Private schools urged to restructure to give quality education

Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS)has appealed to private schools in the Western Region to improve their facilities.

This was a call made at the 2011 GNAPS celebration at Takoradi.

The Deputy Regional GNAPS Chairman, Mr Thomas Essien, said there should be a holistic restructuring of facilities in terms of infrastructure, ethics and even curricula to meet both local and international standards.

Mr Essien said there was also the need for up and coming private schools to follow standards and regulations saying, “it is inappropriate for anybody to stand up and set-up a school in any corner and structure”.

He pleaded with government to make available textbooks and other teaching materials to enable them to move in line with other public schools.

Nana Kobina Nketsiah V, Omanhene of Essikado Traditional Area, lauded the contribution of private schools in training the human resource base of the country.

He however decried the content of Ghanaian education system which according to him has been westernized.

According to him, education must bring out the best in a person and not to indoctrinate adding, “I challenge you as private schools to churn out people who can command change”.

Source: GNA