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ODEY OKOR ODEY                                      DOVELAND STARS
              DOVELAND
               INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
               SOARING TO EXCELLENCE
                                                                         MY EXPERIENCE AT DOVELAND.
                                                                                My experience in Doveland Interna onal
                                                                         Schools  was  a  blast.  I  joined  Doveland
                                                                         Interna onal  Schools  on  the  7th  of  September
                                                                         2016. My first day at school was special as I was
                                                                         surrounded by a lot of people whom I had just met
                                                                         for the first  me but it was exci ng. My teachers
                                                                         were Mr Omolowo and Mrs Abayomi.
                                                                                Ini ally,  I  found  making  friends  a  bit
                                                                         difficult  but  I  quickly  adjusted  to  my  new
                                                                         environment.  The  affability  of  members  of
                                                                         Doveland family helped me greatly. Some of my
                                                                         friends were Tein, Sarham and Gare.
                                                                                Opportunity  we  had  for  excursions  at
                                                                         Doveland  Interna onal  School  enhanced  our
                                                                         learning  and  added  fun  to  it.  I  par cipated  in
                                                                         excursions  to  the  Na onal  Assembly,  African
                                                                         Independent Television (AIT) and an orphanage.
                                                                         We  visited  the  two  chambers  of  the  Na onal
                                                                         Assembly:  the  Senate  and  The  House  of
                                                                         Representa ves. We learnt that states in Nigeria
                                                                         had equal representa on in the Senate. They are
                                                                         three senators from each state regardless of size
                                                                         or  popula on.  In  the  House  of  Representa ves
                                                                         there is propor onal representa on. The number
                                                                         of representa ves depends on the popula on of
                                                                         the state.
                                                                                Year six was more demanding than other
                                                                         years in my primary school. This was because of
                                                                         the rigour of preparing for entrance examina on
                                                                         into  secondary  school.  Among  my  teachers  in
                                                                         primary were Mrs. Chinwendu, the class teacher;
                                                                         Mr. Efadi, our literacy teacher and Mr. Cosmas our
                                                                         numeracy teacher.  I thank God that my effort was
                                                                         not in vain. I was successful in the Loyola Jesuit
                                                                         Entrance  Examina on  and  I  was  offered
                                                                         admission.
                                                                                To  sum  up,  my  experience  at  Doveland
                                                                         Interna onal School was great.
                                                                                I  am  grateful  to  all  my  teachers  and
                                                                         Doveland  Interna onal  School  for  the  posi ve
                                                                         impact in my life.













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