The
Gambian Lebanese International School (GLIS), an institution owned by the Lebanese community in The Gambia,
hosted it’s first-ever school based funfair for their students on Friday.
The
event was hosted at the school premises around Kairaba Avenue.
Speaking
to reporters after the funfair, the director at The Gambia International
Lebanese School, Ali Ezzadin, said the purpose of the funfair was to make his
students active in their education.
Amidst
the funfair, food, games and music were the order of the day at the event
promoted values of cooperation and understanding between the students and their
teachers.
Ali
Ezzadin added that the funfair made it a point to instill in their students the
importance of the funfair thus it created real collaboration between students.
The
Social and Environmental Studies Coordinator, Gambia International Lebanese
School, Musa K. Bah informed press that the school was built in 2010 with a
Nursery school and Grade 1-2 with 20 students.
Bah
also informed the press that the funfair also provided all teachers in the
school a chance to participate while thanking the parents of the students
attending the school for their support.