WORK BEGINS ON A SCIENCE LAB FOR GHANASCO (PAGE 11)

WORK has begun on the construction of a modern science laboratory estimated at GH¢600,000 for the Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale in the Northern Region.
When completed, the facility would form part of the government’s efforts to encourage the teaching and learning of science in schools in the area.
The project, which is being funded by the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), would include Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture laboratories.
The school has a population of 1,800 students and offers General Science, General Arts and Home Economics.
The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris, explained that the government placed premium on the study of sciences because it is the backbone for the industrial and technological development of the country.
He advised the students to take their studies seriously to justify the huge investments the government had made in the educational sector over the years.
The minister charged the contractors of the project to endeavour to deliver quality job that would be completed on schedule to enable the students to make maximum use of the facility.
The Headmistress of the school, Madam Mary Asobayiri, expressed concern that the school’s land had been encroached upon and stressed the need for a fence to be erected urgently to protect school facilities and ensure adequate security for both staff and students.
She appealed for a new girls’ dormitory block to replace the old one that was gradually sinking as a result of structural defects.
According to her, the situation was of great concern to the school authorities and that with the collapse of the building, the girls would not only become vulnerable but that this would also affect their academic performance.
‘‘We further entreat government to help address the perennial water shortage in the school by ensuring that the school benefits from the ongoing water expansion project in the Tamale metropolis to save the time and energy our students use in searching for water daily,’’ the headmistress appealed.
Madam Asobayiri expressed appreciation to the government for the laboratory project and said the facility, which she promised to maintain, would be open to other students from the area.