Oluwatoyin Atolagbe

As a young girl growing up in Nigeria, she spent most of her teenage years volunteering at her Aunt’s elementary school and helping her mom, an elementary school teacher, in her classroom. Dr. Atolagbe’s teaching experience dates back to 2002 in Belize, Central America, where she helped pilot a USAID program to improve literacy in Belize in elementary schools. She also taught in the College of Education at the prestigious St. John’s College Junior College. Since then, she has spent the last twenty years working with children and training teachers. As an English language learner, her passion for developing literacy skills through reading is evident in her career experiences. Dr. Atolagbe is currently the Co-Founder and Director of Operations at Agape Foundation School. A classical Christian school created for underprivileged children in Ilorin, Nigeria.

Dr. Atolagbe’s educational background has been instrumental to her passionate commitment to education. She has a bachelor’s degree in English Language and English Literature, with minors in Linguistics, History, Philosophy, and French from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. In 2008, she completed her master’s degree in education, with a concentration in Early Literacy Development, from the University of Lethbridge, Canada. As she progressed in administrative leadership, In 2018, she graduated with a doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis on Organizational Development from Grand Canyon University. Dr. Atolagbe has an insatiable appetite for educational training and has facilitated training for teachers, administrators, and parents.