The colourful event, held on Wednesday, 21st June, 2017 at the P.C.G Koforidua District Ascension Hall, was organized to officially graduate 68 Students who took part in the 2017 BECE after Nine (9) years of basic education.

The occasion also gave the final year students the opportunity to hand over the mantle of leadership to their JHS 2 counterparts who have been elected as Prefects for the 2017/18 academic year, and officially send off the Assistant Headmistress, Madam Margaret Effah Danquah who is due for retirement in July 2015.

The programme was under the theme ‘Student’s Discipline and Child Right’: The Role of Basic School Teacher.’

Delivering her annual report at the ceremony, the Headmistress of the school, Ms. Vivian Obuobisa, enumerated a number of challenges hampering effective teaching and learning in the school.

These she said includes the lack of a place of convenience for teachers and conducive classrooms for JHS One and Three Students.

She consequently called for support from the Government, NGO’s, Faith Based Organizations, Corporate Bodies and Philanthropists to remedy the worrying situation to facilitate quality teaching and learning in the School.

The Guest Speaker was the Eastern Regional Manager of Presby Schools, Mrs. Ivy Asantewa Owusu.

In a speech read on her behalf by the Head of Inspectorate at Presby Education Unit, Koforidua, Pastor Ebenezer Obeng Tieku, she stressed the need for discipline in schools and why the basic school teacher must set the pace.

“In ensuring students discipline, it behooves the basic school teacher to act, behave and position himself or herself as a role model to the very students he or she teaches” she stated.

She also reiterated the fact that “rules and regulations that fall within the ambit of policy governing public education must be put in place to help guide the behavior and conduct of students of in Schools.”

Mrs. Ivy Asantewa Owusu again admonished teachers to respect and protect the rights of students.

“Basic School teachers must however, not lose sight of the fact that students (children) have rights that must be respected and protected against the backdrop of wanting to nip indiscipline in the bud in our schools”.

“Children and for that matter students have rights as human beings and also need special care and protection” (Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF, 2005). The basic Human Rights that children have everywhere are the right to survival, the right to development regarding their education and care, the right to protection from exploitation, abuse and neglect, and the right to participation in expressing information and thought”, she continued.

She concluded that “teachers and educators in general must find the balance between students’ discipline and their basic rights so that one is not sacrificed to the detriment of the other.”

Among dignitaries present at the ceremony were Mr Ransford Oteng Asiamah, the Chairman, Rev. P.K Dekyem, District Minister-PCG, Koforidua, Rev. Foster Ampofo, Second Minister-PCG Koforidua, and Rev. Gyamfi Amoah Isaac, Head of Statistics and Welfare, Presby Education Unit Koforidua.

Also in attendance were the PTA Chairman and Vice Chairman of the School, some of the Former Heads of the School, Heads of Sister Schools, Staff of Presby Schools in Koforidua, Parents of the graduating students and continuing students of the school.
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Six students emerged with first class Honours after the final examination conducted by the Institute of Education of the University of Cape Coast.

Speaking at the ceremony, the Second Lady, Samira Bawumia, charged the graduates to contribute towards achieving quality education in the country.

“In the hands of a female teacher lies the core duty that heralds both a gloomy and bright dawn of the future, being the builder and moulder of a nation’s destiny either picture would eventually materialized depending on how that duty is performed.”

She noted that, good teaching transcended providing information to learners to also involve guiding pupils to appreciate the environment they live in.

“In providing quality education, we cannot be oblivious to the importance of a sound teaching and learning environment; devoid of bickering and malice. The role of a female teacher comes to play. She must be a peace broker both among her pupils and the larger community she lives and works in, where peace abounds there is unity and development is certain.”

The principal of the all-female College, Mrs. Angelina Kutin-Tandor, addressing the graduates lauded them for having accomplished a milestone.

“It is an act not only of personal commitment, but also one of pride. You all worked hard to get to this day and your work did not go to waste. A Diploma in Basic Education is one that opens many doors of opportunity for anyone who is lucky enough to have one.”

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“Time mismanagement is an economic crime against the country and God,” he said

He said this during the congregation of the Saint Karol School of Nursing in Accra.

Speaking on the theme: “Dare to be different,”Rev Palmer-Buckle urged the graduates to be different saying “you are uniquely made” and admonished them to offer unique services to humanity.

He also advised the graduates to take on voluntary services in their communities even as they wait for posting to hospitals in the country.

Dr Caroline Olivia Achim, Founder of the School, said the school is on a march-forward move as it seeks to expand its horizon to become known as the ‘School of Medical Sciences’.

She called on all stakeholders to help in achieving the dream of building a world class school of medical sciences that would admit and train people to serve humanity.

Dr Achim urged the graduates to go and serve as missionaries wherever they might find themselves to make the Saint Karol School of Nursing proud and also attract God’s blessings.

A total of thirty-seven graduates passed out at the third graduation of the school.

Speaking on behalf the graduates, Ms Joy Mipamau Whensu, the overall best student said, there is no need to do away with the ethics of the profession because “society is looking up to you.”

The affiliate universities; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology as well as Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration pledged continuous support for the school.

Graduates and some continuing students received various forms of awards for their outstanding academic achievements as well as exceptional recruitment efforts.

The Students Representatives Council also gave citations to some of the graduates for their contributions towards the growth of the school so far.

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Source: GNA

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