Ghana Together works with our Ghanaian friends of Western Heritage Home, a Ghanaian-registered and managed non-profit, to improve social, educational, and health conditions in Axim, Ghana. Together we accomplish projects, connect WHH to resourceful individuals and organizations, and create sustainable programs. We make a real difference to real people in a local, grassroots effort. Our website at http://ghanatogether.org tells our story.

Apr 30, 2012

JHS Science Takes Off

We reported in previous posts on the creation of the new JHS Science Resource Center housed at the Western Heritage Community Learning Center, right there in Axim. It was our number one priority project in 2011. It's housed in the same building we helped build some years ago, but re-purposed from a Children's Home to a more educationally-oriented focus as local needs have changed.

We just received the first full-term report on the use of the Center from Eric (Jimpetey Djan) Jim, the JHS Science Center Supervisor and a master teacher.
We are so delighted to report that students from 9 different junior high schools experienced hands-on science classes during the term from Jan 3-Apr 9. The classes are practicums, tied to the Ghana Education Service curriculum.

In all, the Center served 1501 students in about 3.5 months!!
This is the first “hands-on” science instruction these students have ever experienced. We hope to get some interviews with some of the students in the near future!

Lots of you helped out with this---it's just so great to show you the expressions on these faces!!


Here are the details for the number-lovers among us! Notice the size of most of the classes. The students divide---36 do science and the rest work together on their science notes, etc. in the "big room". Then they switch. They love coming to the Heritage to study together---social fun! After all, they are junior high-ers!!

NAME OF SCHOOL S
DATE
NO. OF PUPIL
NAME OF TEACHER
Axim Methodist JHS
3rd January, 2012
50
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Axim Methodist JHS
7th January, 2012
50
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Life international JHS
12th January, 2012
21
Eric yankey
Axim Catholic JHS
13th January, 2012
57
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Axim Methodist JHS
14th January, 2012
50
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Axim Methodist JHS
19th January, 2012
94
John Agyei
Alhe Sunna JHS
20th January, 2012
32
Madam safia
Dr. Beamish JHS
20th January, 2012
28
Wilberforce koomson
Axim Methodist JHS
21th January, 2012
50
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Life international JHS
26th January, 2012
9
Eric yankey
SOLAPS
27th January, 2012
18
Prince Piedu
Axim Methodist JHS
28th January, 2012
94
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Life international JHS
2nd February, 2012
21
Eric yankey
Brawire Akyinim JHS
2nd February, 2012
28
Emmanuel ebisah
St. Augustinus JHS
3rd February, 2012
71
Dickson atta quaicoe
Life international JHS
3rd February, 2012
9
Eric yankey
Brawire Akyinim JHS
3rd February, 2012
28
Emmanuel ebisah
Axim Methodist JHS
4th February, 2012
50
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Axim Catholic JHS
4th February, 2012
57
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
SOLAPS
9th February, 2012
12
Eric yankey Prince Piedu
Life international JHS
14th February, 2012
9
Eric yankey
Axim Methodist JHS
14th February, 2012
94
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Axim Methodist JHS
18th February, 2012
74
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Dr. Beamish JHS
23rd February, 2012
32
Wilberforce koomson
Axim Methodist JHS
25th February, 2012
50
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
SOLAPS
26th February, 2012
18
Prince Piedu
Axim Methodist JHS
3rd March, 2012
94
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Axim Catholic JHS
3rd March, 2012
57
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Axim Methodist JHS
16th March, 2012
74
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Apataim JHS
17th March, 2012
20
Victor nda ackah
Apataim JHS
23rd  March, 2012
22
Victor nda ackah
Apataim JHS
6th April, 2012
17
Victor nda ackah
Axim Methodist JHS
7th April, 2012
50
Eric Jimpetey-Djan
Apataim JHS
9th April, 2012
20
Victor nda ackah
Life international JHS
7th April, 2012
9
Eric yankey
Alhe Sunna JHS
7th April, 2012
32
Madam safia