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The leading nursery school conveniently located in Ikoyi, Lagos.
Welcome to Corona Day Nursery School Ikoyi
The Happy School
It is an honour to welcome you to Corona Day Nursery Ikoyi, the flagship school of all Corona Schools. The word Corona is a Latin word which means: a crown, a garland.
In ancient Rome, it means a crown or garland bestowed for distinguished military service.
Since 1955, we have delivered world-class educational services in a beautiful, secure, and serene environment, where we lay the foundation for the development of the total child from three months to five years.
Our school is a welcoming and nurturing environment where the children feel physically and emotionally safe as they build skills, interests, and passions to prepare for lifelong learning.
With our rich curriculum right from the creche, playschool to the nursery, we have a wide range of learning opportunities which is developmentally appropriate to cater to their various milestones.
We have a large playground with child-size playground equipment. Our core curriculum focuses on developing; life skills, math, language arts, music, art, natural science, geography and history as they relate to the child using the Montessori material as instructional materials alongside other indigenous early years resources.
In addition to the core curriculum, we go on field trips and offer extracurricular activities such as ballet, dance, football, golf, basketball, athletics, taekwondo.
We work in close partnership with parents to support our children on their learning journey.
Our classrooms are well lit, well ventilated and furnished with child-sized shelves and stocked with Montessori materials. These materials arouse their curiosity, interest, secure their attention while promoting motivation and teach them independence and concentration.
Each class has an interactive flat panel for teaching and learning. It is home away from home, with qualified Montessori teachers and nurses.
Corona Day Nursery Ikoyi is a happy school; hence the slogan “The Happy School Where Dreams Come True”.
We look forward to hearing from you and working in close partnership with you, as we further enrich your child’s learning journey at Corona Day Nursery, Ikoyi.
Mrs. Ijeoma Nnaji
Head of School
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Our History
Ikoyi Day Nursery is the cradle of all Corona Schools and the history of the school is the history of Corona School as a whole.
In 1954 a proposal was laid by Mrs Anne MacDonald, who was at the time Headmistress of a Lagos School and committee member of The Corona Women’s Society, that the society should open a small school for children of all races between the ages of 3 and 5 years.
In March 1955, the first Corona School, Ikoyi Day Nursery was opened at the Society’s Headquarters at 35, First Avenue, Ikoyi with five pupils. The school was initially financed by the cash donation of £50 from Chief Mandilas and gifts of furniture and fittings from well-wishers.
The five pupils quickly grew to twenty. Word spread through the parental grapevine and appeals were made to the committee to open a school at Ebute-Metta from where other Corona Schools sprang up.
Today this Corona School is still at its first location over 68 years after and is ably managed by the 18th Head of School, Mrs Ijeoma Nnaji who took over the school’s administration from Mrs Olaitan Shogaolu at the start of the 2022/2023 Academic Session.
Mrs Olaitan Shogaolu who took over the school’s administration after the demise of Late. Mrs Esther Abakasanga who passed on the 16th of June, 2019 while still serving as the 16th Head of School. Mrs. Ijeoma Nnaji is the current Head of School.
Our History
Ikoyi Day Nursery is the cradle of all Corona Schools and the history of the school is the history of Corona School as a whole.
In 1954 a proposal was laid by Mrs Anne MacDonald, who was at the time Headmistress of a Lagos School and committee member of The Corona Women’s Society, that the society should open a small school for children of all races between the ages of 3 and 5 years.
In March 1955, the first Corona School, Ikoyi Day Nursery was opened at the Society’s Headquarters at 35, First Avenue, Ikoyi with five pupils. The school was initially financed by the cash donation of £50 from Chief Mandilas and gifts of furniture and fittings from well-wishers.
The five pupils quickly grew to twenty. Word spread through the parental grapevine and appeals were made to the committee to open a school at Ebute-Metta from where other Corona Schools sprang up.
Today this Corona School is still at its first location 60 years after and is ably managed by the 18th Head of School, Mrs Ijeoma Nnaji who took over the school’s administration from Mrs Olaitan Shogaolu at the start of the 2022/2023 Academic Session.
Mrs Olaitan Shogaolu who took over the school’s administration after the demise of Late. Mrs Esther Abakasanga who passed on the 16th of June, 2019 while still serving as the 16th Head of School.
Major Timelines
Established in
Silver Jubilee
Golden Jubilee
Diamond Jubilee
Blue Sapphire
Key School Achievements
MAJOR AWARD
Microsoft Innovator Showcase school
Microsoft Incubator School
2017 AISEN GAMES - second overall
2018 AISEN GAMES - second overall
2018 Corona Inter-Schools Sport Competition - first overall
Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts teachers
2019 Corona Inter-Schools Sport Competition - first overall
Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts teachers
Our Facilities
- School Hall
- School Clinic
- Creche & Playgroup
- Warm Up Kitchen
- CCTV System
- Fire Alarm System
- Interactive White Boards
- Generator
- Football Field
- Playground
- Air-Conditioned Classroom
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Academics
Early years is about developing young children’s language, physical, social and other core skills and helping them find fulfilment in the associated activities. This is what we strive to achieve.
Professional teachers
Ikoyi Day Nursery is the cradle of all Corona Schools and the history of the school is the history of Corona School on the whole.
Our Classes
Our classes are active and interactive. We improve opportunities to learn using Montessori materials in the classrooms. These materials arouse the children’s attention.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
An interview is scheduled for candidates in Nursery One while a written test is first administered to candidates in other classes, followed by an oral interview.
Candidates are not considered for admission into terminal classes such as Class Six but transfers from sister schools are treated on discretionary basis by the Heads of Schools.
A provisional Letter of Admission, Parents’ Undertaking and Illness Indemnity forms are issued to successful candidates within the space of one week after the interview.
Acceptance of admission must be communicated after payment of fees has been made in designated banks and proof of payment sent to the business office within a period of two weeks.
Parents receive a welcome pack giving them information on what and how they are expected to prepare the child(ren) for resumption.
Tours are conducted on designated Open Days by each school, some before and some after the interviews; this is communicated to parents by individual schools.
Creche: 3 months
Playschool: 18 Months
Nursery One: 3 years
Primary: 5 Years
Secondary: 11 Years
CRECHE
We provide a comfortable and nurturing “home away from home” where babies can thrive and grow. Our emphasis is on creating a loving, healthy and safe place for the babies to feel secure.
PLAYSCHOOL
The Early Years curriculum develops mobility, curiosity, self-esteem, and social skills. It also helps them explore their world in a safe and nurturing environment.
NURSERY
We offer the Early Years Montessori Curriculum.
The school offers a rich blend of the Nigerian and International curricula enriched with the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) in primary schools in addition to the British Curriculum in the secondary schools. The curriculum is dynamic, eclectic, rigorous, and facilitated by professional and resourceful educators within a conducive and highly technologically integrated learning environment. Its application and implementation is robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that pupils/students need to compete successfully as global citizens.
School resumes at 7.00am and closes at 1.00pm. However, after school activities run between 1.00pm-2.00pm, Mondays-Fridays.
Remote Learning: 7.30am
Yes, all Corona primary schools run the same curriculum. The same applies to the Corona secondary schools.
We run a revolving admission cycle for all our classes.
Admission from the nursery into the primary is automatic for only Corona pupils. A diagnostic reading assessment is administered at entry level to ascertain the level of readiness for each child. This is necessary to provide the required intervention and support for each child.
Application forms for Creche cost N30,000.00 (Thirty thousand naira) only.
Application forms for Playschool cost N20,000 (Twenty thousand naira) only.
Application forms for Nursery cost N15, 000.00 (Fifteen thousand naira) only.
Pupils across all classes can be transferred from one primary Corona School to another at any time within the school year based on availability of space. The secondary schools can be contacted directly for midstream admissions.
Phone:
Admissions/Request school tour:
0816-715-0366
0809-056-5469 (WhatsApp only)
Email: IDN@coronaschools.org
No. 35, MOBOLAJI JOHNSON AVENUE, OFF OSBORNE ROAD, IKOYI, LAGOS STATE
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