Nigeria, Lagos
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Elocution and Debate, Science, Chess, Press and Photography are among the co-curricular clubs. There are 14 co-curricular clubs in total, spanning arts, science and media, to develop critical thinking and problem-solving. Clubs such as Art, Catering and Craft, Busy Hands, Chess, Choreography, Drama, Music/Band, Elocution and Debate, Graphic Art and Animation, Photography, Science and Young Farmers broaden intellectual interests. The school supports these activities to cultivate talents beyond classroom learning.
Arts and creative expression are supported through Art, Drama, Choreography, Music/Band, Graphic Art and Animation, and Photography clubs. These clubs provide opportunities for visual arts, performance, and design projects. Students collaborate on creative projects and exhibits, showcasing their talents beyond the classroom. Creative media skills are developed through Graphic Art and Animation and Photography.
Students join a diverse range of co-curricular clubs that cover arts, sports and media. Sports clubs include Fitness, Double-Dutch, Football, Martial Arts and Basketball. The clubs promote teamwork, leadership, and personal interests outside academics. The emphasis is on cultivating passions that extend beyond classroom learning.
Rainbow College provides extra-curricular physical activities for all pupils. The sports activities promote teamwork, decisiveness and strategy in addition to physical fitness. Sports include Fitness, Double-Dutch, Football, Martial Arts and Basketball.
Rainbow College blends British and Nigerian curricula to serve day and boarding learners aged 10 to 17 in Lagos. The Junior Secondary years offer 12 core subjects with three electives, with Nigerian JSCE and Cambridge Secondary 1 Checkpoint, the latter internationally recognised. Senior Secondary students study 12 core subjects plus three to four electives from 20 options, with final exams including Cambridge IGCSE and WAEC; WAEC and NECO SSCE are important for Western Africa. The college also prepares pupils for university entry with IELTS, SAT, TOEFL and JAMB. Day campuses are in Surulere and Ikota, and the boarding campus is in Maba, Ogun State. Rainbow traces its origins to 1996 as Lagos's first all-boys private college, with Rainbow College for Girls in 1998; the 2005 merger created a co-educational international school. Rooted in Christian faith and pastoral care, Rainbow emphasises character, leadership and service, complemented by sport, clubs and facilities.