Lagos organises Summer Camp for over 360 students

At least 360 students drawn from public and private schools across Lagos State will participate in the Season 2 of the Lagos Sports Summer Camp designed for children between the ages of 9 and 10. The camp which commenced on Sunday, August 16 at Badagry Grammar School would be held across the three Senatorial districts […]

At least 360 students drawn from public and private schools across Lagos State will participate in the Season 2 of the Lagos Sports Summer Camp designed for children between the ages of 9 and 10.

The camp which commenced on Sunday, August 16 at Badagry Grammar School would be held across the three Senatorial districts in Lagos State.

The second and the third legs of the camp will be held at Ikorodu for Lagos East from August 21 to 27 and Surulere for Lagos Central from August 29 to September 4 respectively.

The camp, according to the summer camp official website will be held in a secured and conducive environment with caring and experienced camp counsellors guiding the participating students.

It will be recalled that the maiden edition was held in August 2019 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere where the participants were introduced to athletics, table-tennis, basketball, taekwondo, judo, swimming, squash and volleyball.

The Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Toyin Gafaar Bolowotan, noted that the 2021 camp will expose the participants to the rudiments of sports as well as entrepreneurial and vocational skills.

“The Camp will be a combination of sports, education and craftsmanship. There would also be many life-changing talks,” he said.