Cape Coast: Basic Settlement Leaders Call on Government Support

Regional News from Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Source: ghananewsagency.org

2019-02-19

Heads of some elementary schools in Cape Coast, the capital of the central region, called on the government to develop the infrastructure for schools to create a space for academic work.

They said that severe congestion in clbadrooms and dilapidated structures was a huge problem that affected not only the quality of teaching and learning, but also the health of students.

The leaders made this appeal through separate donations of approximately 10,000 exercise books and additional reading materials provided by the Cape Coast Youth Development Association (CCYDA) to selected schools in the metropolis.

Some of the beneficiary schools are: Apewosika, Nkanfoa, Ankaful, Efutu, Ebubonko, Ame Zion's D / M, Elementary Schools, Cape Coast School for the Deaf, Catholic Jubilee Boys, Philip Quaque Boys, St. Michael's Girls, JHS Government Girls, Wesley Girls Elementary School, William De-Graft Preparatory School.

Others are; Ekon M / A ZJHS, Cape Coast Presbyterian JHS, Apostolic JHS, Mensah Sabah JHS, JHS Amanful Catholic Boys, Kwagyir Aggrey, and Methodist JHS Bakatsir, Pedu M / A 'A & # 39; and & # 39; B & # 39 ;, Abura TI Ahmadiyya Basic School, St. Anthony Anglican School, Esuekyir M / A School, Effutu Mampong M / A School and Brebedzi M / A.

Heads of school explained that in addition to the enormous pressure on the limited structures, there was also the lack of well-equipped scientific laboratories, libraries, technology centers, and facilities. Information and communication (ICT), textbooks, additional reading books, food and other teaching and learning tools. Materials (TLM).

They identified encroachments, religious activities in school clbades, proximity to schools with the sea, highways or major highways, markets and general insecurity in schools as a big disadvantage for their vision to give the best of their abilities.

According to them, although ICTs are an integral part of the modernized world, schools faced the challenge of bringing together more than 4,000 students using only about 100 computers.

At Wesley Girls' Basic School, Ms. Margret Akosua Evans, Director, lamented the lack of basic teaching and learning tools and called businesses, NGOs and philanthropists to help them with computers.

She added that the school had been successful in creating outstanding personalities playing a useful role in the development of the nation.

Mrs. Leticia Saka, director of Philip Quarcoo Boys, said that she was aware of the benefits of education: "It is unfortunate to note that in Ghana, a number of children do not do not have equal access to quality education. "

She complained of dilapidated school buildings with multiple cracks on the walls, cracked floors, torn roofs and broken windows. Local residents had turned the school into a garbage dump and a place of convenience, forcing students to sweep away such nuisance before clbades every day.

Most of the schools visited had older structures and seemed more frightening than that of Breman Jamera who collapsed, killing six kindergarten children last year.

In some schools, clbadrooms did not have adequate ventilation and light, which made it difficult for students to see a very hot atmosphere with three people using double desks.

Some leaders said the situation had caused illness among students, affected enrollment, promoted absenteeism, absenteeism and lack of concentration in the clbadroom.

Other directors recalled the challenges and asked for help from all stakeholders, while urging parents to ensure that the educational needs of their children are just as important and that they meet their needs.