The Ghana Education Service (GES) is committed to promote study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) from the Primary Schools, Junior High Schools and to the Senior High School levels.
GES with funding support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is implementing a four-year gender-responsive pedagogy project that generally seeks to improve the competency of Junior High School (JHS) girls in Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering (STEM) Education in two regions which includes Central and Eastern.
A total of 400 Junior High Schools, 200 from each participating region, are beneficiaries of this ongoing project.
Some of the activities being implemented under the project include:
- Development and printing of Math and Science Handbook and Gender Responsive Manuals for Teachers.
- Training Mathematics and Science teachers in gender-responsive pedagogy.
- Organizing Mathematics and Science Quiz Competitions at School/Circuit, District, Regional and National Levels.
- Organizing Girls’ Vacation Camp Meetings.
- Advocacy on girls’ rights issues at all levels.
- After school classes.
- School club activities.
Project steering committee in a meeting chaired by the Director-General, Dr Eric Nkansah and KOICA Ghana Country Director, Moon Heon Kong, assess implementation of the project activities and to consider and approve project implementation plan for first and second quarter of 2023.
Also in attendance was the Director in charge of Schools and Instructions, Director in charge of Partnerships and Affiliations, Director of Science Education, Director in charge of Girls Education, Director in charge of Guidance and Counselling, the Eastern and Central Regional Directors and five District Directors.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Solomon Nartey
