Mohamed
Musa, headmaster of PL George Nursery School in Bakau Newtown, has challenged
nursery schools in the country to be involved in sports as an extra-curricular
activity.
He
said participation in sports at nursery school level helps to spot the talent
of children at that early age to be able to nurture it.
Mr
Musa made this remark last Thursday during the inter-house sports competition
of his school held at the Fajara army barracks football field in Bakau Newtown.
The
four houses of the school: yellow, blue, red and green house, competed in 12
different sports including lime and spoon race, late for school race, sack
race, basket race, eating race, and musical chair.
Green
house was the champion of the day with 110 points followed by Red with 94
points, Blue 88 points and Yellow 72 point.
The
prizes were awarded to Green and Red houses as the first and second positions.
The
headmaster, Mr Musa, said the event he admired most was the eating race as the
children were eating and vomiting just to get to the first position.
He
expressed special gratitude to one Momodou Lamin Keita whose performance he
said was outstandingly surprising to him for first time in the history of
school. The young chap was awarded a
prize by the headmaster.
Mr
Musa further challenged parents to encourage their children to practice more in
sports both at school and home for learning is not only in the classroom.
Emmanuel
Omordian, vice president of the Association of Early Childhood of The Gambia,
applauded the staff of PL George Nursery School for organising such “a
successful inter-house”.
“This
should be a continuous process as it will help to expose the children to sports
at their early age,” he said.