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Westminster College
Lagos sees the pursuit of academic excellence as a route to
social and personal improvement. Individuals are valued for
their qualities rather than their origins, and every effort is
made to ensure that access to the college is not impeded by
economic circumstances. There is a firm commitment to the
concept of an all-round education, with emphasis on the
encouragement for creativity and practicality as well as the
inculcation of mental discipline.
Westminster College Lagos is a private institution which
educates boys and girls from all states of the federation of
Nigeria and students from Overseas.The College has the
basic aims to nourish individual ability within a responsible
community and to encourage academic success, physical health,
moral stability and imaginative alertness. We seek to provide a
stimulating environment, in which individual will grow in
confidence with skill, knowledge and compassion.The beauty of
Westminster College Lagos is the class size. Westminster
College Lagos is small in size but great in achievement. For
effective teaching and monitoring of students' progress, class
sizes are carefully regulated to ensure the optimum students to
teacher ratio. The maximum number of students per class in
Westminster College is 25, which is below the National Average.A child success in
later life will be greatly helped by academic qualifications.
At Westminster College we aim at providing academic education
of the very highest standard, This is achieved by proper
organisation of teaching staff and students.Information technology
or Computer Science has successfully brought the world
together. We at Westminster College are committed to providing
an environment that encourages confidence, creative and
intelligent use of much that modern computing has to offer.
Information Technology as a subject is take seriously from the
first day a Student is admitted to the College. All students are
given the opportunity to use computers at the college computer
laboratory. It is obvious that students will leave Westminster
College with a competent foundation in Information Technology
that will support them in their future studies and career.Westminster College
Lagos provides well secured and separate hostels for boys and
girls. Boarding is a vital and thriving elements at Westminster
College, contributing much to every day life at the College.
Great thought is put into every aspect of it's provision to
ensure that each boy or girl will look back on his time with us
as being amongst the happiest and most fulfilling of his
life. We believe we have much to offer each and every child in
our care. Whether it is the calm structure of Prep time, the
varied weekend activity programme or the chance to develop life
long friendship, sporting, musical or artistic skills, boarding
can make the difference. The maturity and skills learnt through
boarding smoothen the transition to University life and
adulthood.We believe that there
are no substitutes for experienced and qualified teachers. The
College is well staffed with experienced and professionally
qualified teachers for qualitative teaching, enthusiastic
learning, vigorous extra-curricula activities and attentive
pastoral care.Today everybody talks
about a disciplined society. Westminster College prides itself on
attaining the very highest standard of orderliness,
consideration for others and working together. The College
provides a strong and clear frame work within which boys and
girls develop self-discipline. Punctuality and proper standards
of personal appearance are considered important. Failure to
maintain standards is appropriately dealt with.Why should parents
contemplate on sending their children to Westminster College
Lagos? The answer lies in the character of the students already
at the College, whose honesty and directness match their sense
of purpose and friendliness. Great sense of unity of purpose permeates
the College and all that it tries to do. Students and staff
take pride in achievements as well as striving for excellence
in current work and play. Simply, the college hopes to
encourage and teach every student to do his/her best by
developing a sense of belonging.We are also a very
busy college and throughout the week and including the
weekends, the resources of the school, especially our magnificent
Science Laboratories, Art Studio and Computer Centre are used
by students and staff to the full.The teaching staff are
dedicated and restlessly busy. In consequence, the boys and
girls are kept busy and we feel this happy pursuit of academic
emphasis, spiritual and extra-curricula challenges will be the
way our students will form the foundation for successful
lives.At Westminster College
we certainly want all the students to feel the sense of fulfillment
that comes from facing up to and overcoming challenges.We also want HARD WORK
because the school is conscious of its responsibility to
parents, many of whom make considerable sacrifices to send
their children here.There is no other
college quite like Westminster College Lagos. I hope you will
come to visit us and feel for yourself the special atmosphere
of security and happiness which makes achievement possible. It
is a very good place to live, learn and grow up.
By Chief J.M.BAROVBE JP,
B.A (Middlessex), MBA (Bradford), MBIM.
Administrative Director
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