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Amongst 180 students representing 14 international schools from five states at the just-concluded 12th AISEN Prefects’ Camp, which held at Greensprings School, Lekki, Lagos State, first-time participants, James Hope College (JHC) students emerged third in the contest.

Schools in attendance were, Lagos State – Greensprings School, Lekki; Greensprings School, Anthony; Grange School, Ikeja; British International School, Victoria Island; Vivian Fowler School, Ikeja; Redeemers International School, Maryland; Meadow Hall School, Lekki; Delta State – James Hope College, Agbor; Oyo State – International School Ibadan; Osun State – Olashore International School, Iloko-Ijesha; Ogun State – City of Knowledge Academy, Ijebu-Ode amongst others.

According to Mike Myatt, training focuses on best practices while development focuses on next practices. Training tells you how you should get a result while development allows you explore smart, possible ways to be efficient. At JHC, we practise both for an excellent balance. Hence, when the opportunity to further develop our students into leaders came, i.e., the AISEN Prefects’ Camp, JHC seized it.

Throughout the weekend (from 25 – 27 May 2018), our students partook in engaging activities ranging from team building, intact-challenge, trust-walk, obstacle course and Tug-of-War. These events developed their:

1. Human Relation Skills – opportunities to increase their understanding of effective strategies for confronting harassment, intimidation and bullying behaviors; Strategies that promote respect and acceptance of others and the value of honouring differences were cultivated;
2. Self-Awareness – opportunities to increase their personal goal-setting and self-reflection skills were provided; assertiveness, positive risk-taking, conflict resolution abilities and time management techniques were adopted.
3. Communication Skills – opportunities to improve their speaking and listening skills in small and large groups, poise and confidence while working in groups;
4. Group Processes – opportunities to increase their understanding of different leadership styles; group dynamics; decision-making techniques and the importance of identifying and utilizing available resources, evaluation and debriefing techniques were noted;
5. Organizational Skills – opportunities to gain an understanding of task analysis and problem-solving skills; the value of delegation, accountability and respect for established procedures, chain of command, legal parameters and financial management were learned.

It was a complete package. Students were awarded points for punctuality, adherence to rules, appropriate dressing, active participation in team activities/challenges and ingenuity. They were presented with a trophy, certificates and gifts.

Our teachers – Mr. Akindele and Mrs. Asenguah ensured our students maintained perfect decorum throughout the camping period. We intend to make this an annual event.

The annual JHC formal lunch and etiquette was held on Saturday, 19th January 2019 at the Great Hall with the theme: ‘SAY NO TO BULLYING: SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT.’
The day commenced with an opening speech by the Principal, Mr. Swart. The guest speaker, Prof. Mr. Amucheazi and his wife, Dr. (Mrs) Amucheazi were introduced by Mr. Sunday Sola-Oloyede, VP Pastoral and the organiser of the event. The event kicked off with drama presentations by the students exploring the various facets of bullying and how it could be curbed.
Professor Amucheazi’s presentation awaken the students’ consciousness on the need to say, ‘NO TO BULLYING.’ It was a success as it serves as a timely reminder to all staff and students about the delipidating effects of bullying and the need to stamp it out.

James Hope College clinches the victory trophy at the 2018 Nigerian Society of Engineers Quiz Competition on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 ahead of six other competing schools that made the Grand Finale. The Quiz started out with over 20 schools enrolled in the competition but after four competing rounds featuring questions from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and General knowledge, Chimere Ezeiruaku and Oghenefega Ejovi Terese of James Hope College emerged victors.

The competition took place at the Ministry of Works, Delta State with about 14 student representatives in attendance. At the end of the session-engaging competition, JHC emerged overall winner of the competition. Members of staff and students of the College shared their excitement upon reception of the news.

On Saturday, 18th of November 2017, prospective parents and students visited James Hope College campus for the Open Day event. We had visitors from all over Nigeria who graced our humble campus. After a short welcome in the Great Hall, students escorted the guests to various classrooms where teachers on hand shared information about the JHC curricula and students showcased some of their learnings with practical examples. The prospective parents were extremely pleased with the visit, after all, JHC is the ‘Jewel of Agbor’ and a beacon of knowledge shining brighter each day!

On Saturday, 14th of January 2017, we had the JHC Formal Lunch event as well as a ‘Teen talk’, ‘The Power of Boundaries/No’ presented by Mrs Jemine Mejire. The talk was preceded by a beautifully organised scrumptious formal lunch by the catering department.

Both staff and students were formally dressed and the tables were exquisitely adorned in white for the three-course meal which consisted of bread roll and salad or corn soup for the first course, fried rice or pottage for the main meal and butter pudding with custard for the dessert. There was also water and zobo to drink. Staff and students interacted while soft music played in the background; staff and students were given a menu to choose what they wanted to eat. The main event for the day was the talk by Mrs Jemine Mejire a professional life coach and etiquette teacher. She gave the audience a glimpse of herself which she related to the topic which was very relevant to the social life of teenagers. The students were involved in the activities which
allowed them to get a vivid picture of life of teenagers in real life situations about societal and peer pressure. The whole activity was hinged on the power to say NO and know when to draw a line between right and wrong when it comes to relationships/friendship and peer pressure.

The session was drawn to a close with questions and answers. The vote of thanks was given by the head girl, Eden Erazuwa. Surely the students were really transformed and had a lot to ponder on.