Teesas 2026 Summer School Equips Children with Entrepreneurial and Tech Skills

Funmi Ogundare

Teesas Education has opened registration for its 2026 summer school programme, announcing an expanded edition that will include a business pitch competition designed to give children entrepreneurial and leadership skills.

The programme, aimed at children aged 7 to 18, will run in two cohorts: July 20–August 7 and August 10–28.

Learning Centre Growth Manager at Teesas Education, Mrs. Gladys Osime, said the initiative seeks to provide a more engaging learning experience than the traditional summer school model.

“Unlike many summer programmes that focus primarily on academics, arts and crafts, and sports,” she explained, “we have incorporated the Startup Spark business pitch competition into our curriculum to stimulate creativity, innovation and problem‑solving.”

Osime added that Teesas Education will host more children this year, following the expansion of its learning centres from two to five locations.

“Teesas Summer School will be bigger this year as our centres have grown from two to five. The new locations in Badore‑Ajah, Ikota, and Egbu Road, Owerri have been equipped to deliver the same excellence and excitement that our summer school is now known for,” she said.

Participants will be assigned to project tracks at registration, including entrepreneurship, financial literacy, public speaking, technology, graphic design and content creation.

The technology track will expose students to emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, app development and website development. At the end of the programme, the groups will present their projects before a panel of judges during the Teesas Startup Spark 2.0 pitch competition.

The judging panel will include Teesas Education Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Osayi Izedonmwen; co‑founder of Flutterwave, Andela and Future Africa, Mr. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji; and Founder of Standard Bearers School, Mrs. Modupe Adeyinka‑Oni.

Expressing his enthusiasm about the competition, Aboyeji said he was eager to see the ideas participants would bring forward this year.

“I’m super excited to be part of the panel for the 2026 edition. After seeing what the kids achieved last year, I honestly cannot wait to see what this new set of children will create,” he said.

The organisers also confirmed that its strict no‑phone policy will remain in place throughout the programme. Participants will undergo pre‑assessments at the beginning of the session to identify learning gaps, which facilitators will address using the organisation’s Watch‑Teach‑Assess (WTA) learning model.

Leadership development will also be a key component of the programme through the use of the “7 Habits of Happy Kids” and “7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” curricula.

Classes are expected to be delivered through both physical and hybrid learning formats.