Oxbridge SRC attend L.E.A.P Workshop

The L.E.A.P leadership innovative workshop, which took place at the Lagos City Hall, Lagos Island, was held on Thursday, the 13^th of November, 2014. The program was an initiative of the NGO L.E.A.P Africa, which seeks to develop young leaders and spearhead development projects amongst youths in the community.

L.E.A.P is actually an acronym for Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability and Professionalism.  The organization, which was founded by Mrs. Ndidi Nwuadi, indeed did a productive job on Thursday as they exposed the students present to various activities and information that triggered their inner-leader.

The event started with a few notable quotes on leadership, two of which were really striking:  “Ingenuity finds progress.”  “Ingenuity fuels leadership.” A number of questions and answers followed in the subsequent sessions as well as fun activities.

Students from various schools around Lagos participated in two distinct activities, which were really fascinating.  One of these was the “LEGO” game, which was conducted by one Mr. Harmony……..   The game was based on Robotics.  It challenged the students’ intellectual and rapid thinking abilities as they were all made to mix with different schools and come up with basic robots in 10 minutes.  The game really fostered teamwork, creativity and innovation in the students. Oxbridge’s own S.R.C President, Nello T. Edematie, along with his group, won the robot challenge.

The other session was a chess session, which involved the students being tutored on how to play the game of chess and be masters at it.  The session proved to be an effective one as the students left as more perspicacious individuals.

The highlight of the program was a drama presentation by a drama crew.  This drama entailed an illustration of the history of Nigeria down to the civil war of 1967 and to the different military camps.  The drama was well played, informative with some hilarious scenes to keep the crowd lively and the message was passed on properly; “No matter how bad or ‘damaged’ we may think our country is, it is our land and our home.  So, it falls upon us to fix it and make it the land of our dreams. The land where we, “the leaders of today”can build upon into a nation worthy of emulation.

By SRC members

Oxbridge SRC attend L.E.A.P Workshop

Oxbridge students step into the future! (2014 Careers Day)

It is said that for one to succeed in life, one must consult those who have gone before. This is simply to make things easier for yourself, so you won’t go through the same stress and struggles.

On the 7^th day of November 2014, the students of Oxbridge Tutorial College gathered, once again,  to welcome the great minds that have felt the heat of the world from different walks  of life. Listed below are the array of professionals who facilitated the first Careers Day event for this academic year:

MR. EJIKE SIMEON UGWU, a motivational speaker/banker

MR. PAPA OMOTAYO, a global award winning architect with practices in Nigeria and the UK.

MR. KOLAWOLE OMONIYI, a banker.

MR. ABILA KUYE. A banker.

MR. CHUKS OGENE. A business manager and Creativity Consultant

MRS. RHODA LADUN GRILLO. Human Resource Manager.

Ms. MRS. LOLA OGUNSANYA. A general Surgeon practicing in the UK.

MRS. UZOMA EZEOKE. A pharmacist and director of Emzor Pharmaceuticals.

MR. TSEYI HAMMOND. A private hedge fun manager and banker.

MR.BOBO OMOTAYO -An acclaimed author, speaker and politician.

MR. DOLAPO ADEYEYE. A mechanical engineer and MD of Smartflow Technologies Ltd

MR. VIAVO HUNPONU-WUSU. A lawyer.

Our senior mentors were:

MR. D. FATIMILEHIN. Property mogul.

ARC ABIODUN OLUGBENGA JAGUNNA. An architect.

MR. CLEMENT ITEGBE. A computer engineer.

DR. ANDREW CARRUTHERS. An engineer.

MR. FRANK ADEKUNLE MACAULAY.  A film maker and entertainer.

MR. OLADAPO O. OYEWUMI. A lawyer.

DR. OYESHIKU GBOLAHUN. A doctor.

MRS. YETUNDE ADESINA. Media and communication consultant

MRS.TITILAYO ONEDO. A pharmacist.

CHIEF SUPO SHONIBARE. A politician.

MR. CHURCHILL OLISEH. Sports and soccer manager.

We students had a rare opportunity to glean from the professional impartation of these worthy men and women, who shared life experiences and encouraged us to forge ahead in life and be the best we can ever be as we make critical career choices.

In a well-organized event put together by the Marketing Department of the college and a committee for the Careers’ Day, the programme commenced from the college Dining Hall, where all dignitaries were introduced and the students motivated through a short talk by Mr. Ejike Ugwu and Mr. Ogunbode, both alumnae of the college. They were pragmatic enough to share some of their time with the college conveying how they were able to make positive and critical decisions which helped them later in life.

With rooms properly allocated to cater for different careers, students moved to where they belonged and interacted with designated professionals. Apart from these, there were interludes of informal ambiance, where networking and interactions could take place between the professionals and students.

Some highlights included Skype calls from Ms. MRS. LOLA OGUNSANYA addressing the students from the UK and a riveting and engaging presentation by Mr. D. Fatimilehin.

Ms. Mrs. Ogunsanya Skyping from the UK and giving the students a riveting presentation

Mr. Fatimilehin addressing the whole school with his professionally delivered talk.

By the time the event ended at about 4:45pm everybody could rightly see that, it has been  an eventful and informative day for everybody.

Our appreciation to the professionals who took time out to be part of the successful event. We say with all assurance that ,we have been truly blessed!

ROSEMARY OSUYA

OXPRESS

Oxbridge students step into the future! (2014 Careers Day)