At-Tarteel academy unveils plans to save environment, enhance school enrollment
No fewer than 200 assorted trees provided by Green Environmental Solutions (GESOL) were planted during the 10th speech and prize giving day of At-Tarteel junior Arabic and Islamic secondary school Jada as a response to the debilitating climate change phenomenon which has been wreaking havoc to the environment.
The management of the school noted that it is making deliberate efforts at saving the environment as well as integrating western and almajiri education in order to fast track enrollment and mitigate out-of-school syndrome in the area.
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In his remarks, the chairman governing council of the school, Dr. Ibrahim Umar Jongur who underscores the relevance of the environment and integrated education disclosed that over the years, the school has served as a beacon of hope to the less privileged members of the society as it provides education at a substantially minimal cost.
“At-Tarteel Arabic and Islamic secondary school was established to provide both Islamic and western education in an integrated form and to assure parents that their children get both education of high quality and to support the enrollment of out-of-school children and Almajiri integration program of the federal government and Adamawa State governments,” he said.
Jongur added that since inception, the school has recorded tremendous milestones including the provision of free education to 33 orphans, and a number of children with special needs.
He added that more than 30 students of the school have graduated into tertiary institutions in the state and across the country just as the school has also produced 10 students who memorized the holy Quran while close to 150 women both married and single were groomed in Arabic and Islamic studies.
Jongur noted that so far, the school ranked amongst those that charge very minimal fees ranging from N500 to N8,000 adding that it also provide free bus which is used in commuting the students to and from the school.
He called on education stakeholders to come to the rescue of the school in order to address some of its challenges including providing WASH facilities, school perimeter fence, more classrooms and instructional facilities.
Also speaking, the chairman of Jada local government Salihu Muhammad So’o reiterated the resolve of the council to support education in the local government.
The chairman who was represented by his deputy, Hannatu Jaret expressed happiness with the quality of education being imparted on the children and urged the school to maintain the tempo. The chairman then pledge the sum of N50,000 to the school.
In his speech, the district head of Jada, Alh Murtala Umar Ardo Jada, who was represented by Dan Amar Jada, Jingi Alkali reiterated the support of the traditional institution to education in the area.
He commended the school for its untiring efforts at delivering quality education to the less privileged children adding that the effort will go a long way in reducing out-of-school children in the area.
In his comment, Muhammad Garba, a supervisor with GESOL said his organization has provided 200 trees to the school in order to enhance the environment and guard against the negative effects of climate change.
He urged the school to ensure that the tress are nurtured and sustained for the benefit of mankind and environment.
The event featured display Qutba recitation, debates, and presentation on climate change amongst others which the students carried out to the administration of all stakeholders.
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