Following the success achieved by the Methodist Girls Senior High School (MEGHIS) at the 19th edition of the Robofest completion held in the USA, Robotics, a branch of science studies would soon be taught right from the basic level of education.
Announcing this at the Akwasidae of the Chiefs and People of the Kyidom/ Mamfe Traditional Council in collaboration with the Akuapem traditional area, the Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, said the exploits of the team from MEGHIS, who represented Ghana, had made it clear that Ghana had the potential to exploit Robotics as a subject of study and therefore, the Ministry would want to pursue that.
He also indicated that one of the coordinators that coached the team to victory, Mr Ben Amoako would be absorbed into the Ghana Education Service.
Dr Adutwum said the victory of the girls was no mean achievement giving the fact, that some of the countries they contested with such as the USA adding that, “Robotics are taught right from the basic level and so for these girls who only started the robotics at the secondary school level to beat them, it is a great honor”.
The Kyidom/Mamfe Council established a Gh¢5,000,000 endowment fund for the Methodist Girls Senior High School’s science related activities.
Dr Adutwum commended the Traditional Council for taking the lead to establish the endowment fund to enhance the potentials of the team and pledged government’s support to ensure that the target of the fund was fully realized.
The Member of Parliament for Okere and Minister for Regional Reorganization and Development, Mr Dan Kwaku Botwe, also added that the performance of the girls must be glorified to serve as an encouragement to all girls that education was not the reserve of boys.
According to him, there had been reports that Girls at the Junior High school level in Ghana were smoking shisha adding that, “the success stories of these girls must be told everywhere to influence girls to sit up.”
He guaranteed the contribution of the Eastern Caucus of Members of Parliament to the endowment fund and improvement of education at large in Akuapem and the Eastern Region.
