MERCYLAND
HOSTEL
Mercyland Hostel
for male is located in the school compound while the female is at the Mercyland
Hall of Residence. All the facilities are linked. The hostel provides a serene,
conducive environment for students to work together, grow to full maturity and develop
holistic personality through the help of house masters and matrons.
Our hostel
facilities admit students and pupils from age 3 – 18 years boys and girls.
TYPES OF ACCOMMODATION
The
school operates different categories of hostel accommodation. Namely:
1. Regular Hostel Accommodation: This is available
for students and pupils who want to be resident in the school for the 13-week
term period.
2. Weekend Hostel Accommodation: This is meant to meet the needs of parents who at one point or the other may have weekend engagements and wish to keep their children in safe hands. It covers three nights – Friday to Monday.
3. Fostering All Year Round:
With this arrangement, parents who need to
migrate for a period can do so with ease. Their children are kept in our safe
environment and adequate care. In case of the holiday periods, the school
arranges programs like excursions, visits to places of interest and other
entertainment trips for this category of students. Thus, our all-year round
activities for them ensure that they are comfortable at Mercyland Schools. And
this gives respite to their parents.
HOSTEL
FACILITIES:
The accommodation facilities are fascinating: the rooms are all en-suite
with conveniences. Each room accommodates 4 students; each student is allocated
a single bed and personal wardrobe. And each room is well ventilated, the doors
and windows are well netted.
Other facilities therein include:
24-hour security
Standard Launderette
Study
Rooms: There are
study rooms where children observe their prep and access the Internet. This encourages students to study in a
conducive reading room.
Internet
Access which makes our students to stay connected to the world 24/7. This also enable them to carry out
researches, do their projects and assignments
The hostel also has Common Rooms where
pupils/students relax, watch television and entertain themselves
WATER SUPPLY
The value of water in everyday life cannot be quantified. At
Mercyland International Schools, we ensure adequate regular supply of water to
the school. Our sources of water include: government public supply, standard
Boreholes and standby Stainless Water Tanker. The school also has Water
Treatment Plant for the purification and packaging of water for the use of our
school community.
LIGHT
To constantly power our various equipments and supply light for
the needs of our population, the school has procured Mikano electric generators
as we do not rely only on the public electricity supply.
SECURITY
Security is a topmost priority for us at Mercyland. The hostels are securely protected by a team of experienced Security Guards positioned at strategic points of the school. And they are complimented by armed officers of the Nigeria Police Force on 24 hours basis, seven days a week. Aside, the Zone 2 headquarters of Nigeria Police Force which also serves as the base of Mobile Police (Mopol 16), and the Deputy Governor's Lodge are within 100m from our vicinity. The school is located within the G.R.A. community where top government officials reside along with various security agencies such as State Security Service, NDLEA and the FRSC. All these enhance effective and adequate security in the school environment.
VISITATION
The school allows two times visit in a month for the hostel children in
lower grade with age range of 3-10 years. And monthly visit for students in the
senior grade, age 12 – 18 years.
SOCIALS:
Mercyland Hostel encourages, mutual cooperation, sympathy, love and care
for others and development of self-independence in a child. In fact, Mercyland
International Schools' Hostel is Home away from Home. The school organizes
various social activities for the relaxation and enjoyment of the children in
the hostel. Such events include Welcome parties and Gala Nights. During such
events varieties of activities for the enjoyment of the children and discovery
of talent are put together. These carefully structured programmes enable
boarders to interact with the school's community and parents who always grace
the occasions.
SPORTS:
The great value of sport is
that it teaches us to recognize the difference between winning and striving for
excellence, the better but much harder achievement. More importantly, sports teach
us how to pursue and handle success. With this in mind, the school management
has incorporated sporting activities in the hostel programme. Mercyland
Hostel students/pupils enjoy modern and standard sports facilities: basketball,
lawn tennis and volleyball courts, football and hockey pitches, gym, cycling,
indoor games like chess, ludo, draughts and others. The effect of this
foresight is seen in the healthy physical development of our children and their
mental alertness.
Visitors’ Lounge Parents have the privilege to stay overnight during their visit to their
children as the hostel is located at the heart of the G.R.A Ibara, Abeokuta.
Also, there are abundant hotels around the school and accommodation within the
school at moderate charges. Bookings can also be arranged by the school if
desired. Eateries are situated within short distance from the school’s hostel.
RESTRICTION
Students and pupils in the hostel must abide by the school rules and
regulations.
Note that cooked food is not allowed into the hostel. Parents and
guardians are free to take their children out on visiting days.
CONCLUSION:
Mercyland Hostel is home away from home. It
encourages our students and pupils to develop integral life skills through sports,
social, cultural, religious, recreational and academic activities. Through an
interwoven of well planned activities, they become self-confident, morally
upright and express themselves positively with humility at all times.