Winners have emerged and have been awarded really exciting prizes in his year’s Inspirational Educator Awards organised
by Meadow Hall Foundation.
L-R: Chairman, Meadow Hall Foundation Board, Mr. Demola Aladekomo; Winner, Inspirational School Leader of the Year, Mrs.
Oluremi Tanimola; Chairman, Board of Directors, Meadow Hall Group, Mr. Andrew Nwani; 1st Runner-up, Inspirational Teacher
of the Year, Mr. Tolulope Odunsanya; Group Managing Director/CEO, Meadow Hall Group,
Mrs. Kehinde Nwani; Vice Chairman, Meadow Hall Foundation Board, Mr. Nnamdi
Okonkwo; Winner, Inspirational Teacher of the Year, Ms. Odueke Abiodun; and head of Meadow Hall Foundation, Mrs. Kemi
Adewoye during the presentation of cheque to the winners of the Inspirational Educator Awards 2017 at Harbour Point, Lagos
recently Committed to keeping to its brand promise of advancing the educational outcome of
the Nigerian Child by enhancing teaching quality, Meadow Hall Foundation, a subsidiary of Meadow Hall Group, rewarded
three inspirational teachers in Lagos State in the just concluded Inspirational Educator Awards 2017.
The annual, prestigious Inspirational Educator Awards (INSEA) is a merit- based
award aimed at elevating the teaching profession and motivating school teachers
and educational leaders to continue to strive for excellence in the profession. The Award is divided into two categories; The
Inspirational School Leader of the Year Award and The Inspirational Teacher of the Year Award.
Mrs. Kemi Adewoye, head of Meadow Hall Foundation, who gave the inspirational stories of the winners, said, “We found
inspirational stories of innovative educators who despite difficult circumstances, are working hard to improve children’s access
to quality education”.
According to her, “one of the inspirational educators, Mrs. Oluremi Tanimola has been
teaching for over 26 years, and she is technologically savvy and most importantly has retained her passion for education.
Another inspirational educator, Ms. Odueke Abiodun has taken her passion for the total development of the Nigerian child beyond
the 4 walls of her classroom to her
community where she teaches secondary school drop-outs from her school and neighbouring schools about values/character education, and connects them to mentors and vocational trainers who help them acquire skills. Mr. Tolulope Odunsanya, one of our inspirational educators, was
shaped by a mentor and is now inspiring other teachers to be passionate and innovative just as he”.
She continued, “There are inspirational stories all over Nigeria. This platform is to
bring out the stories and inspire teachers to do more. The Inspirational Educator Awards
for 2017 was opened to only educators in Lagos State. However, the award will be
open to all teachers in Nigeria as from 2018.
The need to advocate for the teaching profession and to inspire teachers to do more led to this award”.
Mrs. Oluremi Tanimola of Army Children Senior High School, Ikeja Military Cantonment, Ikeja emerged winner of the Inspirational School Leader of the year and was rewarded with a ₦2,000,000.00 cash
award. Ms. Odueke Abiodun of Station Junior Grammar School, Station Bus Stop, Ifako Ijaiye emerged winner of the
Inspirational Teacher of the year and was rewarded with a ₦1,000,000.00 cash
award while Mr. Tolulope Odunsanya of Abibat Mogaji Millenium Senior Secondary
School, Agege emerged first runner-up of the Inspirational Teacher of the year and
was rewarded with a ₦500,000.00 cash award.
Vice Chairman of the Meadow Hall
Foundation Board, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo while presenting the cheques to the winners at the well attended awards night
held at Harbour Point, Lagos, admonished them to continue to strive for excellence in
their teaching profession and to join Meadow Hall Foundation’s Ambassadorial team to advocate for quality education at all
levels.
The winner of the ₦2, 000,000.00 cash award, Mrs. Oluremi Tanimola while addressing journalists on behalf of other recipients, stated, “I am a team player, self-
motivated and always learning something new. These coupled with my ICT knowledge
made the difference. The desires to learn and do things differently are secrets of my outstanding performance”.
She advised all teachers to always learn from their fellow teachers, be self-motivated, and
ensure continuous improvement/personal
development.
The three winners were thrilled and full of appreciation to Meadow Hall, their students,
fellow teachers, school management and Lagos State Government for providing an
opportunity to share their inspirational stories.
