Lagos school recognized among world's top 10 for environmental action

T4 Education, organizers of the World’s Best School Prizes, announced the recognition for the school located in Saga, Epe. The academy serves 250 children from eight riverine communities, advancing education and environmental sustainability through its climate-smart learning model. The school combines experiential, inquiry-based learning with sustainable practices, enabling pupils to achieve significant learning progress.

Founder of T4 Education, Vikas Pota, congratulated the school, highlighting its role in preparing young people for a challenging world. Slum2School Green Academy was established to address the lack of formal education in isolated communities. Built with local materials, it operates on solar energy, harvests rainwater, and uses waste-to-biogas systems.

Students participate in environmental projects like gardening, composting, and recycling. The school also provides a digital learning lab and coding education. T4 Education reports that 96% of students have improved in literacy, and over 70% in numeracy, with more than 90% reading at or near grade level.

Over 700 families have benefited from the school's initiatives in clean water, sanitation, and environmental awareness. The academy's model is seen as a scalable blueprint for sustainable, community-centered education across Africa. S