By Oludare Richards, Abuja on September 10, 2015 4:34 am
As part of efforts to encourage
innovative learning among Nigerian children, the Korean Cultural Centre in the
country has donated handbooks and DVDs on children’s play to the Universal
Basic Education Board (UBEB), in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The materials donated are
collections from a play workshop organised for children in the F.C.T. earlier
in the year. The educational and cultural arm of the Embassy of Korea in
Nigeria, partnered some indigenous outfits in a children development initiative
themed, “Let’s Play with Yoo!,” in April.
Participants were drawn from the
National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), the Federal Ministry of Culture
and Tourism, National Orientation Agency, Federal Ministry of Education and the
FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB).
That programme, which focused on the
development of children’s plays for Nigerian children, was part of the fifth
anniversary celebration of the Korean Cultural Centre.
While handing over the educational materials to the FCT UBEB Director, Dr. Mrs. Catherine Ezeilo, the Director of the Korean Cultural Centre in Nigeria, Mr. Kwon Yong-Ik said, the materials would help children develop not only cognitive flexibility, but also their teamwork abilities and creativity. Encouraged by the participants’ enthusiastic response to the workshop programmes, KCC videotaped the workshop and prepared the relevant educational materials.
“KCC is honored to donate videotapes and educational materials to UBEB in the hope that the materials will be distributed to all public primary schools in the Abuja area and enjoyed by as many children in the area as possible.
Yong-Ik said he believes that it
would be better and of great benefit, if the children’s play programmes were
adopted by the education board as a regular course or an after-school programme
in the area.
“Children are the future of a
country. As the director of KCC Nigeria, I have been deeply impressed by
Nigerian children’s exceptional vitality and warm-heartedness. Therefore, I can
assure everyone here that the future of Nigeria is brighter than that of any
other country on earth,” he stated.
He said that the KCC Nigeria will continue to render support and collaborate in developing educational programmes that would help Nigerian children realise their potentials.
He said that the KCC Nigeria will continue to render support and collaborate in developing educational programmes that would help Nigerian children realise their potentials.
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