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Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president, has given the senior high school pupils at Kumasi’s Opoku Ware School their first of several thousand smart tablets.
In addition, he saw the first lessons taught in classrooms and put the first Smart School Block into service.
By giving every student an educational tablet, the government has promised to, among other things, create an ICT-driven learning environment for the upcoming generation of Ghanaians. This has been fulfilled with the commissioning and delivery of the tablets.
Dr. Bawumia revealed that the tablets come pre-loaded with textbooks, practice test questions, and other essential teaching and learning tools during a brief but colorful event on Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
In addition to underscoring the choice to invest so substantially in the creation of such educational infrastructure as essentially innovative, Dr. Bawumia stressed the long-term vision that guided the ongoing reform of Ghana’s educational system.
“Over the past seven years, we have been working to create the necessary, conducive environment to prepare our children to partake fully in the Fourth Industrial Revolution by investing in technology-based and -driven teaching and learning, with training and incentives for teachers, and infrastructure and equipment for students.
“No country in Africa, and very few in the world, certainly not the US and Estonia, which is said to be the most digitalized country in the world, has taken the decision to supply complete educational material on tablets to their students. No country in Africa has done this, and Ghana has once again set the pace for the continent,” he stated.
“We are making this heavy investment now, with returns down the years, but we know it will be worth every cedi invested,” he predicted.
The Headmaster of Opoku Ware Senior High School, Rev Father Stephen Owusu Sekyere, expressed delight at the successful start of the programme, noting that the world was continually undergoing changes and it is important to prepare the next generation adequately.
“I am delighted that we have overcome all the challenges and the programme has taken off. I am even more delighted that it is taking off in my school, and it is the Vice President, who has championed this programme, who is here today to personally hand over these tablets,” Rev Fr Sekyere, who is also national President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), stated.
Minister for Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, reaffirmed Government’s commitment to providing modern, quality education to Ghana’s children.
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
