By Bernice Bessey
The Anglican Church of Ghana has honoured some teachers in its Schools for exhibiting professionalism and high standards, at an award ceremony held last week in Accra.
Dubbed -“Improving Teaching and Learning in Anglican Schools, especially with numeracy and literacy: The role of teachers,” the awardees were drawn from the church’s kindergartens and Junior High Schools (JHS) across the country, where 12 teachers received various recognitions.
The awardees are Mrs. Ruth Attenkah, Mr. Jonas Marmah Martey and Mr. Prosper Eddie Adzakor from the JHS division.
The rest, from the primary and kindergarten divisions, include Gloria Bekoe, Ernestina Mensah, Peace Yawa Gbagbo, Philomena Amissah, Rabi Osman and Vida Awutey.
Also, the church acknowledged and duly awarded some Head teachers who worked tirelessly to improve teaching and learning in the various Anglican Schools in the country.
Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee -Executive Director, Salt and Light Ministries, was the Guest speaker for the event.
She challenged the teachers to put their best to ensure that, the children appreciate numeracy and literacy skills. She further called on them to help develop the thinking ability of their pupils.
“I will begin by recognizing that to a large extend, our schools and educational systems are struggling to prepare young people for work and life.
“Businesses have complained that they are taking on employees who lack vital basic employment skills; such as problem solving, team-work and time management, and have reported that they need to provide training to school and college leavers, in order to prepare them for jobs,” she urged.
She indicated that a child with good numeracy skills stands a better chance against unemployment, low wage and poor health.
Similarly, Dr. Joyce Aryee noted that language and vocabulary represent the very foundation of literacy, helping children at an early stage to learn how to read and communicate well.
Some of the items given to the teachers include television sets, gas burners and table top refrigerators.
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