Adopt new school curriculum designed to enhance critical thinking
Education stakeholders have been urged to adopt the new school curriculum designed to enhance critical thinking and an objective-based learning syllabus, which is pertinent to national development.
Mr Francis Yao Agbemadi, Volta Regional Director of Education, who made the call at the local launch of the 60th anniversary celebration of Anfoega Senior High School (ANFOESEC) over the weekend at Anfoega in the North Dayi District, said the new curriculum would start with the first years as school re-opens.
“The changing trend of development across the world called for regular review of educational curriculum to ensure that the type of education provided in the country would stand the test of time and meet the development needs of the present and future generations,” he said.
Mr Agbemadi stressed that there was a strong desire among countries in Africa to review their educational curriculum to become abreast of the dynamics of education tailored towards current and future development agenda of countries.
Additionally, he said South Africa tried to review her educational curricular but failed, saying Ghana could not afford to fail, since other Africa countries were waiting to learn from her.
He said every new curriculum came with different approaches, facilities, infrastructure, and materials, adding that the government alone could not provide all the needs of schools, and asked stakeholders to contribute meaningfully towards development of education in the country.
The Regional Director of Education further stressed that the current generation require an educational approach capable of meeting the developmental needs of nations, particularly through an enhanced focus on moral education to promote comprehensive learning.
Mr Albert Kwasi Dodo, the Headmaster of ANFOESEC, reported that the school had a total enrollment of 1,664 students, supported by 98 teaching staff and 34 non-teaching personnel.
He noted that indiscipline had emerged as a significant challenge for the management of Senior High Schools (SHS) in the country.
However, he assured that overall discipline at ANFOESEC was well-managed and called for collaboration from stakeholders, including parents and the Anfoega community, to further strengthen discipline within the institution.
He praised the school’s academic and extracurricular performance, noting that it achieved scores of 90.8 per cent in 2021, 94.6 per cent in 2022, and 75.4 per cent in 2023 in the WASSCE examinations, despite facing numerous challenges.
He commended the staff for their commitment and hard work.
Mr Dodo acknowledged that the Free Senior High School initiative had significantly increased enrollment at the school.
However, he pointed out that the lack of essential infrastructure, such as an assembly hall, administrative block, and additional classrooms, posed a major developmental challenge.
He urged the government to expedite the completion of the administration block and assembly hall, which were initiated in 2010, and to provide more classrooms for the school.
The local launch of the 60th anniversary, to be celebrated in November 2025, is under the theme: ‘Celebrating 60 years: The Role of Stakeholders in Providing Quality Education for the 21st Century,’ was chaired by the President of the Volta Region House of Chiefs (VRHC) and paramount Chief of Anfoega, Togbe Tepre Hodo.
FROM SAMUEL AGBEWODE, ANFOEGA
