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It is Enterprise Week at Dreamland International School and Mrs Hope has asked the children to make things to sell to raise money to buy books for the school library. Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah are inspired by the statue in Lagos of Madam Tinubu who was a successful businesswoman and became the first Queen of Abeokuta. Read the story to find out what they make and whether they were successful.

A speaker from England is visiting Dreamland International School today and she is teaching the children about confidence. Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah discover where they need confidence and how to achieve it. They have to think about where and when they are confident in other areas of their life. They learn about Anchoring and the Circle of Excellence. You get the chance to learn it too.

Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah learn the story of a Queen Mother in Nigeria who brought peace to her lands and peoples using herbal remedies. From that time the mother of the first born son of the King was always known as the Queen Mother and was given her own house and servants.

Mrs Hope, Principal of Dreamland International School tasks the girls to find out the meaning of their names. Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah enjoy learning what their name means and Mrs Hope tells them about her own name, Ester, who was an ancient Queen of Persia. King Ahasuerus chose her as his wife because of her beauty but it was her clever wit that he loved her for at the end of the story.

Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah learn the story of Queen Moremi of Ile-Ife who outwitted the Igbo tribe by hatching a very clever plan. She allowed herself to be captured so she could learn their secrets and use this knowledge to defeat them in battle. Read the story to find out if her plan worked and what secret she learnt.

It is the Annual Show at Dreamland International and this year it is about the Queen of Sheba herself, Queen Makeda of Ethiopia. The student who finds out most about her will be given the starring role so Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah are keen to do their research. They find out lots of interesting and romantic aspects of her life with King Solomon but you will have to read the story to find out who wins the part in the show.

In this story Wuraola, Nneka and Azeezah learn how sixteen year old Queen Amina protected her land from jealous neighbours by building walls around it and riding around them on her horse, called Demon, shooting the enemy with her bow and arrow. You can still see evidence of Amina's walls today if you look very carefully in the sand.