Ridge Church School Is 61 Years

THE ACTING Executive Director of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment of the Ministry of Education (MoE), Felicia Boakye-Yiadom, has called on schools across the country to give support to the study of technology.

Speaking at the 61^st anniversary and prize giving day ceremony of the Ridge Church School in Accra recently, the Executive Director stressed the need for schools in Ghana to embrace technology education as the world has moved to a global village.

She said education was the bedrock of nation-building and it was time for teachers to adopt different trusted online resources to enhance the traditional methods of teaching for the country to benefit from the recent technological advancement in teaching and learning.

She stated that “a technology-rich classroom environment can make classroom management very easy and make children enjoy learning”.

She stated that the most important instruments in the use of appropriate technology are teachers, emphasizing that when teachers become committed and motivated to use technology, they would become assets to technology use in education.

Mrs. Boakye-Yiadom, however, advised that though technology could help improve our teaching and learning, teachers and parents must guide their children to avoid the abuse of online activities.

Headmistress of the school, Afua Dake, in her address, appealed to stakeholders and past student to come to their aid to ensure the refurbishment of the school's science laboratory and also equip and furnish a junior science laboratory.

She commended the 2018 graduands of the school and encouraged them to work hard and continue to uphold their Christian virtues as they climb the educational ladder.

She added that parents should also change their mindset and attitude towards Ghanaian languages and encourage their wards to learn and speak them fluently.

In all, about 100 deserving students, present and outgoing teaching and non-teaching staff received awards for excelling in their various subjects and dedicated service to the school.

Situated on the 32^nd Abdul Gamel Nasser street, The Ridge church School was initially established for the children of expatriate members of the church and opened for the first time on January 13, 1957. With 33 students being first set of its students, the school can now boast of 1009 pupils with 484 male students, 525 female students and a total of 115 teaching and non-teaching staff.