FitChild Sport Education Limited has launched a physical literacy programme aimed at promoting sports education and holistic child development in primary schools across Lagos State.
Speaking during the official launch of the initiative, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of FitChild Sport Education Limited, Moses Ozoumeh, said the programme was designed to improve children’s psychomotor, cognitive, social, and affective development through structured sporting activities.
According to Ozoumeh, the initiative would initially begin with a pilot scheme involving 20 public primary schools across Lagos State before a wider rollout.
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He explained that the programme goes beyond sports participation and focuses on helping children develop learning readiness, problem-solving abilities, and social interaction skills.
“Our goal at the end of this programme is to have a holistic child — a child that is psychomotor fit, cognitively fit, socially fit, and effectively fit,” he said.
Ozoumeh noted that pupils would participate weekly in different physical literacy exercises, including obstacle tunnel cycles and toss target cycles, which are designed to develop fundamental movement skills such as running, jumping, throwing, and kicking.
He added that talented pupils identified during the programme would be exposed to competitive sporting activities to further nurture their abilities.
“At the end of the programme, we will identify children gifted in various skills. Through this initiative, many of them will develop readiness for quick learning and problem-solving,” he stated.
The FitChild CEO also confirmed that the programme is being implemented in partnership with the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board to ensure effective execution across public primary schools.
He explained that participating pupils would receive periodic assessments through a 10-day report card system aimed at monitoring their progress and continuous improvement.
During the event, school sports officers participated in demo some sessions in obstacle tunnel cycles and toss target cycles exercise.
Also speaking at the event, the Chief Executive Officer of AGIC Limited, Dr. Senukon Ajose Harrison, commended the organisers for introducing sports education initiatives targeted at child development in Lagos State.
Harrison stressed the importance of combining physical, mental, and affective learning in the development of children and urged pupils to maximise the opportunities provided by the programme.
“For Nigeria to develop, especially Lagos State, we need all degrees of learning, including psychomotor and affective learning, which are areas sports education supports,” he said.
He encouraged stakeholders to take the lead in promoting sports education and mental development among children, describing the initiative as a significant step toward improving educational and social outcomes in the state.