The Chief and people of Awudua were filled with joy when the old St. Peter’s Anglican Primary School block was rehabilitated at a cost of GH¢31,000 by the Prestea Humi Valley District Assembly.
The school block, collapsed in 2000 when the roof was ripped off thereby rendering classes ineffective as pupils held classes under trees.
It took 10 years for the new five classroom block to be rehabilitated and inaugurated by the assembly.
The assembly also provided 52 dual desks while the Apintohene, Nana Kobina Angu also donated 27 mono desks to the school.
In his address, the Western Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo asked teachers to be committed in their duty towards the education of the children.
“These are future leaders and if we’re able to educate them the nation can produce more Kwame Nkrumahs and this country will move forward,” he added.
Nana Angu said that because the Apinto was a development-oriented community and would continue to contribute to the promotion of quality education delivery in the area.
“We have decided to forgo all pleasures and focus on development and education,” he said.
He said that the Apinto Division had used royalties to sponsor about 60 students in their various academic pursuits.
The District Chief Executive, Mr Robert Cudjoe commended the chief and people of the Awudua community for their communal spirit and assured them of the assembly’s assistance toward initiating more projects.
In an interview with the Times later, the headmistress of St. Peter’s Primary School, Miss Grace Tsortorme said that, the KG One and Two were a combined class while Primary Two and Three, Primary Four and five also study in one classroom respectively.
Only Primary One and Six had their own classrooms, she said.
The total population of the school she said, was 120 while that of the teachers was four including the headmistress.
“One teacher handles KG 1 and2, another teacher P. Three and Four and another four and six,” Miss Tsortorme told the Times.
She was happy that the PHDA had aided the school by rehabilitating the classroom block saying “when the roof went off, we carried our text books to other places and held classes under the sun and trees.”
The school, the Headmistress said, had no good toilet facility.
Commenting on the attitude of the parents towards the welfare of their children, Miss Tsortorme said “pupils come to school without even pencils and other learning materials.”
The school block, collapsed in 2000 when the roof was ripped off thereby rendering classes ineffective as pupils held classes under trees.
It took 10 years for the new five classroom block to be rehabilitated and inaugurated by the assembly.
The assembly also provided 52 dual desks while the Apintohene, Nana Kobina Angu also donated 27 mono desks to the school.
In his address, the Western Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo asked teachers to be committed in their duty towards the education of the children.
“These are future leaders and if we’re able to educate them the nation can produce more Kwame Nkrumahs and this country will move forward,” he added.
Nana Angu said that because the Apinto was a development-oriented community and would continue to contribute to the promotion of quality education delivery in the area.
“We have decided to forgo all pleasures and focus on development and education,” he said.
He said that the Apinto Division had used royalties to sponsor about 60 students in their various academic pursuits.
The District Chief Executive, Mr Robert Cudjoe commended the chief and people of the Awudua community for their communal spirit and assured them of the assembly’s assistance toward initiating more projects.
In an interview with the Times later, the headmistress of St. Peter’s Primary School, Miss Grace Tsortorme said that, the KG One and Two were a combined class while Primary Two and Three, Primary Four and five also study in one classroom respectively.
Only Primary One and Six had their own classrooms, she said.
The total population of the school she said, was 120 while that of the teachers was four including the headmistress.
“One teacher handles KG 1 and2, another teacher P. Three and Four and another four and six,” Miss Tsortorme told the Times.
She was happy that the PHDA had aided the school by rehabilitating the classroom block saying “when the roof went off, we carried our text books to other places and held classes under the sun and trees.”
The school, the Headmistress said, had no good toilet facility.
Commenting on the attitude of the parents towards the welfare of their children, Miss Tsortorme said “pupils come to school without even pencils and other learning materials.”
