MR VICTOR OLAOSEGBE - Chairman
I give thanks to the Almighty God for giving us the grace to witness another graduating session. This year, our glorious and great school will be graduating some set of students into higher schools while some will be moving to the next classes.
I also want to thank the Proprietress of the school, the management and the entire staff. The success of Ade – Ola international schools has been by team work. We give all the glory to God and all our parents who believed in us and keep patronizing us over and over all these glorious years. Thank you all and God bless. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Building a dynamic world leader”. Even before this theme was chosen, the foundation of Ade – Ola International school has been laid on building a dynamic world leader. We never intended to graduate any student that will end up to become a local champion. We trained them to go out there to compete without fear or favour and get a seat for themselves at the highest level.
To become a dynamic world leader what does it mean?
It means:
1. To be at the top in everything one does, no matter how small the assignment is. “little drops of water make a mighty ocean.”
2. To create a road even when there is none.
3. To walk on fire and not be burnt.
4. To rewrite the terrible story of one father’s house.
5. Not to be put down by colour, race or any incapacitation.
6. To be the head at all times and not the tail or taking the middle region.
7. To be confident in yourself, passion or abilities
8. To be ready to remove the doors from the hinges if they refuse to open.
9. To stand out among the crowd.
10. To acknowledge the power of God at all times because promotion neither comes from the north, nor east, nor south, nor west but from God only.
HOW DID THE SCHOOL BUILD UP THESE WORLD LEADERS?
1. THE FOUNDATION: - The foundation of every building is very important. Without a solid foundation, no building stands. When the storms of life arise, buildings without solid foundations collapse. The foundation of a ten-story building and that of a bungalow are not the same. We at Ade – Ola International school never intended to develop children that cannot hold their heads up even at the international level. We gave them solid foundation by our world - class tutorials. We never hid back all that they needed to know and to have. The children we are graduating today are very solid and, in few years, to come the world will start to celebrate them.
2. BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN DO IT: - The reason why many students fail and are unable to achieve success in life is not the absence of intelligence but the presence of fear. Many children do not believe in themselves. The environment and family background at times do not help. Presently, our country’s economy and government are contributing to these failures.
To God be the glory, through our constant engagement with these children, we have been able to identify what this is and how to tackle them in their lives. Those who cannot stand in the front of the class to talk are now standing in front of large crowd to debate or give speeches. They believe they can do it. They have confidence in themselves. They are very passionate in what they do. They have great vision. They are very proud of Ade-ola international school.
3. DISCIPLINE: No one ever achieves anything in life without discipline. Discipline in time management, discipline with money and food, discipline at home and in public. Ladies and gentlemen, the essence of discipline cannot be over emphasized. We train them in the way they should go and do things in life and we are confident that even after leaving Ade – ola international school they will never depart from our teaching and guidance. They are all well behaved not only in our presence or in the school even in our absence. Many parents kept wondering how their children who were previously written-off by them are now become good. “One parent sometimes ago Screamed Ade – Ola how did you do it oh oh?”
By the time she told us the story of that stubborn boy and his present state at that time, we started giving glory to God. It is not by us but by God.
4. GODLINESS: godliness with contentment is a great gain says the Holy book. Our school is multi – cultural and Multi – religious. Students dress according to their faith. Within all these, we have been able to extract a balance. “Know your God”. Students are separated during prayers and words of God are spoken to them in their religious ways. We breed students who are Godly, faithful and prayerful. With the help of God, they are all doing well.
CONCLUSION: Once again, I wish to say thank you all and wish all our graduating students a better future without limitations.
Thanks, and God bless.
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