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School Is Not A Scam Stage Drama

The stage drama 'School Is Not a Scam' portrays a village boy, Ifeanyi, who expresses frustration with school, believing it to be a scam compared to successful dropouts. The Headmaster counters this notion by emphasizing the long-term benefits of education, supported by a testimony from Ngozi, a successful nurse. The play concludes with a message that education is essential for personal growth and future success.

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School Is Not A Scam Stage Drama

The stage drama 'School Is Not a Scam' portrays a village boy, Ifeanyi, who expresses frustration with school, believing it to be a scam compared to successful dropouts. The Headmaster counters this notion by emphasizing the long-term benefits of education, supported by a testimony from Ngozi, a successful nurse. The play concludes with a message that education is essential for personal growth and future success.

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School Is Not a Scam - Stage Drama

Script
Scene 1: Village Square - Morning

(Children are seen loitering around, some hawking, others playing. IFEANYI walks in
angrily, drops his books.)

Ifeanyi: (frustrated) School is a scam! See Mr. Uche — no school, yet he owns a big car and
builds houses.

Child 1: It’s true oh! My uncle no even finish Primary 3, but he dey travel go Lagos every
week.

(Villagers nearby laugh and nod in agreement.)

Mama Ifeanyi: (entering, tired) Ifeanyi, go to school! I didn’t send you there to shout in the
street.

Ifeanyi: Mama, I'm tired! We dey suffer, and books no put food for table.

Scene 2: Headmaster Enters

(HEADMASTER DANIEL walks in slowly, hands behind his back, hearing the noise.)

Headmaster: (firmly) What did I just hear? That school is a scam?

(Villagers and children go silent.)

Headmaster: (to crowd) Let me ask you: do you plant corn today and expect it to grow
tomorrow?

Crowd: No, sir...

Headmaster: Education is not instant noodles. It takes time — but when it grows, it feeds
generations.
Scene 3: Real-Life Testimony

(Headmaster calls out to someone off-stage.)

Headmaster: Ngozi! Come here, child.

(NGOZI enters in a nurse’s uniform.)

Ngozi: Good morning, everyone.

Headmaster: Tell them. Was school a scam for you?

Ngozi: My mother sold vegetables to send me to school. Today, I earn enough to care for her,
build her a house, and help others. School gave me wings.

(Villagers murmur in surprise. Some clap.)

Mama Ifeanyi: (tearfully) I want that for my son.

Scene 4: Debate with Mr. Uche

(MR. UCHE enters, confidently.)

Mr. Uche: Not everyone needs school. I dropped out and still made it.

Headmaster: True, Mr. Uche. But how many like you? One in a hundred? School is not just
for getting rich — it teaches us to think, speak, and stand.

Mr. Uche: Hmmm.

Headmaster: Without education, a person is like a bird with tied wings.

Scene 5: Resolution and Final Message

(Ifeanyi picks up his books quietly.)

Ifeanyi: I’m sorry, Headmaster. I will try again.

Headmaster: Good. Remember, children — school is not a scam. It is a seed. If you water it
with patience, it will grow.

(He turns to the audience.)

Headmaster: (firmly) Education is the lamp that lights the path out of darkness. Let us not
blow it out.

(Lights fade. Subtitles: "School is not a scam. It is a ladder to the future.")

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