Preston International School

Along Akure/ Owo Express Road stands out a world – the future of this great nation: Preston International School. To me Preston is not a school; but it is a little world and I want to talk about life in Preston International School at Km 6, Owo-Akure Road, Akure. There are many aspects worthy of mentioning but I want to write mainly on the following: hostel, academic, social and sports life. I’ll like to start with the hostel life.

The Hostel Life: Man needs a place to stay where he can have shelter and protection. The school provides that facility for us (the students). We have separate hostels for boys and girls. The hostel has some rules that we follow and a strict timetable. The timetable for weekdays (Monday to Friday) is as follows:

5:30am: Wake Up
5:30 - 5:45 : Morning Devotion
5:45 - 6:15 : Morning Duties
6:15 - 7:00 : Bathing and Preparation
7:00 - 7:40 : Breakfast
7:50 - 8:20 : Assembly
8:20 - 2:00 : School Hours
2:00 - 3:00 : Lunch
3:00 - 4:00 : Siesta
4:00 - 4:20 : Tuck shop time (snacks)
4:30 - 6:20 : Co-curricular Activities
6:30 - 7:30 : Dinner
7:30 - 9:00 : Prep Time
9:00 - 9:30 : Evening Activities
9:30pm : Lights Out

The hostels are divided into four houses: Shekinah, Tornado, Terra and Aqua.

The Social Life: There is a saying that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. At Preston, we don’t want to be ‘dull Jacks’, we know that people have to interact and so the school is a mixed school. In the dining, we are allowed to sit by gender (2 boys and 2 girls) on a table to allow interaction. This School organizes a show called ‘Variety Night’ towards the end of every term. The show avails us the opportunity to showcase our talents. We normally have a lot of presentations during the Variety Nights and we do enjoy ourselves before returning to the hostel. Another social event is our Cultural Night. On Cultural Night, different cultural groups are represented and the show is usually very interesting. We also have a lot of other Social events like, Birthday Parties, Presentations and so on.

The Academic Life: The School has a code of conduct deeply rooted in praise (reward) and punishment (sanctions). The School believes firmly that success breeds success. That is why the School gives rewards to excellent studies. The School has a system in place to enforce discipline and at the same time reward obedience. That is why we us the house point system. The house points system is a system that if a student does something tangible he/she will win a house point.

Students are given awards at the end of the term for best overall, good behavior, academic achievement and so on.

The Recreational life: In line with the School’s ideology to produce well-rounded students, sport is a major pillar in Preston International School. The school wants us to be physically fit and so, every Tuesday and Saturday, we go for Sporting Activities.

There are many activities: Handball, Volleyball, Badminton, Athletics, etc. Our last inter-House Sports took place in the School. A lot of people came and it was really a memorable event. Different training and drilling activities are carried out under the tutelage of a coach specially employed for this reason.

That is all I have to say about the life at Preston International School.