T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi, has launched its 75th anniversary with a solemn appeal to address a long-standing accommodation challenge plaguing staff.
The school assessed that decent housing for staff has made retention difficult, weakened supervision of students, and poses security risks on campus.
Authorities are soliciting support to raise GH¢2 million for a modern teachers’ bungalow to enhance academic performance and discipline.
The launch of the 75th anniversary celebration and fundraising under the theme “Real AMASS @75; The Journey so Far,” ignited an atmosphere of celebration.
T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Kumasi, established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana, in 1950, is presently in critical need of an accommodation facility for its staff.
The need took centre stage in the celebration, as the school appealed to stakeholders and benevolent entities to assist in the construction.
Chairman for the anniversary planning committee, Amponsah Tawiah, maintains that the intervention, if supported, will support teaching and learning at the school.
“For effective teaching and learning, it is important to have the masters closer to the students. This will help the teachers to assist the students even in their own free time or in the evenings, but when the masters are far away, they can’t sacrifice their time to assist the students. All of us are bringing our resources to make it a reality. Whenever you want to do something, start from your own self and through that you can engage others to participate,” he said.
T. I. Amass, Kumasi, popularly known as Real Amass and Amass Phobia, has made a useful mark on the educational scene in Ghana, holding presently over three thousand students.
The institution holds a mission to create an innovative and disciplined teaching and learning environment with the requisite resources to discover and develop potential for responsible adult life.
Headmistress, Madam Zainab Adams, reflected on the journey of the school, affirming commitment to maintain and improve the institution’s support for national development.
“This celebration is a testament to the enduring legacy of our founders, administrators, old students, teachers, students and the entire community whose selfless activity has sustained the flame of excellence. It reminds us and reaffirms that education is the bedrock for national development, and as a school, our responsibility to bring out discipline, responsible and innovative young people is ever relevant,” she said.
Alumni, current students, staff and school authorities assembled to unveil the logo for the platinum anniversary.
Court of Appeal Judge, Her Ladyship Justice Mariam Agyeman Gyasi Jawhary, is impressed with the school’s alumni for creating impacts in various sectors.
“I do not possess a comprehensive knowledge and list of such individuals, but I can confidently and assuredly state herein that the borders of the school can and will be found in various fields of endeavour. I ought to acknowledge that every old student here is distinguished in their own right,” she said.
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