The academic programmes will be based on the approved curricula of the FCTA Department of Education and the National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) of the Federal Ministry of Education. We shall also subscribe to the Interactive Learning Network (ILN) initiative of the Education Trust Fund (ETF) and NEPAD.
Admissions into the JSS1 class will be quite liberal, based on the assumption that most students have probably not benefited from ideal teaching and learning at the Primary School level. The first term at ADA will therefore be devoted to remedial studies, in Mathematics, Basic Science and Technology, written and spoken English. We plan to revise Primary 4 to 6 Textbooks on these 3 subjects with incoming students immediately on resumption, in order to bring all students up to date and prepare them for advanced technology-based learning.
Teaching with Electronic Technology
Aflon Digital Academy is envisaged as a demonstration school for the effective utilization of audio—visuals and computer-based multimedia technology. It will therefore fully apply the use of overhead and LCD Projectors. We plan to screen the recordings of educational films recorded off the Cable Television Channels of National Geographic and Discovery. There shall be at least 2 Excursions every term, to places of interest within the FCT, and once a year to places overseas.
ICT Assimilation
A programme of ICT assimilation and utilisation for school administration and records management is to be implemented, with the following elements:
- Computer literacy for all staff
- All Heads of Departments are to be issued with personal computer.
- Installation of Internet connectivity facility
- Establishment of a 50 PC Cyber Centre
- Open source software modality will be adopted in partnership with Messrs LeapSoft Limited the owners of WAZOBIA LINUX Operating System. This will result in very great savings and serve as platform for fostering UNIX—LINUX Education.
- Design and Maintenance of a Website—www.ada.org.ng— A portal is to be developed to create online presence for the school
- Register E—Mail Addresses for all officers—staff and students
- All parents are to be sensitized and encouraged to have E-mail addresses for the purposes of receiving performance reports on their wards on weekly basis
- consists of clearly defined tasks.
- is meaningful and relevant.
- is monitored in a variety of ways.
- make every effort to complete all assignments.
- request clarification or assistance when necessary.
- recognize that attention to assignments are essential to academic success.
Vocational Training
Aflon Digital Academy will operate a 6 Day Week programme. Monday to Friday each week will be devoted to academic learning, while Saturdays will be set aside for vocational education covering such subjects as, Automobile Repairs, Electronic Repair and Maintenance, Software Programming, Computer Graphics, Typewriting, Music and Chess
The playing of Chess as a tool for stimulating orderly thought processes and logical reasoning shall be compulsory for all students. So also would be Music as a tool of spiritual development and meditation. As a mechanism of outreach to the nearby community, all Saturday programmes will be open to children of other schools in Kuje Area Council, on subscription basis.
Additionally, Work Study Programmes are also to be mounted during Long Vacation Periods. This will also be open to students from all parts of Nigeria. Each year, at least 2 of the following vocations will be selected for emphasis—Automobile Repairs, Electrical/Electronics, Computer Graphics & Web Design, Fashion Design, Wood Work & Cabinet Making. Lessons for each vocation will be held at ADA Campus, while practical training is to be mounted in collaboration with appropriate Centres at Abuja.
Twining Programme with Schools Abroad
We are in the process of arranging a mutually beneficial relationship with other schools across the globe. We are exploring Australia, Canada, Tanzania and Singapore for sisters’ schools to partner with. Already identified and under consideration are Raffles Secondary School, Singapore and International School, Moshi Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, both being first class institutions of world-wide repute for the purpose of collaborative programmes and partnership.
It is anticipated that before long we might have our students travel to Moshi, Tanzania on an expedition to climb the highest mountain in Africa—the Kilimanjaro. It should be a fulfilling experience for our students, even in their JSS 1 year to undertake such a once in a life-time journey to discover the world. We shall of course, in 2008 start with the Obudu hills in Cross River State, Nigeria and travel to Accra, Ghana
We are going to facilitate ADA students to institute the PEN PALS of the olden times, but using the ICT medium of the Internet.
Diary and Homework
Students will be encouraged to keep personal diaries to assist them develop their planning and organisational skills, and encourages positive study practices. The planner will be used as a key link for communication between the school and parents.
Homework/Assignments is those learning activities that are associated with the in-school program and which are completed outside the normal classroom time. They are intended to supplement and support in-school experiences. It encourages the development of self-discipline and good work habits; helps to develop positive and enthusiastic attitudes towards independent study and lifelong learning, assists students in preparing for subsequent planned learning activities, and acquaints parents with their student’s in-school learning experiences. Homework/Assignment is therefore an integral part of the curriculum and is required for all students. It gives students valuable practice in working on their own and in applying their learning. Set homework/assignment is recorded in the student’s diary.
Teachers are expected to assign activities that:
Students are expected to:
Evaluating and Reporting of Student Progress
The intent of evaluation is to ascertain, as accurately as possible, the extent to which each student has met course objectives and to report the results to the students and parents. The results provide valuable feedback regarding the effectiveness of instruction, the suitability of the course objectives, and the areas in which revision may be required.
The school year is divided into three terms with interim reports being issued to the student and parents at any time deemed necessary by the teacher. A mid-term report is issued to every student and an end of term report with final marks is issued to every student.
Sixty (60) per cent shall be the pass mark in all subjects. Students will therefore be encouraged to strive for excellent performance.