Mayrays Students Showcase Talents As The School Marks 26th Graduation ceremony
By Polycarp Ifeanyi, Onitsha
It was indeed a Naturecratic education in action at Mayrays Schools when the school organised graduation ceremony of her pupils and students who were carefully nurtured unto high mental and moral attitudes.
However, the 26th graduation ceremony was held at the school playing ground which located at campus 1, 1/3 Pond Street, Housing Estate fegge, Onitsha, Anambra State and attracted the presence of parents, guardians, relations, well-wishers, friends of the school, invited guests and Proprietor of the school, Prince Chinedu Nsoffor "Ichie Nzedike Oraifite"
The colourful event featured; Sunday news from Mayrays Broadcasting Service, Cultural dance, Hydrolic Power Robot, Court mock, Skills Acquisition, Drama, Mayrays Kingship and Queenship competition, cutting of cake/lighting of success candle amongst others.
In his opening speech, the Chairman of the occasion, Engineer John Chukwuma Ejezie congratulated the graduands for their successful studies and graduation ceremony.
He passionately urged the graduands to never allow anything to distract them in their further academic pursuit or any life endeavour they found themselves.
He equally advised them to completely abstain themselves from immoral behaviour, pointing out that social media has taken space in the society which he said has destroyed many youths.
Engr Ejezie further enjoined the parents to aide their Children to engage in meaningful ventures as well as encourage them to study hard, even as he warned them not to have confrontation with any teacher because he uses cane to beat their children which he said is a way of spoiling their Children.
Presenting graduation address, the founder and Proprietor of Mayrays Schools, Prince Chinedu Nsoffor" Ichie Nzedike Oraifite" disclosed that Providence has rewarded his efforts to reveal perfect method of producing positive thinkers capable of turning things around the society, saying that the new education curriculum is Naturecratic Education Method ( NEM).
According to Nzedike Oraifite, the naturecracy education makes the heart mobile, enlightens the head and makes the hands functional-3H Education, adding that his school applies 50% theoretical, 50% practical education and embodying, 50% intellectuality as well as 50% spirituality in its mechanism respectively.
He said that graduation in his school has always been a harvest of achievements and fulfillment as their unrelenting resolve to be known as a Schools where brilliant and original thinkers are produced will continue to be their only goal.
The erudite scholar further highlighted some improvement achieved in curbing from some children's negative behaviors which included; telling lies, stealing, pilfering, laziness amongst other indecent behaviors.
In a special way, Prince Nsoffor poured encomium to the teachers in Mayrays Schools for their dedication to duty, hinting that upon them, the good results rested,even as he advised the graduands to never forget the great benefits they received from the school but always to remember those who by their benefaction and service have assisted them to achieve this great feat.
Speaking with newsmen shortly, the Principal of the school, Mrs. Calista Okafor affirmed that the school applies Naturecratic Education and adopted method of mind training as well as 50% theory and 50% practical, stating that they use them to buttress the teachings going on in the classroom.
She also explained that Mayrays Institute of technology is where students and their teachers engage in practical work which according to her enable students to produce various handiworks, urging parents to endeavour to bring their children to Mayrays Schools where they should learn practical work and their minds would be trained to positive energy.
Similarly, the school PTA Chairman, Evang. Eunoch Obiaso testified that the performances of the students were awesome, stating that he never witnessed any school that performing like Mayrays Schools both academic and intellectual.
He prophesied that the students would be celebrated by Nigeria and the world in a near future if they continue to exhibits the talents impacted on them in Mayrays Schools, urging parents to continue to contribute their quota in training their Children so that they become useful in the future.