April Newsletter

@TheRegentCollege APRIL 2022 • ISSUE 7 • VOLUME 4 The Official Newsletter of The Regent College Abuja

UPCOMING EVENTS READING SUGGESTIONS April 20 - CAIE AS/ ALEVEL The End by Charlie Higson EXAM STARTS May 2 - EID EL FITR/ WORKERS' What I Couldn't Tell You by Faye Bird DAY HOLIDAY May 13- COMMUNITY SERVICE Harry Potter and The Half-Blood PROJECT REVIEW Prince by J.K. Rowling May 14- ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FRIENDLY REMINDERS Please keep track of important dates and check your STUDENT EMAIL for updates! CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TUESDAYS/ THURSDAYS - Clubs FRIDAYS- Leadership/ Mentoring & Community Service

THE PRINCIPAL'S WELCOME You are welcome back to the Our alumni students testify that college. We acquired our present their sojourn with us set the tone reputation as a high achieving for their university performances. college among Sixth Form This dedication to ensuring good Schools in Nigeria due to the outcomes is evidenced in the individual attention we give our university results of our alumni students and the determination which bear out the good of each member of our faculties foundation we have been laying. to ensure the students achieve As we enter into the third term, their very best academic we call upon all students to outcomes. double their efforts and ensure they finish strong so as to get the We painstakingly follow very best of outcomes and through to ensure that our university admissions. students get placed in the “Starting strong is good. Finishing universities that would serve strong is epic” Robin Sharma them best in terms of Welcome to the third term. scholarships, student experience, performance in teaching and Christiana Ebiai research, rating of the university Principal in the student’s choice of profession, industry placements with Fortune 500 companies and eventual job opportunities after graduation.



A-LEVELS The expected term/month has finally arrived. The period where our hard work, learning, reading and preparation will be put to the test has finally arrived. As you resume for the May/June 2022 Cambridge International AS and A level examinations this term, remember that you have put in hours of study. You have laid a solid foundation for success. Now be calm, go into that exam hall, and excel. Awonusi Babatunde (Mr. Babs) HOD AS/A Level Programme, The Regent College Abuja.

UFP MESSAGE Dear students, Term 3 is a very crucial term as it affords you the last opportunity to sustain your Welcome back from the brief holiday and excellent results or improve upon your to the final term of the 2021/2022 results if they were not good enough in academic session. term 2. The journey has no doubt been rigorous, All your teachers are ready and waiting to but the good news is that it will soon be help you excel, so I urge you to cooperate over, and you will certainly emerge with them. Also, please seek help if you stronger and be better prepared for are having challenges with your studies, University life. avoid missing classes, maintain a good flow of communication with your Congratulations to those of you that have teachers, avoid distractions and use your completed your research projects and time wisely. science practicals. I urge those of you who would be doing theirs this term to I wish you all the best. give it all the seriousness it deserves. Research projects and science practicals MICHAEL MONDAY are no doubt boosters of your final results HEAD, UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION and grades. PROGRAMME

OSSD MESSAGE A very welcome back from the Easter break! While \"OUR WATCH WORD this resumption marks the beginning of the third REMAINS ACADEMIC term in the general school calendar, it is a INTEGRITY. ALL continuation of the second and last term of OSSD. It STUDENTS SHOULD is a continuation because all OSSD and teachers EXPECT THIS continued to work during the break, except for CRITICAL ISSUE TO attending physical classes. CONTINUE TO As you return to classes for the final lap of the RECEIVE ATTENTION session, we urge students to continue working IN ALL SUBJECT assiduously to attain a very strong finish to the 2022 AREAS\". academic session. Intervention measures have been carefully selected and tailored toward ensuring efficient teaching and learning, and completion of work by the deadline. Where necessary and for cogent reasons, deadline extensions may also be utilized to support students’ learning and academic advancement. As we progress further into the term, our watchword remains Academic Integrity. All students should expect this critical issue to continue to receive attention in all subject areas. Finally, we continue to rely on the vital and strong support of parents to ensure that the present session is successfully concluded.

RESPECT STUDY SKILLS & RESPONSIBILITY LIBRARY SUPPORT RESILIENCE BY MR JAMES IYAJI We are so happy to see our students back on campus and in the library. The primary objective of the library is to implement, enrich, and support the educational programs of The Regent College. The Library’s mission is to enable the staff and students of The Regent College to engage optimally with the ever-changing information environment to succeed in their research, learning and teaching goals. The Regent College Library will continue to provide you with outstanding resources, programs, and services to support your academic and personal goals. We are committed to creating an enabling environment to support cutting-edge research as well as high-quality teaching and learning. We look forward to seeing you more often at the library as we navigate through the coming fall months! If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly. Learning Resource Centre manager



ACTIVITIES Dear Student, The long-awaited term 3 is here with us. I sincerely welcome you all into it and wish you all the best that the term has to offer. This term is very short but loaded with a lot of activities; it is, therefore, important to start well so as to finish strong. I encourage you to take note of the following as you resume for term 3. INTERNSHIP OSSD STUDENTS Firstly, I would like to remind you to have your internship Secondly, the Ontario Secondary slip submitted at the front School Diploma students will be desk within the first week of completing their community involvement resumption. This is necessary activities by the end of June, 2022 as to support our required by Rosedale Academy. I correspondence with your encourage you to take your community chosen organization and to service seriously in term 3 so as to fast track the process of complement all your excellent efforts in allocating supervisors for the previous terms and to complete the your work experience number of hours required before the programme. due date. Your community service form will be available to be picked up in my office from 2nd May, 2022.

ACTIVITIES LEADERSHIP PROJECT REVIEW Finally, it is no longer news that the first phase of the 2021/2022 leadership project review will be conducted on the 13th May 2022. I, therefore, advise you to complete your community service weekly report before this date and share it with me using Google Docs in order to have your leadership portfolio updated. Once again, happy resumption as I wish you wonderful experiences all through the term. Mr. Ayadi Olusoji Head of College Activities

RESIDENCE LIFE Welcome back to the boarding house of The Regent \"The supportive and College, Abuja. We hope you are ready for another action-packed positive environment term in the Boarding House. The final term is a very serious one as it makes or mars all you have been of the hostels will doing in the session. Our staff are very ready to help you achieve your enhance your every plans for rounding-off your academic activities. Your parents expect no less from our friendly but firm effort to learn, grow boarding staff so you must be ready to dig-in and give your very best to your academic plans. and flourish as you The supportive and positive environment of the hostels will enhance your every effort to learn, grow and all look out for each flourish as you all look out for each other this term in our home away from home. other this term in our I wish everyone in The Regent College Boarding House a fantastic and successful final term ahead. home away from home. I wish everyone in The Regent College Boarding House a fantastic and successful final term ahead\". DR. JOSE PRASAD LAWREN DEPUTY PRINCIPAL

WORLD HEALTH DAY Our Planet, Our Health Held on the 7th of April each year,it is a day dedicated to promoting the benefits of good health and wellbeing worldwide. THE BENEFITS OF GOOD HEALTHY EATING HEALTH & WELLBEING Health and wellness are important for A good diet can improve your everyone – students included. College overall health and mood and is can be challenging, and while focusing just as important for your mental on your studies will be a priority – health as it is for maintaining good especially in the run-up to exams – physical health. Try to eat a variety maintaining a healthy diet and of fruit and vegetables to get a lifestyle will help your body and mind wide range of nutrients that will work to the best of their ability. nourish you.

BE KIND TO YOUR MIND STAYING ACTIVE With early morning lectures and Exercising has countless benefits, from sometimes studying late nights, it can feeling physically fitter and healthier to be easy not to have enough time for making new friends. To stay healthy, we yourself. Try and find time during the recommend getting active every day – day when you can have time to step whether that’s jogging, cleaning or going away from what you’re doing and relax. for a walk. Why not give mindfulness a go? Paying more attention to the present moment – When deadlines are approaching, it to your own thoughts and feelings, and might be hard to prioritise exercise but to the world around you – can improve staying active will help keep your stress your mental wellbeing. levels at bay. Those that exercise regularly are also more likely to sleep better and have increased levels of focus! If you’re not feeling at your best, support is available.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SPOTLIGHT MY TRC EXPERIENCE BY ELED WEHIB MOHAMMED As an Ethiopian student in TRC who has spent most of my schooling years outside of my own country, I can say that studying in TRC has been an amazing experience. I intend to study economics then work at an NGO level within the international development sector. I have received around 7 offers including McMaster University in Canada and Manchester University in the UK. It is nourishing academically but also socially with the tens of amazing people you meet. Nigeria itself is such a welcoming nation but TRC is the place to go as an international student not because of the different internationally recognized programs but also due to the people, whom I have been honored to become friends with.

PLACEMENT As we begin the term, I will like to welcome all students to the final lap of the 2021/2022 academic session. Please note that university applications have all been submitted and most students have received offers from top universities around the world. The offers are subject to your final grades and you are expected to meet the conditions before an admission can be confirmed. So please start the term with the intention to put in your best academically. In additional, the college is always ready to provide the necessary support needed for all our students to get admitted into their choice universities. Please be informed also, that we have partner universities that we can still submit applications to in case you want more options. Finally, please ensure you check your emails at least twice daily and that you inform me immediately there is a change in your admission status or you get a message from a university. Let us always be your first call for all university placement matters. We will walk you through it all with pleasure. Shade Aworinde Placement Officer

Co-ordinated by the Earth Day Network, 1 billion people from 193 countries around the world celebrate Earth Day with a range of activities and events. 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and at TRC we are encouraging staff and students to get involved. This year’s theme is Invest in Our Planet. Individuals, communities and organisations are being asked to use their voice and work as a team to make a difference, building a framework for supporting a prosperous, sustainable future.



TERM DATES - APRIL 2022 /TERM 3 Sunday 24th April- Boarders Resume Monday 25th April- Classes Start Monday 30th May – Friday 3rd June - HALF TERM HOLIDAY Monday 6th June- Classes resume for the second half of Term 3 Friday 8th July- End of Term Saturday 9th July- Staff Day