The Cherryfield Montessori School last Saturday graduated 192 pupils during its 6thspeech and prize-giving ceremony held in Accra.
They include Kindergarten, Primary and Junior High School pupils and students.
It was held under the theme: “Blended Learning: A Catalyst for Quality Education In the 21stCentury.”
Speaking at the colorful ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the school, Ms Magdalene Dzifa Adzanu, said the school was not spared the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic as it distorted teaching and learning.
Meanwhile, as a way of delivering quality education during the pandemic period, Ms Magdalene said the school resorted to online teaching and learning.
According to her, the school made use of the Zoom platform and the Smartapp, which she said had been successful despite some initial challenges it encountered during its roll-out.
Ms Magdalene further indicated that prior to the 2020/2021 academic year, the school undertook certain safety protocols such as fumigation of classrooms, washing of hands, among others, in order to mitigate the spread of the Corona virus.
She noted that the school with its interesting improving infrastructure had begun with the building of new classroom blocks to augment the existing oneswhich were to provide an enabling environment for teaching and learning.
Ms Magdalene, however, made a passionate appeal to government to work on the connecting roads that lead to the school which had been in a deplorable state.Its construction she said would not only ease the movement of parents but inhabitant of the area.
The CEO of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Mr Pius Hadzide, who was the guest speaker, highlighted the need for educational institutions to train students with the requisite skills needed on the job market.
According to Mr Hadzide, the inability of educational institutions in the country to train students to acquire the skills needed on the job market makes it difficult for them to adjust to new working environments.
He, therefore, urged curriculum developers and teachers to focus on the skills that are needed on the job market to help build the capacity of students.
“Today it is important to teach our kids the important skills that are required on the job market”, Mr Hadzide said.
“We also want to encourage people responsible for those curriculum development and our teachers to focus on those skills that are needed on the job market today”, he added.
Students and teachers who distinguished themselves in academic performance at various levels were presented with certificates, laptops and other items.
BY BENJAMIN ARCTON-TETTEY AND JESSEL L. THERSON-COFIE
