The maiden edition of the NCCE/Big M Consult Brain Cowbell challenge ended on Friday 11th November 2022 at the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) Hall in New Juaben South municipality of the Eastern region.
Four of the eleven private schools chosen advanced to the final round, that is; Brentford International Academy, Universal Preparatory School, Kovoc Educational Complex and Trinity Royal Preparatory School.
Mr Francis Cobbah, the New Juaben South Municipal Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in his opening speech explained the purpose of the competition.
He indicated “Among other things, the NCCE’s mandate is to raise and sustain awareness within society of the principles and objectives of the 1992 constitution as the fundamental law of the people of Ghana, as well as to educate and encourage citizens to defend the constitution.”
He stressed that quizzes are part of his outfit’s annual flagship program, but due to logistical and financial challenges, the NCCE is unable to organise them as expected.
“We agreed to collaborate with Big M Consult when they approached us with this proposal. These quizzes are administered in schools through our Civic education clubs, which have been established in nearly all Ghanaian schools (Basic and Tertiary) and the sole purpose is to educate students and pique their interest in subjects other than what they learned in school and at home, Mr Cobbah narrated”.
Results
With a total score of 82, Brentford Int. The school was declared the winner and received a trophy, medals, and a check from Big M Consult for Ghc2,000.00 as prizes.
Additionally, they received packages from Cowbell Ghana as well.
Trinity Royal Preparatory school finished second with 77 points and received a cheque for Ghc1000.00, a medal and Cowbell Ghana parcels.
The third-place winner, Universal Preparatory School also received a medal, a cash prize of Ghc500.00 and a package from Cowbell Ghana.
Meanwhile, Kovoc Educational Complex earned 61 points and placed fourth.
Certificates and packages from Cowbell Ghana were delivered to the remaining participating schools for their inclusion and performance.
In an interview with Bryt Fm reporter, Philip Addo Danso, the Administrator of Brentford International School, Emmanuel Sarpong expressed joy at his school’s victory in the maiden competition and was hopeful the school would be able to defend their title the following year.
He extended gratitude to the organisers and sponsors for their contributions to making the competition a success.
Joy Daddy Multimedia, a subsidiary of Joy Industries was the official media mouthpiece for the competition.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Philip Addo Danso
