"We Are Intentional About Producing Pupils With Scientific Mindset" Says Proprietress As Bloom Berry School Observes Science Day in Grand Style
By: Olufemi Orunsola
The Proprietress of Bloom Berry School Abeokuta, Chief Mrs. Olusola Johnson-Fajinmi has emphasized the need for educators to be intentional in order to catch pupils young, grooming them to imbibe and develop a scientific mindset.
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that the renowned educationist made this remark in Abeokuta the Ogun state capital during the observation of a Science Day demonstration at the Bloom Berry School, Gbokoniyi on Friday.
According to the proprietress, "We, at Bloom Berry School, have the determination to create excellence by pursuing the highest standards in science driven education by catching these pupils as young as possible, instilling scientific mindset in them through more practical demonstrations like we have done here today."
Mrs. Johnson-Fajinmi, who is also the Yeye Mayegun of Jogaland, further reiterated that the exercise,which saw pupils across all grades all clad in white laboratory coats, branding different scientific tools such as magnifiying glasses, stethoscopes, among others, is strategicallly targeted at catching them young.
In her words, "Together, we will continue to innovate, inspire, learn and bloom not only the area of science but also culture, arts and impeccable morals."
OTN News further reports that the highlights of the Bloom Berry School Science Day included various practical demonstrations including:
*Bouncing bubbles demonstrations.
*Demonstration of how volcanic eruptions take place.
*Demonstrations of solar energy conversion processes.
*Demonstration of environment friendly vacuum cleaner technology
*Coding Demonstrations.
*Demonstation of a dancing Robot, named LEGO Robot, using knowledge of Robotics, among others.
The Science Day practical demonstrations, which was coordinated by science teachers was witnessed by many parents,guardians, who made out time to go and observe how their children and wards are being groomed to become great scientific thinkers.
A major highpoint of the event was the demonstrations of how volcanic eruptions take place as the pupils, under the supervision of their teachers, poured relevant chemical substances such as baking soda into a make shift mountain made with paper and starch and a hole in its middle, leading to the occurrence of a visibly observable but mild eruption from the hole in the middle of the make shift mountain!
The excitements, bright illuminations, and glow on the faces of the students could not be quantified as various classes ranging from Nursery 2 to Basic 6 took turns to engage in supervised scientific demonstrations.
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