‘Project iCommunity’ Splashes N1.95m on Lagos Schools in STEAM Contest

Organisers of Project iCommunity STEAM Competition has splashed N1.95 million on winners of its just concluded contest in Lagos. 

Project iCommunity STEAM contest is an initiative of Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL in partnership with Nigerian National Petroleum Limited, NNPCL and STEAM Fun Fest to test and equip public school students with critical thinking and problem-solving skills. 

The contest which is in partnership with Lagos state had over 500 public school students under Lagos Education District III participating, with Lagos State Senior Model College, Badore emerging overall winner for its exceptionally innovative battery-powered hot water bottle project, winning N1milliion.

Other innovations rewarded in the contest included a wireless CCTV camera by Kuramo Senior College High School, Victoria Island which came second and got rewarded with N500, 000 cash prize. King Ado Senior High School came third with Wooden Walking Way project and got a prize of N250, 000 while Girls Senior Academy Lagos Island with its Educational Learning App, and Government Senior College Ikoyi with its solar powered electric bulbs emerged 4th and 5th respectively, both winning N100,000.

Speaking, representative of STEAM Fun Fest, Jadesola Adedeji said the objective of the initiative is to ignite a profound passion for learning, problem-solving, and innovation among young minds in Lagos.

“The inspiration we drew from the students’ enthusiasm has motivated us to strive for more, with the hope of expanding this initiative to schools not only within Lagos but throughout Nigeria,” she said. 

Thanking the sponsors, she added, “We are grateful to CNL, NNPCL and Texaco Nigeria Outer Shelf Limited (TNOS). Their commitment to nurturing the talents of young students and promoting education in Lagos is greatly appreciated”.

The initiative kicked-off with a training session for 20 teachers and four weeks of design thinking training for students in 10 schools across the district.