25/08/2026
Do you remember growing up when the "long holidays" (after JSS3 or SS3 exams, or just regular term breaks) meant your parents were enrolling you in one skill or another?
Computer school, tailoring, mechanic work, pastry making, beauty school, name it.
Everybody's child was learning something and even so, computer school was the one everybody wanted.
Even if it was just typing, MS Word, Excel, maybe a little Corel Draw, it felt like a real skill. It was something to show for the holidays, you know, something that gave you an edge over other children.
But recently, we've noticed that somewhere along the line, that culture quietened down.
Fewer parents were enrolling their kids, fewer centres running these programmes and fewer children walking away from a break with something new in their hands.
We noticed and we did something about it.
We brought it back, BETTER and FREE.
This summer, Jed Child Trust Foundation in collaboration with Ayomide Oyeleke Foundation launched a Summer Tech School for children, no barriers, just kids getting the same head start many of us grew up with.
This is the digital age, and no child should be left behind it.
We strongly believe the skills they pick up today can open doors to real opportunities in tomorrow's digital economy.
Did you learn a skill during your holidays growing up? Tell us what it was and how it helped you in the comments.
