Young and Safe Project Concludes 3-Day Bootcamp In Tanyigbe Senior High School

 

Tanyigbe Senior High School is the latest host of a transformative three-day bootcamp by the Young and Safe Project, empowering students with vital knowledge and skills in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights, Mental Health and Well-being, and Cyber Safety and Digital Literacy.

The event, organized by Node Eight and other consortium partners, Botnar Foundation, Love Aid Foundation, Ghana Education Service, and the Ho Municipal Assembly, brought together experts from various fields to educate and inspire students on crucial issues affecting their lives.

Topics covered included digital safety, promotion of healthy habits, self-care, and menstrual hygiene.

Resource persons, including Miss Kendell, Elizabeth Mantey, Lovia Tetteh, Madam Mary Anyomi, Saviour Kwame Agbeve, and Mr. Joseph Gyeedu, shared insightful knowledge and experiences with the students.

The Regional Director from the Ghana AIDS Commission, Mrs. Anyormi Mary, pointed out the importance of consent and healthy relationships among young people. 

She said consent requires willingness; therefore, students must be cautious about the risks of peer pressure and having multiple sexual partners.

The founder of Love Aid Foundation, Ms. Lovia Tetteh, educated students on their rights and the laws that protects them. 

She explained that Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and responsibilities are essential for safeguarding individuals’ dignity and well-being.

She added that SRHR encompasses the right of all to make informed decisions about Sexual and Reproductive health free from discrimination Coercion and Violence .

A mental health expert from the Ho Municipal Hospital, Mr. Joseph Gyeedu enlightened students on the importance of mental health awareness, stressing that it’s just as crucial as physical health.

He encouraged open conversations among students, kindness, and seeking help without fear of judgment.

He disclosed challenges of anxiety, depression, and Post Traumatic Stress disorder (PTSD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). 

He added that mental health is not just about avoiding sadness or stress, but about coping, building resilience, and supporting each other.

Miss Kendell Martey revealed importance of Menstrual Hygiene to the health and took students through practical steps on how to properly handle sanitary products. 

A facilitator at the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications, (GIFEC Ghana), Saviour Kwame Agbevey, during his session engaged students in understanding cyber hygiene and online safety.

He cautioned students to avoid the risks of poor password habits and careless online behaviour.

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, especially in cybersecurity,” he said. 

Students were curious and attentive to grasp the knowledge imparted, exhibiting how significant selfcare, period education, issues of digital literacy, and mental health are for all and sundry.

Managers of the Young and the Safe project announced and launched the Young ad Safe Club in the school with 30 pioneering student.

This is the very first cohort committed to championing youth safety, mental wellness, and empowerment in school and beyond. 

The club aims to promote the safety and well-being of young people through long-term engagement and continuous learning.

The Young and Safe Project is an Initiative that aims to make Ho a youth-friendly city by enhancing the overall well-being and participation of young people in local governance. 

The project also seeks to address various aspects of youth empowerment through targeted initiatives and smart local partnerships.

By: Tilda Acorlor 

Source: GCB

2023/2024 Online Admission To Tanyigbe SHS

Welcome to the online admission portal for Tanyigbe Senior High School. Use this portal to process your admission.  This does not replace the convetional manual admission process in the school but to ease the preasure on parents travelling up and down. We have three (3) types of online admission processes on going in the school. These are:

1. Automatic or Self-Placement Admission

Students who have been placed in Tanyigbe SHS automatically or through self-placement. These students are cordially requested to fill out our protocol request form and download the prospectus for further processing.

2. Protocol Request Admission

Students who have been placed in other schools but wish to be admitted at Tanyigbe Senior High School due to distance or residential status. These students are cordially requested to fill out our protocol request form and download the prospectus for further processing.

3. Reentry Admission

Candidates who completed JHS in the years 2022, 2021 and 2020 respectively but could not progress to SHS due to unforeseen circumstances and wish to continue their education precisely at Tanyigbe SHS. These students should kindly fill out our reentry form and download our prospectus for onward processing.

For more info or technical support, call 0243115791  ||  0209091616

Free SHS Reentry: 2022, 2021 and 2020 JHS Graduates Who Could Not Enroll in SHS Should Take Note

BECE candidates who completed in 2022, 2021 and 2020 respectively, but could not progress to Senior High School due to unforeseen circumstances are qualified to complete our Reentry Form.

Prospective candidates should use this platform to submit their details by completing our online reentry form and download our Prospectus for onward processing.

Note: Students who failed or had nine (9) in English, Science and Mathematics subjects cannot get admission.

For more info or technical support, call:

024 311 5791   ||   020 909 1616

GES Releases 2023 Academic Calendar for SHSs and Basic Schools

The Ghana Education Service (GES), has released the 2023 academic calendar for all government schools.

The calendar is purposely released for Senior High, Senior High Technical Schools, Junior High Schools, Primary Schools and Kindergarten.

The GES in a statement on February 8, 2023, directed all regional directors in the country to ensure that heads of schools for Basic and Second Cycle Schools in their respective regions comply accordingly.

“Regional Directors are by this letter directed to ensure that Heads of Schools for Basic and Second Cycle Schools in their respective regions take note of the provisions in the attached calendar and comply accordingly to facilitate a smooth running of the academic year,” GES said in the statement.

For double-track students in form 3 [three] who opened schools on January 10, 2023, the GES noted that they will go on break between April 6 -16, 2023 and return on April 17, 2023.

The students will then go on another break between June 2-8, 2023. They will resume on June 9 and stay in schools up to September 15, 2023, to end the academic year for the first term.

GES underscored that JHS 3 students will go on vacation between March 25 -April 2, 2023. They will resume on April 3, 2023, for the second term. They will then go on vacation again between June 16-26, 2023. They will return to schools on June 27, 2023, for the third term.

According to GES, the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) will start on September 2023.

Click here to read the full statement from GES

GES Condemns Killing of Asiakwa Teacher

Director General of the GES, Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa

The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has condemned the killing of Mr George Somuah Bosompem, a teacher of the Salvation Army Basic School at Asiakwa in the Eastern Region, by some youth.

"The Director-General and management of the GES have learnt with shock and disbelief the killing of Mr Bosompem. Management strongly condemns in no uncertain terms the killing of 55-year old Mr Bosompem, who has been described by his local Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) as a very calm and reserved man," the Director-General of the GES, Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, said in a statement issued in Accra last Saturday.

The statement extended the sincerest sympathy of the GES to the widow of Mr Bosompem, his three young children, the entire family, his staff and pupils and the local community "of which he was a strong pillar and hope the Lord will keep and guard over them in these difficult and shocking times."

Background

Mr George Somuah Bosompem, a Religious and Moral Education teacher at the Asiakwa Salvation Army Basic School, died at the St Joseph's Hospital in Koforidua where he was rushed to after the attack on April 28, 2019,

He was said to have protested against the invasion of his garden by drug addicts who smoked in the garden and defecated in the school.

Assault

Mr Bosompem’s protest did not go down well with some young people who brutally assaulted him.

He was initially admitted to the Kibi Hospital but later transferred to the St Joseph's Hospital.

So far, six suspects, all teenagers, have been arrested in connection with the death of Mr Bosompem.

Five before court

Five of them were put before the Kibi District Magistrate Court and were remanded into police custody to reappear on May 14, 2019.

The five, who are facing provisional charges of conspiracy to commit murder and murder, are Richard Amaning, 18; Mireku Emmanuel, 17; Philip Okodie, 17; Paul Boadu, 18, and Ezekiel Boadu, 19.

A sixth suspect, Aboagye Evans, alias Otega, 18, was picked up last Friday night when he returned to the town from his hideout.

The incident has led to the closure of the Salvation Army Basic School as the teachers have withdrawn their services temporarily.

Source: Daily Graphics

GES presents Pianos to 100 Senior High Schools

The Ghana Education Service has presented digital pianos to 100 selected Senior High Schools (SHS) in the country.

Mr Anthony Boateng, Deputy Director General in charge of Managerial Services, indicated that the pianos were to help in their creative art lessons which included music and cultural activities. 

He charged beneficiary schools to take good care of the items.

Mr Victor Yanney the President of Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary schools (CHASS), who received the items on behalf of the schools expressed gratitude to the management and promised to put them into good use.

The digital pianos were donated to the Ministry of Education for onward distribution to senior high schools by Bougoung Company Limited of South Korean.

Among the beneficiary SHSs are Winneba, Adankwaman, Mfantsiman Dadeaso Agric, Effiduase, Tijania, Opoku Ware, Labone, Ngleshie Amanfrom, Bechem Presby, Nkrakwanta, Seventh Day Adventist-Sunyani, Sokode Secondary Technical, Mawuli Secondary Technical and Kaleo Secondary Technical.

The others were Saint Francis, Oda, Aperade, Saint Roses, Fijai, Asankragua, Archbishop Potters, Walewale, Savelugu, Bolgatanga and Bawku Senior High Schools.

Source: GNA