Female student representing Dr Soyemi Memorial, Oboegbulam Adanna Jessica the annual mathematics competition bagged third position. Making the school and the community proud.
The annual competition tagged ‘The Ultimate Mathematics Ambassadors’ (TUMA 2018) is for primary 5 and 6 pupils in both private and public schools within Lagos and Ogun states, organised by the Ambassadors Schools, Ota, Ogun State has produced its winners.
The TUMA award in its 6th edition is an initiative of The Ambassadors Schools, Ota aimed at giving back to society as their core corporate social responsibility (CSR) project. based on need to discover, encourage and challenge mathematically, gifted learners in Nigeria.
Emerging first place is 9 year old pupil of Universal Primary School,Renfred Ize Alonge scoring 86% in a highly contested competition above other contestants that comprises participants from over 300 schools
Some of the participating schools who had featured consistently in the past editions were also rewarded.
In all, 916 pupils from primary schools, cutting across 304 schools in Lagos and Ogun State participated.
The overall winner went home with N200, 000 and a plaque, his schoolteacher received N75, 000 and a plaque, while his school got a Laptop, printer, textbooks and a plaque.
The second position, Oganla Faizal Oluwatobi from Tomobid Primary School, Ikeja in the second position scoring 85.3% got N150, 000 and a plaque, while the teacher received N50, 000 and a plaque and the school a Laptop, textbooks as well as a plaque.
The third position got N100, 000 and a plaque; teacher went home with N30, 000 and a plaque, the school received a printer, textbooks and a plaque.
Participants from the fourth to 10th position got N30,000 each and their schools, N15,000 each, 11th to 20th positions received N15,000 each and their schools N5,000 each. All the participants got certificates of participation.
According to the Chairman, Ambassadors Schools, Mr. Yomi Osewa, “We are doing this to stimulate the interest of pupils in the study of mathematics, thereby reducing or eliminating mathematics phobia amongst pupils in our country.
“Having done this consistently for 6 years, I am glad that many schools have reckoned with our objective and have participated immensely. That’s why over 300 schools participated with more showing interest to join”
In a keynote speech delivered with a topic “Mathematics for everyday life” by the guest speaker, Dr. Bishop Sheila, Head, department of Mathematics, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, she stressed need for students to embrace and see mathematics as a simple and friendly subject, saying virtually, everyday lifestyle including all profession has mathematics as a component. She also emphasized that mathematics is one simple and vital subject that people in general cannot do without.
According to her, “I am very happy with what Ambassadors Schools is doing to promote the study of mathematics which is not only a component in science but cut across all other subjects. I noticed with keen interest that virtually all the children that passed out of this school (Ambassador) are mathematicians.
Dr. Sheila admonished the students on how to overcome the stigma and build interest in mathematics. She stressed that self-determination, focus and regular practice are necessary.
Dignitaries at the award ceremony include Mrs. Oloko O. M, Zonal Education Officer, Ado-Odo, Ota, representing Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Modupe Mojota ; Engr. O. Oludare, Principal Partner, Frugal Consult as Father of the Day while Pharmacist Lolu Ojo, MD, Merit Healthcare as Chairman of the event. Participated schools were highly represented alongside parents and guardians.
Mr. Yomi Osewa, chairman of the school said the TUMA movement has been experiencing progressive growth, as schools’ and pupils’ participation is on the increase and the popularity of the programme is growing very fast.
He said the core vision is to eradicate Mathematics phobia among pupils, which is gradually being achieved.