The Nwamase M/A School in the Kwadaso Municipality has taken a bold step to confront the long-standing perception of academic underperformance by hosting a community durbar aimed at rebranding and appealing for support.
Despite being labelled as a school with weak academic performance, the authorities showcased recent achievements amidst pressing challenges.
During the durbar, the Headmistress of the Primary and Kindergarten departments, Madam Joyce Oppong, gave a candid account of challenges affecting teaching and learning in the school.
She lamented the poor state of the kindergarten classrooms, describing them as inadequately furnished and unsanitary.
Another concern expressed was the lack of a fence wall, which allows constant movement of people through the school compound, disrupting lessons.
The headmistress also voiced concern about the growing number of children in the community who are not enrolled in school.
Madam Oppong made a passionate appeal to the government, NGOs, and individuals to support the school, especially with kindergarten, with good infrastructure and learning materials.
Despite these challenges, Nwamase M/A School has made remarkable strides in academic and co-curricular excellence.
The school recently won the KOLEGE Award, a competition on child rights awareness organized by an American NGO across schools in the Kwadaso Municipality.
The school emerged first in the competition, showcasing its growing excellence and commitment to quality education.
“We always win in any competition we take part in,” said the headmistress.
The event was also an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of past students. A notable figure was Kwaku Amoah, an alumnus from the 1998 batch, who joined other former students in renovating classrooms.
The Deputy Director for Education in the Kwadaso Municipality, Louis Boakye, called on all stakeholders to play their roles effectively for educational success and encouraged students to take their studies seriously and maintain discipline.
Touching on modern trends in education, Mr Boakye highlighted the growing use of Artificial Intelligence tools like ChatGPT in learning. While endorsing AI for educational support, he cautioned against over-dependence.