The
Techimantia circuit of the Methodist church of Ghana has held a ceremony to
award three best teachers of the local Methodist Primary, JHS schools and
donated two computers to the schools and seventy school uniforms to needy
pupils.
Picture above shows the
award package and the overall best teacher receiving his award from the DCE
At a
ceremony at Techimantia to mark the occasion the local manager of the church
and schools and the brain behind the whole idea Rev. David Justice Annan in a
welcome address said the idea of instituting the awards and donating the
uniforms stemmed from the fact that he one day met a pupil in a torn out uniform
but was impressed by the type of English the pupil spoke. He said he discussed
the idea with the church who wholeheartedly embraced the idea and also sought
sponsorship from Donewell Insurance and some Rural Banks to make the concept a
success.
Rev. David Justices
Annan addressing the gathering
Rev.
Annan said with the selection of the teachers he consulted the District Directorate
of Education to select one teacher each from the Primary and JHS and 1 (one)
overall best teacher from the schools.
In a
speech the Tano South District Director of Education Mrs. Mary-Grace Bonye said
the ceremony was a honour to give recognition to teachers as a the role
of teachers needs recognition from
society hence the National best teachers award.
Mrs Mary-Grace
Bonye in a speechat the faction
Mrs.
Bonye said the Tano South District Directorate acknowledges the fact that
education is a potential key to national development hence children who are
assests for national development deserve quality education which is made
possible by dint of a teachers hard work. She said teaching as a professional
career requires commitment integrity, discipline role modeling and mentoring
and said society must support teachers to inculcate spiritual and moral values
to our children and said that all
professionals can boast but it is the teacher who taught them.
In
another speech at the function the former Member of Parliament for the Tano
South Constituency Hon. Andrew Adjei Yeboah congratulated the organizers of the
function and the brain behind the whole idea for the good work done and hoped
the awards would continue over the years and pleaded for support for the good
move the Rev. minster has initiated.
Hon. Andrews Adjei
Yeboah addressing the gathering
Hon.
Adjei Yeboah told the children that what
we are doing and witnessing was because of their future and pleaded with them to listern to the
elderly and heed to their advice and also congratulated the teachers for their
selfless devotion and dedication to work.
Hon.
Adjei Yeboah further said, people resort
to showing material things to support development but hinted that it is better to
invest in a child which is for the future but not what we see today and it is
not found the next time.
The Tano
South District Chief Executive Hon. Bukari Zakari Anaba in a speech expressed
delight for been part of this important occasion which seeks to reward teachers
and make presentations to needy but brilliant children in the Methodist cluster
of schools in Techimantia.
Hon.
Anaba said we all know that education is the bedrock of every country’s
development therefore he has to thank the Methodist society of Techimantia for
the vision they have for education in the District.
He said
many of our youth of school going ages have either dropped out of school or
could not continue their education due to financial and material support they
could not get and said it is therefore in the right direction that the
Methodist church at Techimantia has chosen to reward teachers and also support
pupils which to him will encourage other teachers to give off their best in
teaching.
Hon.
Anaba commended the Techimantia Methodist Church for taking a bold initiative
and also a decision to make the event an annual affair and urged all and sundry
to contribute generously, financially, and in other kinds to benefit many
teachers and school children.
The Tano South District
Chief Executive Hon. Bukari Zakari Anaba
delving his address
The
District Chief Executive said the National Democratic Congress ( NDC)
Government is doing its best to improve the standerd of education in the
country and in furtherance the District Assembly is assisting a number of
students in all levels of education in the District and promise to continue to
do more in the education sector to help improve educational standards in the
District.
Hon.
Anaba congratulated the church for taking a very good step towards uplifting
education and also starting a programme that is aimed at enhancing and
promoting better education and creating a congenial atmosphere for teachers and
school children in the District and called on all and sundry to give their
maximum support to it.
The
Methodist Bishop of Sunyani Rt.Rev. Kofi Asare Bediako congratulated Rev.
David Justice Annan for his foresight and good work done and also thanked the Techeimantia
Methodist Church for coming out with the churches money to help others.
The Methodist Bishop
of Sunyani Rt.Rev. Kofi Asare Bediako addressing the
gathering
Rev.
Asare Bediako said teachers have a lot
to do in public school since there is low enrollment and lower percentages in
examination results in the public schools and said we don’t have to create a class society
between public and private schools since the public schools have qualified
teachers.
Rev. Asare
said the diocese concedes the fact that there are challenges teachers faces but
said a good leader is always able to face challenges since the teaching profession
is a noble one.
Rev.
Asare said that he will plead with the District Director of Education that
though the government and the churches are collaborating to promote education
in the county there are times where there is no collaboration between the District
Directorates and the Educational units, a situation which he described as very
uncompromising in the pursuit of education standards in our districts.
The
chairman for the occasion, the Krontihene of Tachimantia Nana Ampong Kromantan
in his closing remarks thanked the Methodist church of Techimantia for their
bold initiative and called on all to give the idea the needed support it
deserves and promised that Nananom would
give the initiative the backing it deserves.
The best
teacher award in the Primary and JHS level went to Mess Martha Menu and Mr.
Clement Peprah whist Mr. Awuah Paul had the overall best teacher award.
Nana
Ampong Kromantan delving his closing remakes
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