Education

 We currently partner with three local schools: the Stepping Stones Model School and the Bebor International Nursery and Primary Schools

Stepping Stones Model School

 Our first ever project was the development of the Stepping Stones Model School in 2006. The school is now fully completed, with eight classrooms, science equipment, computer lab, library, school farm, playground and football field. The school provides an outstanding education to over 200 nursery and primary aged children. 60% of the children pay a small fee each term to cover some of the school’s running costs. The remaining 40% of pupils are provided with scholarships complete with free school uniforms and school books. The vast majority of these children are orphans.  

All teachers at the Stepping Stones Model School have been trained in the latest teaching methods including the use of synthetic phonics. Special emphasis is placed by the teachers on allowing the children to learn through play. The school is well equipped with a wide variety of toys, books, and games which the children adore playing with.

Bebor International Nursery and Primary Schools

The Bebor International Nursery and Primary Schools are situated in the Ogoniland region of Rivers State; an area that was made famous by the work of the late Ken Saro-Wiwa, who highlighted the widespread environmental and social devastation that year’s of oil exploration has wrought upon the area. One of the school’s campuses is actually located in Saro-Wiwa’s ancestral village of Bane. Today, the two schools provide an excellent education to over 1200 pupils.

To date, Stepping Stones Nigeria’s support has helped to provide both schools and the wider communities with access to clean drinking water. Future support will focus on providing scholarship places at the schools, improving teaching practices and developing the physical infrastructure of the schools so that more disadvantaged children in this region can have access to a decent education and hope for a brighter future.