Healthful School Environment: An Indispensable Tool for Attaining the African Union’s Agenda 2063 for Teaching and Learning

Abstract

The physical and social components of a school environment are strong determinants of the health and safety of the members of the school community and the effectiveness of the teaching and learning process within such a school. While a safe and healthy school environment contributes positively to the teaching and learning process, the opposite is true for a school with an unsafe, unhealthy physical and social environment. This paper provides insight into how a healthful school environment, in terms of its physical and social components, could enhance the attainment of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 for teaching and learning. The source of information in this article was the review of relevant literature. Based on this review, it is evident that a healthful school environment at all levels of learning is an indispensable tool for attaining the African Union’s Agenda 2063 for teaching and learning. Therefore, a conscious effort is required from all the concerned bodies to provide the resources to ensure the healthful environment of schools within the African Setting to achieve the African Union’s Agenda 2063 for teaching and learning.