When we say “Technology is the future”, we mean that your little girl or little boy could be the next Steve Jobs or Thomas Edison who will change the future of technology and in turn change the future of man.
Heretofore, Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple Inc, (makers of the famous iPhone series) was just a young student taken to school by his parents. The young boy later grew up, changed the future of mobile phones and computer technologies.
At Premiere Academy, we believe in the power of technology strongly to determine the future of our world. Thus, in her commitment to raising, moulding and building a technologically driven generation of students. Premiere Academy Lugbe, Abuja marked Technology Day event on the 29th of January, 2022 themed – ‘Stimulating Young Minds for Innovation’.
This programme was borne out of the belief that those who would succeed and lead tomorrow’s generation are those who are tech-savvy. As a school, we are focused on imparting the young minds and events of this nature are excellent avenues for encouraging the creativity and ingenuity of our young kids towards technological innovation.
The Technology Day programme, inter alia, created an opportunity to demystify technology, share knowledge and information to promote innovative thinking amongst students who can achieve global development, wealth creation while also encouraging them to take up opportunities in the digital space by being exposed to career opportunities available to them.
Participants from various schools took part in a host of activities such as quiz competitions, on-the-spot team tasks and project exhibitions as well as other activities that encourage the ability to translate theoretical knowledge of technology acquired into viable, useful and practical projects. Participants demonstrated a high level of critical thinking and practical abilities. On display were exhibitions by Premiere Academy students who came up with innovative tech projects such as Robotic Arm, 4x4x4 LED (Light Emitting Diode) Cube Display, Radio Frequency (RF) Controlled Robot Car, 3D Printed Obstacle Dodging/avoiding Bot, Line Tracking Robotic car, F450 frame quadcopter drone, 3D-Printed quadcopter drone, P5ID Mustang RC airplane, Electric Car (Go-Kart) and many more.
Mr Olugbenro John – the principal of the Academy while speaking during the event, said he believes that the programme is an opportunity to inspire young people to take up an interest in technology and also to become problem solvers. Premiere Academy has been providing a conducive atmosphere for students to excel in digital technology for the past sixteen years by running practical programmes such as Coding, Robotics, Electronics, Technical drafting and more with the recent introduction of 3D-Printing.
There is no gainsaying that Premiere Academy offers the right education that supports students to develop a broad set of skills and attitudes to succeed in life – and that goes much further than sitting on a desk and learning for individual grades to stimulate their mind and interest through mentorship and the right guidance to succeed. With events such as the Technology Day, the kids' quest for expression of their innate design, creative and inventive abilities is brought to the limelight in a suitably conditioned environment.
This year's Technology Day Competition saw Trinitate International School emerge as the winner. Securing the second position was Van De Mauris, and Fatima school took the third position respectively. It was a day of excitement for all participants and guests as they were allowed to access and test run all the projects displayed, including using telescopes to stargaze as the day came to an end.
Premiere Academy will like to use this opportunity to offer unreserved gratitude to the Special Guest at the event, Mrs Olayinka Fagbemiro, “Fellow Techwomen”– Founder/CEO of Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) Nigeria Network and National Coordinator of Universe Awareness (UNAWE) - NGOs that popularize STEM in Nigeria through astronomy, with school children as the target audience. In her address, she encouraged the audience to develop an open mind towards technology to advance society and shape the future by introducing STEM with educational incentives and activities. This was inspiring and generated a lot of excitement.
As a school that is passionate about technology, Premiere Academy hopes to keep on stimulating the young fertile minds towards technological innovation in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.