Winning school returns from visit to Commonwealth Games

Mrs. Omotoso and Miss Agboola

Visiting the 2014 Games in Glasgow as Commonwealth Class team winners has been a once in a life time experience for Mrs. Abiodun Omotoso and Miss Temitope Agboola of Idimu Junior High School, Lagos.

Mrs.AbiodunOmotoso from Idimu Junior High School said ‘’The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and British Council’s Commonwealth Class has taught our students creativity, international cultures of Commonwealth countries as well as the values of the Commonwealth. As a teacher, I learnt the importance of ‘practical collaboration’ and how to bring out hidden talents in learners by giving them tasks and activities that expose their creativity, this I will take back to the classroom to enhance my teaching.’’

The school won the opportunity to visit Glasgow as part of a team with nine other schools from across the Commonwealth.  They competed against 14 other teams over five months working on projects which gave all the young people a unique, hands-on international learning experience of the Commonwealth family.

Temitope Agboola said “I had a wonderful time in Scotland; I saw Queen Elizabeth fact to face, I made contributions during the live BBC debate, met students from other countries, made new friends and learned how to play hockey at the Glasgow Green. I say a big thank you to the BBC, British Council and the Commonwealth Secretariat for giving me this opportunity.”

Commonwealth Class is an initiative of the BBC, the British Council and the Commonwealth Secretariat. It connects young people from across the Commonwealth, and helps them to share their experiences and learn about Commonwealth values.

More than 100,000 schools, 300,000 teachers and 17 million young people across the Commonwealth have used themed learning resources to take part in BBC online debates, competitions and work on collaborative projects. 

Mrs. Omotoso continued: “Through the blog created by our team members, we intend to continue with our collaboration with all the other countries to ensure we sustain the bond created by the Commonwealth Class.”