Pioneering Esports education provider, Estars and one of the prime educational institutions in Nigeria, Chrisland Schools have forged a partnership to integrate esports into education in Africa.
The collaboration which is aimed at revolutionising education in Africa through esports.
The founder and chief executive officer of EStars, Margs Byrne, said, “We are absolutely thrilled to be partnering with Chrisland Schools to activate the transformative potential of esports in education for students in Nigeria and Africa.
“We strongly believe that this collaboration will yield mutually beneficial and enduring results. The overwhelming response to the pilot scheme at Chrisland Schools reaffirmed our belief in the transformative potential of esports in the classroom,” he said.
The partnership, sealed in August, has set the tone for schools across the continent and beyond to implement global best practices in education by introducing esports as a vehicle for learning and the development of skills.
The chair of the Institute of Directors Africa Group, Joel Popoola who is leading EStars’ expansion across Africa said, “As a dad, I have often found myself telling my children to stop playing computer games and to focus on their homework.’’
The managing director/CEO, Chrisland Schools, Mrs. Ibironke Adeyemi said, the institution was the first to embark on the path of educational innovation alongside EStars.
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