Tenderloving School recaptures meaning of, celebrates Valentine’s Day

Some sceptics in the world might view Valentine’s Day as a capitalist means of exploiting the concept of buying elaborate gifts to demonstrate love for one another.  This perspective leads many to forget the significance of the history of the name behind this special day that is marked with festivities on the 14th day of February every year.

The significance speaks to how St. Valentine became globally recognised as a symbol of human love.  What he did was to show love, kindness and compassion by performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry in the ancient Roman Empire.

Tenderloving School showed loved through the theme, “Fruitful Friendships”. It was imperative to demonstrate the importance of friendships and lasting relationships.  So they did this through songs and a pantomime presentation in line with the theme. The whole point of this day was to raise some awareness about healthy living in today’s world where health concerns are growing, with lifestyle related diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cancer. “For us it was important to express the importance of a healthy lifestyle for the general wellbeing of our friends. This would thereby add more value to our friendships” said Oyin Egbeyemi, Executive Administrator, at TLS, Ikoyi Lagos.

The school also invited Simply Green Juices, a lifestyle company that specialises in organic farming and produces cold-pressed healthy juices. Simply Green gave a presentation with an interactive demonstration on making juices. They also answered many questions parents in attendance had on the fruits, juices and other healthy foods.

In line with their engagement in community projects, Tenderloving School carried out a shoe drive through which they coordinated the donation of shoes to children within the community who may not have access to resources for good quality shoes. They tagged this initiative, “Happy Feet”, illustrating that they show love through many walks of life.