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About our teachers
We are very happy with our teachers, whom we have been training in Stephen Covey's 7 steps and non-violent communication for the past six years. This has paid off as our school performs very well in the provincial examination. Inflation of almost 30 per cent every year is hitting teachers hard and we have not yet been able to increase salaries as the school's income would not cover the costs. However, we risk losing teachers to side jobs as the travel costs become too high. We therefore appeal to your heart to support a teacher with a monthly donation of 15 euros per month. We need only 20 donors.
Nigeria’s primary school system explained
Nigeria has two types of primary schools: public schools and private schools. Below we’ll give you a short summary of the system.
Public schools
These schools are government owned and for free, which means every child can attend. On a first glance, it seems great that all children have access to education. However, the facilities at the public schools are very poor and the classrooms are overcrowded. It’s almost impossible to teach and learn in these circumstances. This results in thousands of poorly educated children that can’t pass the High School entry examination. It also leads to high rates of school drop-outs.
Private schools
- Private schools focus on making profit. This results in crowded classrooms, without well qualified teachers. The educational quality is not significantly higher than on public schools, but private schools have more status. Therefore, parents would rather pay for private schools, but all still have low educational standards. Few rich people in the large cities enjoy high quality schools with extreme high school fees, which only the elite can afford. Therefore, at Integral School we provide high quality education, for an affordable price, with a maximum of 20 children per classroom.
Most families earn less than € 75 a month
- Currently, the Nigerian government’s official minimum wage is ₦ 30.000 (about € 75) monthly. However, this is applicable for those who are fortunate to work for the Federal Government. If you don’t work for the government, wages are lower. Now imagine having a family with 2 or 3 children and you don’t work for the government. This is a dilemma for the majority of Nigerian parents, who can’t pay for their children to have a decent education.