In that vein, there could not be any good private school without the co-operation of parents and guardians over payment of appropriate fees that went into provision of adequate facilities and retention of quality teachers.
“Our greatest investment must be in the education of our children. We need to pay attention to monitoring the individual progress of the child, particularly throughout the foundation stage", Rev .Mrs Etsiakoh stated in an address at the official opening of the Special Grace Academy last weekend.
She also observed that pure secular education had failed globally in delivering the required impact on the total educational training of the child. There was therefore, the need for greater emphasis on religious and ethical moulding of the child as well as the child's physical development. The academy opened its doors to children between six months and five years of age as a project of the Women's Fellowship of the Special Grace Ministry International (SGMI).
The official opening ceremony coincided with the commissioning of a six- room permanent block for the school. According to Rev. Mrs Hannah Etsiako, the academy was intended to become "a Bible-based modem institution that will not focus on academic excellence alone and will not take for granted the future of children under its roof." The guest speaker at the function was Mrs Doris Dramani, Municipal Director of Education, Ga West Municipal Assembly. She stated that in a drive to encourage children to read in the II national languages, teachers at the primary to' Basic 3 levels were to receive intensive training in that area under the National Literacy Acceleration Programme (NALAP). The service was officiated by SGMI ministers, including Pastor Steve Twumasi- Ankrah Bonsu and Pastor Solomon Fosu. Guest officiators were Rev. Dr Jones Amanor Dakwah, Rev. Dr Nii Korney and Apostle Andy Obeng.
Others present included Mr Peter Asiedu, Managing Director of Aki-Ola Publications, who cut the tape to declare the school block open. He was later assisted by his wife, Mrs Irene Asiedu, to donate GH¢1, OOO worth of nursery and kindergarten textbooks to the new school.
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