Knowledge in the Service of Africa!

February 2022

IB1 Biology and Physics students embarked on residential fieldtrips from June 1st/2nd to June 7th. Trip destinations were the Atewa Range Forest Reserve and the Bunso Cocoa College for Biology students, KNUST in Kumasi for Physics and the Slapton Ley Field Studies Centre in Devon, UK for the remaining Biology students.

The IG2 Geography Class undertook a beach survey on 13th April 2017 at Sakumono beach, Tema. This exercise was designed to take students out of the four walls of the classroom and the two sides of the textbook into the environment for them to operationalize some of the key concepts learnt in the classroom. Specifically, students measured longhshore drift, constructive and destructive waves, and beach profile. The students also interviewed residents on the likely causes of beach pollution, the value of the beach in the socio-economic life of the residents of Sakumono Village and above all, samples of pebbles were picked

In line with the tradition of community service ever so prevalent in the school, as well as the CAS projects held by every IB1 class, the IB Class of 2018 officially announces the commencement of its project, HIVE. Months of discussion, design and planning have gone into choosing a meaningful name, logo and focus for the project, and we are excited to share our work with you. Taking inspiration from bee colonies, the class believes in the power of concerted efforts, to achieve a common goal, thus the name “HIVE.” Mampong School for the Deaf and Akropong School for the Blind will be the