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Guests in burgundy and grey outfits at the M.D School 40th anniversary celebration

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M.D School turns 40: four decades of inclusive education in Lagos

The school opened at Agidingbi, Ikeja on 24 September 1986 with a vision to teach children with special needs alongside regular children. News reports describe it as the first private inclusive school in Lagos.

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M.D School at 40: Excellence, Inclusion and Impact

Full episode · 3 min 14 s · 16:9 · captions included

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Four guests in burgundy and grey in front of the M.D School 40th photo wall Two guests in burgundy and lilac outfits beside a wall of archive photos Guests posing together in front of a wall of school archive photographs Guests in burgundy and grey celebrating in front of the M.D backdrop

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  1. Opened 24 Sep 1986 at Agidingbi; Lagos State approval Feb 1987; New Oko-Oba site 26 Sep 2004 — M.D School, About Us (official).
  2. "First private inclusive school in Lagos"; began with children with hearing impairment; IEP; branches Oko-Oba and Ifako-Ogba — QED.ng, 29 Sep 2026; The Times NG.
  3. Planned activities (thanksgiving, outreach, alumni homecoming, PTA gala, awards) — Vanguard, 20 Oct 2026; award programme as climax "at the end of the month" — Eagle Online, 24 Oct 2026.
  4. S.T.E.A.M. and activity-based learning — md-school.net.
  5. Not reported: exact date/venue of the celebration (internal reminder only, not independently confirmed), any award winners, participants' names, or that ceremonies were completed.