The Educator

Let’s start this week with a positive mindset! 🌞 Embrace the joy in your journey and let your passion drive your success. Whether it’s in the classroom, at work, or in your personal life, find what makes you happy and let it fuel your achievements. 💪✨

*Screen Time VS Green Time*

It's almost summer break!💃🏽🌤️🌦️🩱👒🩴🕶️🏄🏻‍♀️🤽🏼🏊🏾‍♂️🏖️🏝️

How much outdoor play and activities do you have planned? Don't leave your children stuck in front of a screen.

Comment below with your ideas for unplugging and staying active this holiday season.

Start your week with a sense of adventure! Each day brings new opportunities and discoveries. Remember, every great journey begins with a single step. Let’s embrace the excitement of what’s to come! 🌄✨ ”

“Keep pushing forward! Every step counts, no matter how small. Believe in yourself and your ability to make progress every day. You’re closer to your goals than you think!”

Fun fact Friday!!!

“LMay this Eid bring joy, peace, and prosperity to you and your loved ones! Wishing you all a blessed Eid filled with laughter, love, and cherished moments. Eid Mubarak!” 🌙✨

📖 Let's help your 5-8 year olds develop their language skills and make them stronger learners.

✍️ Enhance their communication skills through improved speaking and writing skills.

🧮 Make math problem solving as easy as pie!

✅ Enroll for The Educator's Online Classes for Grades 1, 2 and 3.

✅ Value and character classes every other Sunday evening.

✅See last slide for details

 

Let's help you set that solid foundation in math, comprehension and writing!

Enroll today!!!

*The Educator Online Classes goes live this April!!!*🥳🥳🥳

Let's help you get your children started on building great study habits and reinforcing concepts studied in the classroom using techniques tailored specifically to their learning style and pace!

Classes available for now are Year 1, 2 & 3 (KG - Grade 2)

_Do send a message via WhatsApp to +2347052421912 (Ms. Kosi) for further enquiries._

*** *Please note that character/value classes are only open to enrollees.*

Let's gist! We can teach and enjoy peace in our classrooms. True or False?

Join us The Gist Live with Kosi and TK this Sunday via any of our IG handles .wholeteacher and .

See you!




Join us! We’d love to host you! Calling for passionate educators to join us in discussing current issues in education.🎤🎙️🎬

We would like to use The Gist Live platform to

✅ give teachers a voice,
✅ to hear your perspective, experiences and pain points about our education and educational system.
✅ We hope that this would create opportunities to bridge the gap between other education stakeholders and the foot soldiers - teachers, who have to execute the vision.

If you would love to join in the conversation, please fill out the form (link on the second flier) and we will contact you for a brief interview before an IG Live Session is scheduled.

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We look forward to having you!

“April showers bring May flowers, but let’s not forget to enjoy the beauty in the rain. Embrace the moments of growth and renewal this month brings, and let them inspire you to bloom wherever you’re planted. 🌧️🌼

Dear Parents,

Guess one of the greatest tips for building grit in your children?

Consistent participation in an extra-curricular activity for at least one year, even better 2 years.

The combination of fun and challenge that these activities present just so happens to build resilience in children.

Grit is a major value our children must imbibe to thrive in the world today.

I guess this goes to say developing other skills beyond academic excellence in our children is core to building them to overcom the challenges that will come their way as they get older.

Remember to allow them stick with one activity for at least one year, encourage them through the difficult times and help the set and hit their goals whenever they hit a roadblock in these activities.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Join us for a transformative chat session: *"Parenting for Grit; Raising Resilient Children"* 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

In today's fast-paced world, empowering our children with the tools they need to not just survive but thrive is more crucial than ever! 💪 Are you eager to equip your little ones with the resilience to navigate life's challenges with confidence? Join us and discover effective strategies to cultivate grit and resilience in your kids! 🌟

Discover:
✅ Practical tips for fostering resilience in your children amidst adversity

✅ Techniques to encourage a growth mindset, setting the stage for lifelong learning and success

✅ Strategies to help your kids bounce back from setbacks, emerging stronger and more resilient than ever

Don't miss out on this empowering opportunity to invest in your children's future!

Recently, due to some findings, I had a conversation with a friend about the fact that the sentence "people are going through a lot" which I thought was for adults is no longer just for adults.

Right now, I can tell you categorically that "CHILDREN ARE GOING THROUGH A LOT!!!"

*The biggest thing you can do for your children today is to stay observant and keep communication lines open!!!*

I remember Mothering Sundays (as it was popularly called then) as a child. The mothers/women in their wrappers, the singing and performances by the children's church and the songs by the mothers.🎼🎹🎤

My ever quiet mum, happily sitting back and content to assist with the children, while her mum, the exact opposite, led the other women in their flamboyant white blouses, wrappers and fashion statement head ties. 👜👡👠👝👘

The excitement was palpable! My grandma, being one of the oldest, was always the host and most of the ladies in church were heading to her home right after church, just as we were, to conclude the Mother's Day celebrations. 👩‍👧‍👦🥳

It was always a three course meal party with children playing everywhere, mothers singing, greeting and serving, while the men were engrossed in a deep discussion (as usual) of all that was happening in the country.🙄😏😄

The bottom line is, mothers have always been at the center of family bonding and festivities that fan the flames of family relationships.

_Every opportunity to celebrate our great women and mothers especially is always welcome._

*Happy Mother's Day!!!*👩‍👧‍👦🤰🏻🤱🏽

Recognizing women’s achievements in science, technology, arts, leadership, and education. From Marie Curie to contemporary trailblazers, women have excelled in diverse fields.

As educators, we contribute to empowering the next generation. Let’s honor progress, acknowledge ongoing efforts for gender equality, and strive for a future where women’s success knows no bounds.

*Happy International Women’s Day!*

Fun fact Friday!!!!

Hello Educators,

It's Wednesday again and a good time to reflect on our teaching and parenting for those of us not in the classroom.

So share with us:

*What have you done or what are you doing about your children being the kind of adult you would love to relate with and always doing their best work with whatever they have to do?*

This reminds me of Joseph in the Bible. In Potiphar's house, prison and the palace he gave his 100%.

Whatever our hands find to do, we must do it to the best of our ability and our children must know this too.

Do have a fantastic Wednesday!🌻

Fun fact Friday 🤯🤯

👉🏼 Break down the walls of your classroom (and I don't mean that literally😅).

👉🏼 Integrate real world problems/scenarios with the current trends around the world!

👉🏼 Get your students (especially upper primary and secondary) to understand how what they're doing in the classroom today would count towards the future.

👉🏼 Work on your students research and communication skills a lot through presentation. Avoid dishing out lessons and information all the time.

👉🏼 *If you're a parent, your questions during parent-teacher conferences should be changing. After you've asked about the grades, ask:*

1️⃣ How well does he/she work with others?

2️⃣ How does he/she approach challenging tasks and difficult situations?

3️⃣ What other skills or gifts have you noticed?

4️⃣ What resources and opportunities are available to help me develop them?

5️⃣ How do they lead or follow when working in a team?

We must continually check that what we are doing today gives our children a fighting chance in tomorrow's world of work.

See the link in bio to read the article.

#2024

Have an amazing week ahead.⚡️⚡️

I watched a YouTube short by where he says that, “For the first time in 500 years, humans get to be human.”

As we approach (or are already in) the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), we must continually shift the focus of our learner’s education to mirror skills required for them to thrive in the workplace of the future.

If the computers and AI have taken off most of the work we need to do with our hands and brains, then we must focus more on the one thing that is not likely that technology can ever do - we must develop the inter- and intrapersonal skills of our students. This is where SEL comes in and integrating this in our curriculums will go a long way in future-proofing our education system.

#2024

Google “future jobs that don't exist yet” for a list of some jobs that are believed will be in existence in the future.

Does any sound familiar to you or did you ever remotely think that such things would soon be relevant, let alone being full time jobs? Take full time YouTuber for instance, e don tey wey you dey gather money to japa, meanwhile full time YouTuber don reach im destination since.😅😓

See eh, I'm not trying to make fun of anybody. Get the gist! 

Parents, you people are also on this table. (Maka ndi “doctor” and “lawyer”) Is there anything wrong with it? No! 

But my point is, don't frustrate a child pushing them into what they have no interest in, when their interest, abilities and inclinations are so glaring.

Dear parents and educators, we need to shift our focus. Besides basic literacy and mathematical skills in the early years and lower primary stages, your child's (learner's) education must be made up of MORE!

Imagine my shock when I read an article/report that said that the same number of years of education in different parts of the world are not considered on the same level based on the quality of the education. So a year 2 child in Singapore and a year 2 child in Nigeria are up to 3 years apart in terms of problem solving and other relevant 21st century skills.

We have a long way to go!

I dey come.

Hello Educators,

The Refresh Journey Phase 1 is here again! It is a life coaching course/programme where I work with you to get started on mastering yourself for the sake of living a life of purpose.

This programme is definitely for you if

✅ You often feel overwhelmed by all that you have to do

✅ You want to be, do and achieve more daily.

✅ You want to better understand yourself and master your emotions

✅ You feel confused and don’t know where to begin on this purpose journey.

I have walked that journey of confusion, uncertainty and misalignment and now I would like to walk with you on your journey through this phase of getting the foundation right, so that you can begin to build upon it the great things that God would have you achieve.

*There are only 10 slots available. Be sure to snap up your place before you hear “filled up”.*

See you in class!

Have a great week ahead. Feeling pumped???

This Sunday be intentional about incorporating mindful moments in your routine. It works wonders for your mind, body and overall health.

Learn to shut down everything on the outside and the inside and take a moment to just BE! In these moments you will find all the answers you’ve been searching for.

Happy New Week fam!

💛&💡,

Kosi

Happy new month!!’

Happy new week!!!