The pupils of Ascend International Model School were warmly received during their excursion to the Nigerian Observer on Tuesday, March 5.
The exercise was undertaken by the Primary One to Five pupils of the school, who were accompanied by their school propietress and some of the staff members, and were warmly received by the Managing Editor/Ag. Managing Director of the Nigerian Observer, Mr. Osa Victor Obayagbona.
The pupils were given a lecture on the workings and processes of news production – from content creation to newspaper production – by the Ag. Managing Director. The pupils were given access to see the different sections of the Nigerian Observer, ranging from the Newsroom to the printing presses, and all the different sections of the media house.
The children were then taken to the newsroom where they were taught how news was being processed: Journalists brought news, rewrite it, and polished it, and they were sent to the print media to be published.
The children were excited to walk around the building and many were happy to be given the privilege to see some devices they had not come in contact with before, like the Web Machine for newspaper production; the Speed Master Machine for the production of all kinds of books, and the Large Format Machine for the production of banners of any size.
At the printing press they were taught that the printing press has three units that make up a complete press for production. The first point of contact is the pre-press, the press, and the post-press.
At the pre-press is where the process of assembling and editing such as a book, newspaper, magazine, or Journal, and mounting and plate making is done.
While the post press is where the main printing is done the plates are being exported to the machine for print. This is where all print Jobs are taken for cutting, collating, packaging, folding, trimming, etc.
The children saw the ultra-modern x74 Speed Master printing machine, which is used for printing calendars, brochures, magazines, posters, newsletters, souvenirs, pamphlets, books, memo pads, and more.
Lastly, they were told that the Large Format press produces precision quality jobs of all sizes on flex material, SAV, window graphics, vehicle branding, T-shirt, facecaps, and more.
The pupils, having learnt a lot, could attest to the fact that the excursion was indeed a wonderful experience as the excursion has made a significant impact on their lives.
While expressing gratitude, the proprietress and some of the staff of the school expressed their appreciation to the Nigerian Observer for their time and patience in educating the students, as the Ag. Managing Director said that the Nigerian Observer is always a good place to bring students to learn.
