The academic programmes will be based on the approved curricula of the FCTA Department of Education and the National Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) of the Federal Ministry of Education. We shall also subscribe to the Interactive Learning Network (ILN) initiative of the Education Trust Fund (ETF) and NEPAD.

Admissions into the JSS1 class will be quite liberal, based on the assumption that most students have probably not benefited from ideal teaching and learning at the Primary School level. The first term at ADA will therefore be devoted to remedial studies, in Mathematics, Basic Science and Technology, written and spoken English. We plan to revise Primary 4 to 6 Textbooks on these 3 subjects with incoming students immediately on resumption, in order to bring all students up to date and prepare them for advanced technology-based learning.

Teaching with Electronic Technology

Aflon Digital Academy is envisaged as a demonstration school for the effective utilization of audio—visuals and computer-based multimedia technology. It will therefore fully apply the use of overhead and LCD Projectors. We plan to screen the recordings of educational films recorded off the Cable Television Channels of National Geographic and Discovery. There shall be at least 2 Excursions every term, to places of interest within the FCT, and once a year to places overseas.

ICT Assimilation

A programme of ICT assimilation and utilisation for school administration and records management is to be implemented, with the following elements:

• Computer literacy for all staff
• All Heads of Departments are to be issued with personal computer.
• Installation of Internet connectivity facility
• Establishment of a 50 PC Cyber Centre
• Open source software modality will be adopted in partnership with Messrs LeapSoft Limited the owners of WAZOBIA LINUX Operating System. This will result in very great savings and serve as platform for fostering UNIX—LINUX Education. (see Box)
• Design and Maintenance of a Website—www.aflonacademy.org— A portal is to be developed to create online presence for the school
• Register E—Mail Addresses for all officers—staff and students
• All parents are to be sensitized and encouraged to have E-mail addresses for the purposes of receiving performance reports on their wards on weekly basis