MILESTONE: 3rd UNESCO International Arts Education Week Celebration at BBHS (Mission)

When the world celebrated the 3^rd UNESCO International Arts Education Week, BBHS (Mission) was at the centre of the celebration in Nigeria. BBHS (Mission) was featured in the landmark publication of the celebration on TELL Magazine on page 5 of the May 26, 2014, No. 21. 
 

With the support from ART SCOUT we organized an Art exhibition in celebration of the International Arts Education Week at our Art studio. The title of the exhibition was THE MAN OF PEACE which features paintings, drawings, and wearable arts created by the Art teacher, Mr. Olusegun adeniyi and Art students. And also a work created by the principal, Dn. Abel Adebajo was on displayed. Mr. Adeniyi created series of art from a concept he made to epitomize Beautiful Nubia (a stage name for popular Nigerian music artist, Dr. Segun Akinlolu). Part of the designs were hand printed on a dyed and plain background sewn fabric (wearable art); and was also painted on canvas. For him, Beautiful Nubia is a man of peace and he has exhibited that several times through his songs. He has a lot of tracks from his albums (Jangbalajugbu, Awilele, Fere, Kilokilo, Sun no dey sleep, oriojori, and most recent Keere), songs that provide inspiration for love, peace and harmony.

The Art exhibition was declared open by the school principal, Dn. Abel Adebajo. Apart from the Art teachers; NTA (Nigeria Television Authority) Abeokuta, BBHS students and students from other schools also grace the event. Dr. Segun Akinlolu (Beautiful Nubia) was at the exhibition. He ignited the exhibition and had a chat with the NTA, and the Art teachers at the Art Exhibition. His presence made the exhibition remarkable and the celebration of the 2014 International Arts Education Week a memorable one. The exhibition was televised on the NTA News on Monday 2^nd of June, 2014. Here is a You-tube link: http://youtu.be/Sqa2RZg7rzw

Our Art teacher, Mr. Adeniyi participated in the two virtual Art exhibitions during the celebration of the 3^rd UNESCO International Arts Education Week this year. One by ART SCOUT at www.teachingvisualart.blogspot.com/

And the second on the INAEA site, here is a link: http://www.inaea.org/ArtEducationWeek2014/index.html

Mr. Adeniyi was also invited on OGTV’s New Dawn programme to represent the Nigerian Art teachers to create awareness for the celebration of the International Arts Education Week and to discuss the Importance of Art education in our society on Friday 23^rd May, 2014 by 9am. Mr. Adeniyi has this to say: To succeed today and in the future, the children will need to be inventive, resourceful   and imaginative. And the best way to foster that creativity is through arts education. Art education is a dynamic tool for growth in our developing world.

The recap of the UNESCO International Arts Education Week 2014 celebration in Nigeria is on the link below:
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BBHS PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS ON EXCURSION

To curb the growing graduate unemployment rate, the Federal Government has introduced 32 trade entrepreneurial subjects to the Senior Secondary Schools curriculum and made it mandatory for all students to take at least one trade subject since the commencement of the 2011/12 Academic session. The aim is to encourage job creation, economic self-reliance, and promote constructive and productive engagement of Youths to arrest the problem of Mass unemployment and incidences of anti-social activities. At BBHS Mission, Photography has been approved by both the Senior Secondary Certificate examination bodies, WAEC and NECO. Part of the fulfillment of the Photography syllabus is for the students to visit the photography studio and photography laboratory.
On Thursday 27th of March, 2014, the Photography students of Baptist Boys High School were on an excursion to GOODDEAL Photo Digital Laboratory and SHOKOPET Photography Studio.
The students were given a warm welcome at the GOODDEAL Photo Digital Laboratory accompanied by the Photography teacher, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi. Our host, the manager of the photo lab, Mr. Akinwekomi Akinbobola gave the students a tour round the facilities while he educates them about the process of the modern photo printing technique. Group photography was taken with the manager, Mr. Akinwekomi Akinbobola and was printed. The photograph size was 12 inches by 16 inches which was laminated in the present of the students and mounted on a wooden background. They were also opportune to see the analogy camera film developing machine and copies of the negative. The students were also privileged to see how photo books are being made.
Same day, Thursday 27th of March, about 2pm, the Photography students of Baptist Boys High School Mission left for the SHOKOPET Photography Digital Laboratory. After a short expository into the art of photography by the photographer, Mr Kolawole Sorungbe the students were given the Canon digital camera to try out some shots. Each of these students were given chance to pick a model of choice and take two or more snap-shots.
The students were taken into the editing room after series of snap-shots. Here they were taught how to upload pictures into the computer and work on different photo editing soft-wares like Photoshop, Microsoft picture manager etc.
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MENTOR AND PROTEGEE - Going Back To the Root

Mr. Oluwadiran Martin Ademola (a Belgium based Artist-cum-Art educator) returned today Monday 17^th March, 2014 to Baptist Boys High School (BBHS) after forty years of graduation from the school (1974 set) to engage the young boys in visual expression using Acrylic paint. For him, it was an inexplicable experience and a remarkable learning experience for the students. Mr. Oluwadiran (formerly known as Ogundiran) was introduced to the Art teacher, Prince Olusegun Adeniyi by his former student at the Baptist Girls College, Mrs. Koya (Nee Oyesile). A quote from Mr. Oluwadiran and a watch word for all teachers; “I will teach some teachers that will teach my children, and I will not teach riff raffs to teach my children”

SEE more pictures on the link below:

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Watch out for more series on MENTOR AND PROTEGEE. Who will be the next icon to impart our boys? it should be YOU!

 A group picture after the painting session with Mr. Oluwadiran

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The school Principal, Dn. Abel Adebajo, Mr. Oluwadiran, Mrs. Koya, and Prince Olusegun Adeniyi 

BBHS VISITS ILE-IFE

BBHS was on excursion to Ile-Ife...Exciting sites of contacts was the National Museum, Oduaa House, the staff of Oranmiyan, and Pottery Museum. SEE more images here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.280457095447750&type=1

The PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT Seminar for BMS Teachers

The Computer teachers and HODs of Baptist Mission schools recently attended performance improvement course organized by the Industrial Training Fund, Ibadan Area Office. The seminar was three days held between February 20 and 22 at the Baptist Academy, Obanikoro, Lagos.

The success of education reform depends on high quality professional development, so there is a need to re-awake, resonate, and ignite the passion and enthusiasm in teaching profession by equipping the teachers with skills and information to make indelible influence on their students, in their local communities and the society at large.

The Performance Improvement Course was a success and recorded so many testimonies from the teachers in attendance. The facilitators were excellent. The course added value to the teachers that will definitely reflect in their works as they return back to their school and kudos to the BMS for this laudable initiative. We hope that the BMS will organize more of such seminars for its teachers in the future. Enjoy the images from the 3 days seminar on the link below:

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