The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutum, has revealed that a number of prestigious high schools throughout the nation will be offering aviation and aerospace courses in the upcoming academic year.
This initiative is part of a broader effort to advance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Ghana, thereby equipping Ghanaian students with the necessary skills to compete in the fourth industrial revolution. During a speech delivered at the Afia Kobi Ampem Girls Senior High School in the Ashanti Region, the Minister emphasized the Ministry’s commitment to promoting STEM education in schools.
Dr Adutwum elucidated that students would be required to undertake courses beyond the purview of physics, chemistry, and advanced mathematics. He further expounded that the impetus to introduce aviation and aerospace courses was derived from Afia Kobi Girls High School.
The Ministry is contemplating the conversion of the school into a STEM institution to equip more girls with scientific knowledge and skills, thereby facilitating accelerated national development across all domains.
“This school is going to be transformed into a STEM school. They are doing some great things in the field of aviation and aerospace as pioneers at this level,” the minister noted.
He applauded the management of the school for being the first to introduce an initiative called “drop everything and read”, a time set aside for students to read.
“We are going to provide them a library so that they can do just that and I have no doubt in my mind that five years from now this school will be one of the best in the country,” he said.
