A N O T F O R P R O F I T

CHARTING A FUTURE PATH

ATLANTIC HALL’S 5 YEAR TRANSFORMATIONAL AGENDA 1

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FROM GREAT TO THE GREATEST CHAIRPERSON BOARD OF TRUSTEES MESSAGE

he story of Atlantic Hall ladies have repeatedly proven is one of vision, tenacity, not just a willingness to adapt resilience, as well as to changing times, but an T understanding of corporate courageous and pioneering innovation. Set up as a co- governance while upholding educational secondary school, the highest ethical and moral it was conceived in 1986 but standards in their conduct and to the benefit of Atlantic began operations in 1989. The Hall. overarching aim was to provide children with the academic environment and Our aim is not to create a new educational facilities to institution, but to generate cultivate excellence in terms of the power to transform an academic and social existing one! The vision is still achievements. the same: to remain a leader Over the last 30 years, Atlantic Hall Educational Trust Council and pacesetter in Nigerian has had 10 chairpersons education, able to compete selected from amongst the 10 with the best on the world trustees. And these dynamic stage. CHIEF MRS TAIWO TAIWO 4

30 YEARS OUR FIRST STEPS: GONE SO FAST

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The Atlantic Hall child is taught, mentored and nurtured in an registered as a not for profit, under the Land Perpetual environment that is home to one of the most dynamic teaching and Succession Act gave birth to Atlantic Hall schools. learning facilities in using innovative concepts and state-of- the-art equipment and teaching aids. The school opened to students in January 1989 in the serene atmosphere of Maryland Estate, , , in a The Atlantic Hall school came from the vision of 5 women who were complex built on three acres of land. The classrooms were alarmed by the decay and atrophy in the educational system. bright and airy while the school boasted well equipped Concerned that children leaving primary for secondary schools did laboratories as well as library and specialist rooms for not have good schools to go to especially in the wake of the take-over practical subjects like Ar ts, Cra, Introductory of missionary schools by the government, these women decided to Technology, Home Economics and Computer Science. take action and effect change.

The vision was to set up an educational institution that would become the standard bearer for a new educational epoch. That resolve, borne out of vision, tenacity, courage and public spirit-mindedness led to the setting up of the Atlantic Hall.

The 5 women were Chief Mrs. Taiwo Taiwo, Mrs. Eniola Fadayomi, Lady Gbeminiyi Smith, Dr. K.O Dina and Mrs. Towry Coker. The following like-minded individuals were, thereaer, invited to join the team: Ms. Lola Aboderin, Chief Mrs. Marlies Allan, Ms. Bode Thomas, Chief Mrs. Keji Okunowo and Mrs. Grace Fadayomi. Together they form the 10 trustees who are owners of the school.

Their vision was not so easily achievable because following the take- over of missionary schools in some states, a ban was placed on the setting up of private secondary schools, but through their resilience, tenacity and focused determination, the visionaries surmounted every bureaucratic and regulatory obstacle to actualize that burning desire to change the face of education in Nigeria. Atlantic Hall thus became the first institute permitted to run a private secondary school in Lagos following the ban of private secondary schools by the Lateef Jakande administration and so paved the way for others to follow.

Eventually, the Atlantic Hall Educational Trust Council, which was

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LADY GBEMINIYI CHIEF MRS. CHIEF MRS. ENIOLA CHIEF MS. MS. LOLA SMITH // TAIWO TAIWO// FADAYOMI// ABIMBOLA ABODERIN // BODE-THOMAS//

MRS. OLABISI DR. MRS. CHIEF MRS. CHIEF MRS. MRS. GRACE TOWRY-COKER// KEHINDE DINA// MARLIES ALLAN// KEJI OKUNOWO// FADAYOMI(LATE) // 7

THE VISION IS STILL THE SAME: TO REMAIN A LEADER AND PACESETTER IN NIGERIAN EDUCATION, ABLE TO COMPETE WITH THE BEST ON THE WORLD STAGE.”

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n 2004, Atlantic Hall relocated to its permanent site in Epe, a serene and tranquil locale next to the Atlantic Ocean, a mere 45 minutes from Lagos. The permanent site boasted a purpose-built structure with 21st century facilities and boarding Iamenities to cater to the educational needs of students from across Nigeria and countries around the world. What has emerged in the space of time is a school that not only charted a new path for education in Nigeria, but has become a reference point where reputable educational institutions are concerned. The school and its students have produced outstanding results, set high standards and produced alumni who continue to blaze the trail in their differing fields. 9 SEE THEM TAKE FLIGHT heir intention was to build more than a school, but a family of learning dedicated Tto excellence, where the future begins. 30 is the coming of age, it is a time to celebrate the lives impacted, the vision and the discipline imparted and the success of our then children – now men and women of distinction, doing amazing things in all spheres of life.

Trailblazers, inventors, care givers, educators, administrators, entertainers, and all round achievers at the highest levels of society both home and abroad. These men and women are indeed the fruits of our founders’ vision, in their work and life they are doing more than our founders ever thought and more.

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WHAT GOT US HERE WON’T GET US THERE”

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tlantic Hall plans to execute ground breaking projects which would position Aus as the school of choice in Nigeria and indeed Africa.

About two decades ago, 5 visionary women heeded a call to fill the urgent need of a quality private school delivering premium secondary school education in Lagos. The call led to the inception, development and growth of Atlantic Hall and delivery of the best of 20th century education. That call is being heard again. This time reflecting the same spirit, drive and commitment of the founders to produce a world class,21st century bastion of learning. The aim is not to create a new institution, but to generate the power to transform an existing one! The vision is still the same: to remain a leader and TEST pacesetter in Nigerian education, able to A RE compete with the best on the world stage. THE G

Atlantic Hall has consulted with architects and O sought advice from a range of professional T A partners in deriving their conceptual planning leading to initial schematics. Various design elements have been considered and a range of OM GRE options / specifications evaluated. The board FR organized their intentions into a detailed plan of action spread over a 5 year period.

OUR NEW ATLANTIC HALL HAS TRANSFOR RECENTLY ARTICULATED A 5 YEAR AGENDA THAT MATIONAL WILL TRANSFORM IT IN AGENDA A TRANSCENDENTAL WAY. 13

2019 N1.8

SOLAR BILLION POWER FUND

MULTI RAISING PURPOSE HALL PROJECTS

ENDOWMENT /FOCUS FUND

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s we celebrate 30, our quest remains the same, how do we continue to produce the SOLAR Anext generation of African leaders? How do we keep pushing the envelope, ensuring our students and staff have all they need to take on POWER the peculiarities of their world? We keep working towards our goal of building a world class learning environment for students INITIATIVE and staff, through the concerted efforts of all our stakeholders, we have made incredible strides in this direction.

It’s important to note that our Epe campus has run solely by generator since inception. Expensive in the least without mentioning the effects on the environment. In today’s world, alternative energy is the innovative way to go.

Our objective for this project is to move towards a more sustainable power source that is friendly to the environment and to our school’s finances.

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FROM GREAT TO THE GREATEST PROJECT OVERVIEW TOTAL COST: N200,000,000

Additionally, options have been generated to Atlantic Hall is currently supplied demonstrate an opportunity to keep the power from (2) 500kW Diesel Generator sets Atlantic Hall facilities powered on throughout the evening with the assistance of energy storage.

Cummins and Soventix have generated the following options for Atlantic Hall to Objective is to reduce Atlantic Hall's operating evaluate, based on load profiles and fuel costs (mainly through diesel fuel reduction) by cost information provided introducing renewable energy 1. PV only + Controller 2. PV + SESS* + Controller 16

FROM GREAT TO THE GREATEST PROJECTED COST: N1,063,520,000 MULTI PURPOSE HALL Overall the facility would be arguably amongst the best in the country and would add to our reputation / brand and be a major driver in student recruitment – children love sport and will push their parents to attend a school like no other! The MPH would relieve significant pressure in other parts of the school and allow for a greater fluidity and disruption to the dining hall. It would also result in a significant reduction in table and chair damage brought about by the constant setting-up and taking-down of tables and movement of chairs. If we are really talking about 21st century schools and learning and positioning ourselves as such, a MPH would be • Large sports hall with ancillary provision considered standard, non-negotiable kit elsewhere and this • Performance center building would project us in that direction in reality. Are we not • Theatre with full size stage about 'excellence'? It offers an intrinsically necessary • Dressing and storage areas dimension to school activities. It is impressive and becomes a • Mini-conference facilities key marketing feature. It offers the potential over time to • 4 separate playing / activity zones derive a profitable alternative revenue / business strand. • Fitness center The key is to not cut corners, do the building well, manage it • Dance studio properly, drive it as a peripheral business to our core and • Cafeteria ensure that maintenance and on-going necessary repairs as • Medical facility they become necessary are completed to the highest • Reception standard. Large enough to accommodate the whole school • Offices and visitors, this hall will host events from assemblies to meetings, performances, sports and other school activities. 17

THE SCHOOL WILL USE THE MULTIPURPOSE HALL FOR:

· All main · Intensive Coaching sports indoors · School Teams · Theatre Facility coaching & training (school productions · Center for / visiting groups) Inter-school · Assemblies competitions · Examinations · Seminars · School Events · Concerts · Wet weather alternative · Art Displays programmes · Aer-school · Student Recruitment / Evening recreation · Parents Open Days · Staff recreation · Student displays · Training and seminars of work · Conferences FACILITY · Co-curricular · Religeous activities extended programme · National / State Training Camps MANAGEMENT This would need to be separate and very well organized and planned. An overall manager would be responsible with reception staff and cleaners / maintenance serving only the facility employed.Costs / Hire fees would be determined by the

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THE ATLANTIC HALL TOTAL COST: ENDOWMENT FUND N300,000,000 “THE GIFT OF A GOOD EDUCATION IS THE GREATEST OF ALL”

Over the years, the board of trustees have fulfilled one of our Sponsor a best student dearest aspirations; our yearly scholarship, given to an indigent from your local governement. student. Over the last 7 years, the Atlantic hall scholarship has been opened to indigent student from . Obtained through a keenly contested, rigorous examination process, the Have a prize named aer you Atlantic Hall scholarship has presented winners with the incredible opportunity to obtain the exceptional education our prestigious school offers. Participate in the selection This year, we have decided to share this privilege with you by of the awardees opening up the Atlantic Hall endowment fund for your participation and donations. Our intention is to raise the number of scholarships to about 10 percent of all admissions. Based on the recently revised school fees, it will cost the sum of N24,523,406.00 in terms of tuition & boarding from JS1 – Ss3. There are other incidental expenses like school uniform, transportation to and from place of primary abode etc – all of these approximately assumed to cost N3.5m over a 6 year period. To this end, we have created in the table below a scenario of initial commitment amount per child and we have simulated the value of this initial commitment over a 6 year period:

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BENEFICIARIES S/N YEAR OF AWARD NAME OF RECIPIENT PRIMARY SCHOOL PRESENT CLASS PRIMARY SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN 1 2010/2011 DAMILOLA SHOBOWALE (FEMALE) ST. MATHIAS GIRLS PRIMARY GRADUATED SCHOOL, LAGOS ISLAND (GEOLOGY) 300 LEVEL UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LAGOS STATE MODEL 2 2011/2012 OSUNDE SOLOMON (MALE) GRADUATED (ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS PRIMARY SCHOOL, IKORODU ENGINEERING) 200 LEVEL

3 2012/2013 Nil - general performance was not satisfactory. Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) tendered apology and promised a better presentation for subsequent years.

4 2013/2014 ANOSIKE EKENEDILICHUKWU ABINA OMOLOLU PRIMARY GRADUATED AS ACADEMIC UNIVERSITY, WILLIAMS (MALE) SCHOOL, SURULERE HEAD BOY GHANA (ICT) 100LEVEL OFFERED A 4-YEAR SCHOLARSHIP

5 2014/2015 NIL - GENERAL PERFORMANCE WAS NOT SATISFACTORY

6 2015/2016 AYODELE RACHEAL (FEMALE) COMMUNITY NURSERY AND Ss2 – CURRENTLY PRIMARY SCHOOL, OJO SCHOOL MONITOR (PREFECT POSITION)

7 2016/2017 NIL - GENERAL PERFORMANCE WAS NOT SATISFACTORY

8 2017/2018 PHILLIP FAVOUR (FEMALE) DAROCHA PRIMARY SCHOOL, JS2 APOSTOLIC WAY, AGEGE

9 2018/2019 NIL - GENERAL PERFORMANCE WAS NOT SATISFACTORY

10 2019/2020 FROM ADEBOWALE ESTHER AUD PRIMARY SCHOOL, JS1 EPE/EREDO DIVISION) OGOOLUWA (FEMALE) IBONWON EPE

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SCHOLARSHIP FROM GREAT TO THE GREATEST P ACKAGE -Full scholarship covering Tuition, Boarding fees, uniforms and other levies, such as PTA, Publications and Sportswear.

-Expected to pay forty thousand Naira (N40,000.00) as Caution Fee, which can be remitted to the school on installment basis.

-Expected to maintain a 60% average in academics for the scholarship to be renewed annually. -O THER APPROVED ITEMS 21 THE RADIANCE FROM DARKNESS

Every cloud has a silver lining. This message has kept me going up a life sustaining sore on my back. I deserved it. till this moment and I guess that that is what everyone should believe in to get out of the domain of suffering and agony. My school life became a lot better when I began to get good grades Hysteria. Danger. Rage. Three words to describe a boy who has and awards which was the only way I could compensate the efforts of been through the ups and downs of life. It is a cold winter evening; my parents. l was studying in the half demolished library when I heard the clouds rise in forces to attack the sun, preventing it from my name coming from the extreme. I could see a body approaching emitting its ever scorching rays. A young African boy with a black me; he had mucus running from his nose which was enough for an painted face of a savage which shed more light on the sufferings he artist to use for the painting of a large portrait. It was Femi, my best has been through. I am William Anosike; a boy who has seen the friend, who followed me through the sufferings of life. Having lost his hell-thickened part of life. I was raised up from a home whose brother and mom at the age of five, it had just been only him and his background could fairly be described as the grassroots of a state father le behind on earth to face the trail of unhappiness which they or relatively lower. Life was struggle. I woke up every morning by did not deserve. Femi came to inform me that I was being called by the 6'am and got ready for school; kissing my mom goodbye and fist teachers who had their break. bumping my dad. I had the best parents in the world who struggled to make every day a blessing to me. Their happiness was my I studied twice each week and gave myself enough rest. I was sure inspiration and their struggle was what made me strive. I rose in that my competitors were doing the same or more; some having respect to greet the teacher which was a daily routine to show sleepless nights of continuous flipping of pages to enhance appreciation for the efforts they put forward to encourage us that understanding, some sleeping in peace unaware of the tragedy there is life in suffering. We just had to walk towards it. I was ahead. Two weeks before the exam, my mom started having thinking as usual, unaware of the continuous times my name was symptoms of breast cancer which scared the life out of me. I lived being called from the attendance list. "William Anosike!!!!" I was each day aer that moment, praying and working hard towards called for the last time and I quickly answered but I still had to grabbing the scholarship. receive the reward for indiscipline; a thin cylindrical pipe creating It was only a matter of hours before the day which had always created FROMFR OMGRE GREAT TAOT THE TO G GREREAATNESTESTS 22 an adrenaline in my body would come. I spent each day reading like message related to the examination I wrote which I had completely never before and this was caused by an adrenaline of fear. Series of forgotten. Happiness. Joy. What more could I use to describe the prayers were held to boost the healing of my mother's cancer which amount of satisfaction this message had done to me? At least it came from an unknown source. My dad reassured me that my mom healed some of my shattered heart which was ready for full repair. I was going to be alright. Even though he sounded assuring, his face had won the scholarship and there was no way I could thank God that had mixed feelings of fear and faith which slightly dissuaded me. would be enough. This also had a similar effect on my dad but I think This was not going to block my aspirations as I had bigger dreams his heart was fully repaired. ahead of me. It was the first day in secondary school. I approached the gigantic The day had finally come to display our array of knowledge. The air gate of the enormous school which could swallow the landscape in was thick with unspoken grief for some and filled with unspoken one try. The structure had a mixture of blue and white hues joined in happiness for the rest. The paper was slammed on my table and I harmony. The lock was protected from rusty bullies by the paint reached for it in fear; the paper smiled happily at me, telling me to counterparts who refurnished him and brought upon him, a shiny, give my best for him to look good with a distinction grade written on glittering appearance. It was upheld by two reinforced pillars which him. I got confused at a point during the exam but was pushed to were clenched firmly to the ground. I opened the beautiful gate, keep on writing what I understood. having no fear that it would fall on me soon. I walked silently to the Seconds into seconds, minutes into minutes, hours into hours. Days dormitory for registration looking at the glittering faces of people who rolled past and I did not even realize that I had written an have never tasted the bitterness of poverty. It was Atlantic Hall; filled examination. Damn. The sickness paralyzed me and I was as with fleets of beautiful classrooms recommended for a quality all- stagnant as the silence in an empty car. I had the combination of round learning of a child. malaria, typhoid, common cold and a thundering headache that It was obviously hard for me to fit in as I had to adapt to the struck my body once in a while but caused a lot of damage. environment of the 'rich' while also not forgetting where I was coming Notwithstanding, we conducted prayers for my mom for her rapid from. In my junior school phase, I had a lot of haters. They would speak healing. Crash!!!!! The sound came from the living room. I had a negative of me behind my back as I walked into a room and till today I feeling that it was bad news but at that point I had to think positively never knew if it was jealousy or hatred but I think it was both. Towards so that I do not worsen my situation. Mydad came in with tears; the end of term, I would catch an exam fever and this even worsened creating a deep scar on his face, ready to digest his face of its beauty. my problem as most of them would think I was just a weakling trying to Ahhhhhh!!!!! I heard the message and I reacted in a hostile manner. I gain unfair advantage of the teachers. This went on for a while until I was in the sixes and sevens as my paralyzed body became free; I decided to embrace courage and fight against it. pranced and twirled from one end to another. My mom had just Two years aer this, the healed heart of my father was soon embraced the other life and abandoned I and my siblings behind. depreciating due to kidney problems which I was not initially told of in At this point, I felt like embracing the other life too because it was just order not to disturb my school activities. I was writing an exam when like dropping salt on the skin of an earthworm. 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excited. When I got home, I saw how quiet everywhere was. I looked at made me a lot stronger than I was and even more responsible. I told the couch where my father would always sit and he was not there. I myself that I had to be strong for my siblings and my school. I decided opened his room and he still was not there, then I knew something to vouch for the post of the head boy which I obtained aer a rigorous was wrong. Shortly aer this, I was brought to a room and told the screening process. This has kept me going with consistency but do news I did not want to hear. He was dead. I have lived every day aer you know what really made me very strong? My father's last message: this in buried pain and a more focused aim at what I want to achieve. I The face of suffering, I will crush and the body of success, I will have decided that my siblings will not suffer at all. This hardship has embrace.

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BENEFITS FOR PARTNERS

MULTI ENDOWMENT SOLAR PURPOSE FUND POWER HALL

- Have your name enshrined - Sponsor a best student - Take the lead solving the in our Atlantic Hall Heroes from your Local Government. climate crisis. Hall Of Fame. - Have a prize named aer you. - Media publicity. - Participate in the selection - Naming opportunities to of the awardees. different sections - Media publicity of the multipurpose hall facilities. - Media publicity.

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OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES

DR. MRS. LADY GBEMINIYI CHIEF MRS. CHIEF MRS. ENIOLA KEHINDE DINA// SMITH // TAIWO TAIWO// FADAYOMI//

CHIEF MRS. CHIEF MS. CHIEF MRS. MS. LOLA MRS. OLABISI MARLIES ALLAN// ABIMBOLA KEJI OKUNOWO// ABODERIN // TOWRY-COKER// BODE-THOMAS//

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FROM GREAT TO THE GREATEST NO PART OF THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE REPRODUCED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ATLANTIC HALL ATLANTIC HALL FROM GREAT TO THE GREATEST