The event, which is the 13th edition, was organized under the theme “Respecting Diversity to Promote Unity”, had nearly two thousand people of Thirty-Four (34) different nationalities from across the world participating.

In an address to open the event, Managing Director of the School, Yusuf Temizkan, indicated that diversity is a permanent factor in human life, and therefore “we must embrace our diversity by respecting each other despite our differences. This will ensure total peace of the world” he noted.

Mr. Temizkan indicated that, at Galaxy International School, apart from academics, a key priority area is the moulding of students to meet the dynamics of the ever changing world.

Towards this end, the school has engaged quality and experienced staff across the world, who are highly motivated to deliver on this mission.

He remarked that, parents and students have being the nucleus of the school from its inception, and in recognition of this the school places students and their parents at the top of the scale of preference.

A one-time Foreign Affairs Minister, Akwasi Osei-Adjei, and former Member of Parliament for Ejisu-Juaben, who was the Chairman of the occasion, commended the school for such an innovative event.

He said given the current state of the world, respect for diversity is the only panacea to world peace.

The Adenta Municipal Director of Education, Mrs. Frances Mabel Williams in a speech indicated that Galaxy International School, has over the years complied with all the rules and regulations set by the Ghana Education Service.

She said the school has developed standards expected of any world class modern School, adding that she was satisfied that the school was situated in her municipality.

She assured the school of the Assembly’s support, and noted that private education was very significant in Ghana since government alone could not shoulder the educational needs Ghanaians.

“It is as a result of this that the government through GES has continuously supported all private schools in Ghana” she noted.

Galaxy International School operates both the British and Ghanaian curriculum.

They are considered as one of prestigious schools in Ghana with a state of the art facilities for teaching and learning.

It is a competitive environment for academic excellent with about 100% university placement for its students.

Currently, hundreds of students of the school are found in more than 50 prestigious universities across the globe.

The school is also committed in exposing its students to great opportunities. To this end, they have competed in several international Olympiads, receiving several laurels.

The inter-cultural festival is an annual event on the school’s calendar, with the sole purpose of reminding the world of the need to accept cultural differences and learn to live peacefully with each other.
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The event was organised under the theme; ‘Embrace Diversities for a peaceful world’.

In an address to welcome participants, Managing Director of Galaxy International School, Mr. Yusuf Temizkan, underscored the need for tolerance among the population of the world, since that was the center pillar towards world peace.

[contextly_sidebar id=”EBOFL6c8SanlAM0VJ4dOf72n7lxWRE5i”]He stated that, “we strongly believe in making progress in all fields of endeavour, for which reason we are all about to ensure that such noble objectives are achieved using every human and material resource at our disposal.”

Mr. Temizkan expressed the view that “the ability to embrace each other’s culture and be able to appreciate ideological differences and accept that we are different, but yet one and the same; is what makes us stand out as individuals.”

The Managing Director emphasized how diversity had a way of making students curious to learn other cultures.

He continued by saying that “by being exposed to different people and cultures, individuals may want to learn more about a particular group which can give them insight into how and why things work as they do and possibly serve as a way to change them for the better.”

A representative of the Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), John M. Anang, was elated on the choice of the theme for the programme, intimating that this is the best time for such a theme.

Mr. John M. Anang indicated that, there is currently a violent conflict in Bimbilla in Ghana’s northern region; xenophobic attacks in South Africa, situations he blamed on intolerance, stressing the need to embrace each other irrespective of gender, creed, colour or religion, in order to end such happenings.

Students of Galaxy School thrilled the packed audience with series of musical display that depicted the need to embrace diversities for a peaceful world. Various paraphernalia and artefacts were displayed to showcase the culture of the thirty countries present in the school.

Various traditional delicacies from these countries were also served.

Additional feature in this year’s event is a fine art competition, with the collaboration of the National Peace Council for students in the senior high school within the Accra metropolis to explore and share artistic talents of students in the art of drawing and painting to promote peace and encourage peaceful coexistence among different cultural groups.

The winner of the art competition received a laptop, while the first and second runners-up got a tablet and smart phone respectively.

Present at the festival were ambassadors, Members of Parliament, other invited guests, students and teachers of some Senior High Schools, as well as parents of students of the school.

The inter-cultural festival is an annual event on the school’s calendar, with the sole purpose of reminding the world of the need to accept cultural differences and learn to live peacefully with each other.
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By: citifmonline.com/Ghana

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