In a bid to transform the academic space and promote STEM education, the Ghana government has been driving an agenda to integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics known as the (STEM) project into the national curriculum.
In contrast, some of the basic schools in certain remote areas have been missing out on these opportunities.
However, private stakeholders like the Yonso Project Model School are stepping in to complement the government’s efforts.
Located in the Ashanti region, the Yonso Project Model School has been nurturing world-class leaders in the Uhuremwasie, Ankona, and Jamasi communities since its establishment in 2019.
The school is bridging the gap by providing students in rural communities with hands-on practical education in science, technology, and the arts disciplines.
The school recently held its 3rd congregation ceremony for 87 graduates at the preschool and upper primary departments.
The Guest Speaker Anita Solomon, speaking at the occasion, urged the children to explore the unending opportunities of science and technology to impact the world.
“Create environments where learning is not confined to textbooks but is seen as a joyous and lifelong adventure”, she emphasized.
The Director of the school Nana Kwame Danso amidst the congregation ceremony expressed the school’s zeal in its pursuit of the STEM project.
“We cannot do the same thing every day and expect different results. We cannot continue to chill and be poor and expect that our children are going to do something extraordinary. No, it’s not going to happen.
“We can only get something out of our children when they are really built, when they are really trained and educated to have not just academic knowledge, but also the application of academic knowledge”.
Kwame Danso, Executive Director of the school
Traditional Leadership in Support to STEM Education
Meanwhile the Chief of Uhruwemwasie, Nana Boagye Adom, emphasized the collective responsibility of managing the school’s progress.
The Yonso Project Model School is setting a precedent for innovative education in rural Ghana, and its impact is expected to be felt for generations to come.
The Chief expressed his accolades to the school by stating that, the Yonso Project Model School has been nurturing world-class leaders in the Uhuremwasi, Ankona, and Jamasi communities since its establishment in 2019.
He pointed out that the school is bridging the gap by providing students in rural communities with hands-on practical education in science, technology, and the arts disciplines.
The Chief of Uhruwemwasie, Nana Boagye Adom, further emphasized the collective responsibility of managing the school’s progress and ensuring accessibility to quality education.
Nana Boagye Adom envisaged the intention of the school as a collective responsibility of managing the school’s progress and ensuring accessibility to quality education.
The Chief stated without equivocation that it is only the illiterates that commit crimes in society and that the STEM initiative would reduce the crime rate.
“You will never find graduates abusing drugs. It’s always the uneducated. Let’s all join forces to make good use of free education”, he stated.
He stressed that the Yonso Project Model School is setting a precedent for innovative education in rural Ghana, adding that its impact is expected to be felt for generations to come.
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