the number of out-of-school children in the state by enrolling them in schools through the ‘Leave No Child Behind’ policy

“The EKOEXCEL 2020-2021 Endline Fluency and Numeracy Evaluation showed that EKOEXCEL pupils are making remarkable progress in oral reading fluency and foundational numeracy compared to their last performance before the initiative’s commencement,” he said.

The 2022 edition of the Children’s Day celebration is being held at the Parade ground of the Ikeja Police College.