Oyindamola Sonola

Oyindamola Sonola is an experienced and qualified education consultant and trainer with over 28 years of teaching, consulting and administrative experience. She has featured prominently at various training workshops organised by worldwide renowned organisations such as HighScope, UNICEF and OMEP. She has also associated with high profile Nigerian capacity building training programmes organised by the Lagos State Government- ‘Eko Project’, sponsored by the World Bank, collaborated with Accelerated Learning Systems, Nigeria & UK and Pilot Project by Cambridge and DEEPEN.

She is the first Nigerian to be certified as a HighScope trainer endorsed in Nigeria. The HighScope is a research validated approach with Active learning as its core. The approach centres on the recognition and support of unique differences in learners, develops their creativity and self-confidence by giving them ownership of learning, building on what they can do. The approach also trains educators in the use of cheap, free and found resources in the teaching and learning process. Through use of HighScope approach in education settings students become decision makers and problem solvers. The HighScope approach can be adapted to teaching at all levels of education from Day care settings through Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools up to youth development programmes.

An experienced teacher, coach, mentor and leader with a proven track record of organisational and technical skills which has enabled her to chair a number of conferences locally, nationally and internationally. She has a Master of Education in Guidance and Counselling, Certificate in Montessori Education, Certificate in Core Consulting, attended various training and workshops on Educational Management, Leadership, Management and Curriculum Development both in Nigeria and abroad.