Although the Thinking School education model is new in Nigeria, more Nigerian schools are adopting it as a result of how it is reinforcing school curriculum around the world.

Greensprings School was the first to adopt the education system in Nigeria in 2018, and now Grenville Schools in Lagos and Evergreen School in Enugu are both on their path to become certified Thinking Schools, courtesy Greensprings Training Centre {GTC}

Mr. Abraham Ogunkambi, the Head of Greensprings Training College and one of the program’s national trainers, explained the significance of Thinking School accreditation, saying that the goal of the program is to help schools create a community in which students, teachers, and even parents can become pragmatic problem solvers.

He said, “Becoming a Thinking School comes with lots of advantages. The modules of the training focus on teaching staff how they can become better thinkers; they also learn how they can teach students to think critically, creatively, and objectively to solve both academic and life problems.”

“Aside from that,” he continued, “the Thinking School programme helps improve students’ academic performance and reduces behavioural problems. The reason for this is that the programme teaches students to think about the consequences of their actions and inactions, thereby making them be responsible for the outcomes.”

Mr. Ogunkambi also revealed the procedure of becoming a Thinking School, stating that it is an 18-month journey. “It takes 18 months to become certified, and within that period, Thinking School national trainers would train the drive team of the school to equip them with the skills, resources, and techniques that will enable them to pass this knowledge to their colleagues, for onward training of their students and in some cases, their parents are trained as well,” he remarked.

Thinking School is a collaboration between the University of Exeter and Thinking Matters. Greensprings Training College is Thinking School’s official training partner in Nigeria.

Source: The Vanguard.