School Growth International (SGI)

SCHOOL GROWTH INTERNATIONAL SGI

School Growth International SGI Conference is an international training and exposure programme for African school owners and administrators which hold every year in Finland, Dubai, Nigeria and other African countries

INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION ICSA

International College of School Administration ICSA is one of the largest  on-the-job training programmes for school owners and administrators in Africa.

COMPLETE TEACHER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION CTTC

CTTC is one of the largest indigenous online training platforms for teachers in Africa

THE BEST SCHOOL SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA AWARDS

The BESIN Awards

The BESIN Awards recognize and celebrate excellence in education, honoring schools that demonstrate exceptional compliance to global best practices, innovative educational standards, and commitment to  innovation and excellence in the Education industry

TEACHERS’ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TCPD

TCPD is a free, ongoing, online  on-the-job capacity building programme for classroom teachers in Africa with YouTube as medium of transmission.

RELEVANT AND FUNCTIONAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN RAFEC

RAFEC is a campaigned that is geared towards equipping African graduates and students for employability skills in the globally labour market.

TEACH AND WIN

TAW is one of the largest teaching competitions that is designed to reward competence, passion and professionalism in the teaching profession in African countries and beyond

SCHOOL GROWTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

SGI FINLAND

LEARNING FROM THE BEST EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD

Within 9 months, EIN Educational Services has taken three batches of Nigerian School Administrators to Finland in three consecutive trips as a way of gaining practical understanding of the workings and operations of Finnish educational system.

Prior to this time, about 100 Nigerian school owners and administrators have been taken to Dubai in three consecutive trips to under-study American, British, Indian, Australian and Arab systems of education.

The purpose of these foreign educational trips is to give African school owners and educators the requisite education, experience, exposure, enlightenment and exchange that are necessary for benchmarking global best practices in school administration and management.

DAY-BY-DAY REPORTS OF SGI FINLAND SEPTEMBER TRIP

DAY 01

Arrival in Finland

DAY 02

The Christian delegates worshipped at Deeper Life Bible Church, Oulu, Finland.

DAY 03

Morning Session: Lectures

Lectures at University of Oulu. 4 inspiring lectures were held with Pekka Eksyma opening the floor with that unforgettable session on Overview of Finnish Educational System.

It was spiced with the guided tour of the University.

Afternoon Session: Lectures and Field Visit

Practical field visit and understudying session at the Teacher Training School which also doubles as the Demonstration School.   The TTS of Finland is the secret of the country’s colourful educational system. It was a lifetime experience interacting with the faculty, the facilities and the facts in the most practical way.

Evening Session: Tourism

Guided tour of the city by one of Saaga’s best: Virpee. Going round the whole city on a bus ride with few stop overs at some landmarks was such an enriching experience for every delegate. A complete dosage of education plus exposure.

DAY 04

Morning Session: Lectures and Field Visit

Practical field visit and understudying session in one of Finland’s newest and best schools – Hiuvakkaara Schools!

It was combination of lectures and practical interaction as the teachers hid nothing from the prying eyes of the knowledge-thirsty Nigerian delegates.

Afternoon Session: Lectures and Field Visit

Another practical field visit and understudying session at Kiiminki Upper Secondary School, Oulu where the delegates were also treated to series of lectures and lesson observations in all the classrooms.

Evening Session: Shopping

Shopping time in one of the largest malls in the city – Zeppelin. The delegates had another great time of fun and sightseeing at this beautiful spot. Learning and catching fun indeed.

DAY 05

Morning Session: Lectures and Field Visit

Practical field visit and understudying session at Kastelli Schools where the delegates witnessed the wonders of Finnish secondary school education. Every nook and cranny of the school was explored with no holds barred interviews with all the teachers in the school.

No door was closed neither was any information concealed. This session showed the delegates clearly how standard compliant schools are run.

 Afternoon and Evening Session: Trip to Sweden

Tourism and adventure to Sweden – a neighbouring country to the North of Finland. It was another experience entirely as the delegates had a first-hand experience of another country entirely in the Scandinavian region.

DAY 06

Morning Session: Lectures and Business Networking

Lectures and Business Networking Session with 6 leading providers of educational solutions and supplies in Finland. It was such a great icing on the cake as the delegates were given partnership opportunities with leading companies that are producing the latest, emerging and evolving educational materials for driving education in the 21^st century

 Afternoon Session: Lectures and Reflections

It was another explosive session with the highly cerebral educational thinker of Finland – Pekka Eksyma as he took the delegates on Comparative Educational System. In this session, attempts are made at comparing the educational systems of Nigeria and Finland with the view of dissecting the strengths and weaknesses of the two systems. It was such a brainstorming session that helped the delegates to have the right perspective of correctly applying the lessons learnt in a way that will suit the peculiarities of Nigerian environment.

Evening Session: Free Period

Free period. Delegates used this period for more bonding, reviews and shopping in many of Finland’s shops where quality meets with affordability.

DAY 07

Morning Session: Final Lecture

The last lecture by Joff is the most administrative and the most practical of all. Having been a school administrator in the UK for years before joining the educational system of Finland, the lecturer brought his vast variety of experience from two leading countries in Education to bear as he poured out his mind on how to be the greatest school administrator ever!

Afternoon Session: Closing Ceremony and Certificate Presentation

Everything that has a beginning must surely have an end. 10 lectures were held in total and four field visits of Understudying sessions.

After such a drilling and intensive session of serious academic exposure, the delegates were all presented with certificates issued and signed by University of Oulu, Finland.

Evening Session: Preparation for Departure

Delegates used the last hours to do last minute shopping, exchange of phone numbers and contacts, weighing of their baggage and putting finishing touches to their preparations for departure.

DAY 08

There is a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to arrive and a time to depart.

Delegates departed Finland in two groups: while a group left for Nigeria en-route Doha via QATAR AIRWAYS, the other group left en-route Instabul via TURKISH AIRLINES.

DAY 09

Arrival in Nigeria

All the Delegates arrived safely home to the glory of God! No accident, no turbulence, no crash!

To God be the glory

SCHOOL GROWTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

SGI DUBAI

CONFERENCE DURATION

One Week

CONFERENCE FACULTY

The training conference was handled by a rich assemblage of over 150 international speakers from more than 50 countries of the world who combine relevant academic qualifications with requisite experience.

The composition of the resource team is skewed towards more of practitioners and researchers in international education practice than lecturing academics.

CONFERENCE CITY CHOICE.

We have carefully selected Dubai as our City Choice for this Conference for two major reasons:

One, Dubai is currently the tourism capital of the world! If anyone wishes to explore all the nationalities of the world in a single location, Dubai is the best bet! Indigenous population of the Emirate in Dubai is less than 4%. This is about the only city in the world where the population of foreigners is more than 95%! So, in the Dubai, we have American schools, British schools, Australian schools, Chinese schools, Indian schools, etc. The best place to conduct Comparative Education Study of different educational systems of the world today is Dubai.

CONFERENCE CONTENTS AND SCHEDULE

DAY 01:

SGI Training on Early Childhood Education

DAY 02:

SGI Visit to NMC Trading and TRI Trading (Educational Materials Suppliers and Companies)

DAY 03:

SGI Visit to University of Wollongong in Dubai for partnership and understudying

SGI Visit to Microsoft Headquarters in Dubai for training on Technology in Education

SGI Visit to The Indian High School for interaction with the CEO

DAY 04:

GESS Lectures and Exhibitions

DAY 05:

GESS Lectures and Exhibitions and International Education Award and Gala Dinner.

DAY 06:

GESS Lectures and Exhibitions

DAY 07:

Shopping and Tourism

Sightseeing around Dubai (6-hour tour of Dubai landmarks)

Desert Safari.

Dubai Mall – the largest mall in the world.

Dubai Aquarium – the largest aquarium in the world.

Burj Khalifa – the tallest building in the world.

Dancing Fountain.

DAY 08:

Departure from Dubai

CONFERENCE VENUES

Microsoft Headquarters, Dubai

Internet City, Dubai.

University of Wollongong in Dubai, Dubai

Knowledge Park, Dubai.

The Indian High School, Dubai.

World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, etc