A student of Meadow Hall College, Lagos, Enatarari Kalango, has won
the British Council Recognition and Outstanding Cambridge Learner
Awards. She received the prestigious award for her exceptional
performance in the June 2016 Cambridge examinations.
Enatarari won the prize for the Best Across Eight Cambridge IGCSEs in
the Cambridge International Examinations conducted across the six
continents of the world in June 2016.
The international qualifications are recognized by the world’s best
universities and employers as giving students a wide range of options in
their education and career.
The award ceremony, which held at the Intercontinental Hotel on May
19, was designed to recognise Outstanding Cambridge Learners in 2015 and
2016 and the partner schools that have exemplified Equality, Diversity,
Inclusion (EDI) and Child Protection policies.
Enatarari achieved all A-stars (A*) in nine of her IGCSE subjects;
(English, Mathematics, Biology, Geography, Literature, Business Studies,
Economics, History and ICT). She was also the Valedictorian 2016 having
obtained the highest GPA in her Year Group. In her Cambridge Checkpoint
examination in June 2014, Enatarari got the highest attainable score in
all her subjects (English 6.0, Mathematics 6.0 and Science 6.0).
Speaking on the award, Enatarari thanked her parents; saying, “my
base of support was and still is my family. They prayed for me,
motivated me and reassured me that I could be the best. Knowing that I
had parents who tailored every decision they made for my good, how could
I not strive to make them proud?”
She also credits her school’s boarding house, noting, “they created a
system where peers worked together to better each other, and
improvements were rewarded at the same time as pushing us to try harder.
She praises Meadow Hall College for her tremendous feat; saying “Meadow
Hall College encourages every student to reach their God-given
potential and on a personal level, every single one of my teachers was
devoted and passionate about their job.”
She said, “I am finishing my first year of A-levels in England. Next
year, I hope to be accepted to the University of Cambridge to study
Economics. I want to thank my parents, my brother and Meadow Hall. I
believe my success at IGCSEs was the start of a streak, with many more
to come.”
Her delight in winning such a prestigious award was evident to see.
She said, “to be identified as an Outstanding Learner and receive
recognition for it has made me resolve to keep working hard in my
academics and extra-curricular activities.”
In her remark, the Principal of Meadow Hall College, Mrs. Senami
Adepoju, said the school is focused on grooming life-long learners and
building a learning organisation that is conversant with the use of 21st
century learning methodologies and strategies.
She listed achievements of the school to include: winners of the
International Schools Swimming Competition 2017, winners of the French
Competition (2012 & 2016) organised by Alliance Francais and the
French Embassy, four time and current winners of the AISEN Dance
Competition (2012 -2016), 1st position in 2016 AISEN Public Speaking
Competition, one of Nigeria’s representatives at the World Robotic
Olympiad 2015 and 1st position in AISEN Primary School Maths in 2017.
Source: The Guardian
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