Mr.Obinna George-Smart Unegbu, the Proprietor of Princess Shekinah International School, has opened up on what makes the secondary school stand out among others in the entire Southeast states.
Unegbu who stated this recently while fielding questions from journalists at his office in Owerri West council area ,lamented the woes in the education sector saying the epileptic power supply, poor roads network in Imo State have made it impossible for private schools to enjoy the desired enabling environment to grow.
He explained that out of the total operating cost of some of the boarding schools in the South East geopolitical zone that power generation alone consumed 50 per cent without factoring in series of taxes by various government agencies.
He described Princess Shekinah International School as a pocket friendly school, adding that the boarding school located at Ihiagwa Owerri West council area spent over ten million purchasing diesel every months and still pay for the electricity that they didn’t consume.
Unegbu who also is Managing Director of Smart Travels Limited said,"at Princess Shekinah, we believe that educating the heart of a champion is as important as building physical strength.
The youthful Proprietor said the mission is to provide International Education in a conducive Environment Optimizing the full potentials of students to become global citizens.
According to him," Princess Shekinah International School is a full boarding co- educational Christian Secondary School that is positioned to offer quality international education in a purpose-built, beautiful, serene campus with state-of-the-arts facility."
Unegbu expressed regret over the lack of seriousness of government and other concerned authorities attached to education.
Also speaking, the Principal of Princess Shekinah International School ,Mr. Christian Modebe, spoke on what makes the best secondary schools tick and why government and proprietors should go extra miles to make schools stand out.
Mode be said students of Princess Shekinah International School have also distinguished themselves in recent times by recording excellent results in WASSCE, NECO and JAMB, and foreign exams like SAT, IGSCE, TOEFL.
“Princess Shekinah International School is well-equipped with many ultramodern facilities that aid learning. It parades a crop of highly professional staff who carry out their daily activities with great finesse. Apart from the boarding house facilities that give maximum comfort for students, it has a modern art studio with various musical instruments,”
According to him," Beyond academics, he said the school pays attention to other aspects of lives of the learners."
“The physical, moral and religious well-being of the students are catered for through well-organised dining halls for students, world standard radio station "
“The students maintain physical fitness by engaging in extracurricular activities such as football, basketball, tennis, volleyball, cycling, just to mention a few.”
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