EXTENSION AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Joining the School Beautification Activity at Governor Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School was one of those experiences that warmed my heart. Seeing students, teachers, interns, and community members working together with paint on their clothes and smiling faces is fun and worth the experience. We weren't just cleaning and decorating the school. We were constructing something together. Every brushstroke and broom sweep was a collective step toward making the school better and brighter.

What struck me most was how simple things, like flower boxes and scrubbing down walls, took on meaning simply because we were doing them together. It was about care and pride in the place where so much learning happens, not about getting things perfect. Being part of that effort made me realize how much a clean, inviting space can change a student's mindset and motivation.

I'll be taking Echoes of Faith with me for quite a while. This was more than a program - a moment to pause, think, breathe, and connect with our faith. Music, testimony, and quiet moments of prayer created this atmosphere that made us realize we are not alone in our struggles and victories. The stories that grabbed me were real, raw accounts of how faith assisted people through the storm.

That day, I felt a sense of unity and peace. That made me think about gratitude, especially for all the achievements and challenges ahead of me. It was good to slow down, listen, and be in a world that can feel hurried and overloaded. That event inspired me and renewed my purpose and faith in the community.

Those School Beautification and Echoes of Faith activities touched different parts of me. One dealt with the outside - making a clean, inviting place to learn - and the other went in, in, in and reminded me about faith, togetherness, and taking time to reflect. Both reminded me that education is more than just academics. It's also about values, relationships, and the environment we create for others, both physically and emotionally. All these experiences have shown me that as a teacher, I can affect not only what students study but also how they feel while learning. For me, that's something compelling.