100 Tarkwa Students, Teachers Sponsored to Study Maths

A total of hundred students selected from the catchment area of Goldfields Ghana Limited have undergone a three week mathematics work camp in Accra.

The students, including teachers selected from schools in Tarkwa, took part in the programme at the Meagassa Mathematics Academy in Accra. Due to the high cost of transporting and accommodating the students, only 100 could be sponsored for the programme.

The essence of the programme is to demystify the teaching and learning of mathematics at the basic and senior high school levels.

This will help the beneficiary students to then pursue mining and engineering programmes at the tertiary level of education.

The programme, which is sponsored by Goldfields, was organised in collaboration with the Ghana Mathematics Society. The Goldfield Foundation has spent a total of GH¢42,375 on this year's programme. This year, a decision has been taken to bring the programme to Tarkwa, so that a lot of students could benefit from it.

The Head of Community and Public Relations of the company, Lawyer Tahiru Dari, who gave the welcome address, expressed the hope that the programme would go a long way to demystify the teaching and learning of mathematics in the company's stakeholder communities.

He said it was the hope of the company to encourage the students to pursue mathematics and science related courses in order to secure employment in the company.

He added that his company would go all out to equip the students to become better mathematics and science related students at both the secondary and tertiary levels.

The Course Prefect of the students at the Meagassa Mathematics Workshop, Leticia Tandoh, told the gathering of her colleague students that the workshop had not only helped improve their study of mathematics, but also to socialise with other students who were also at the workshop.

She expressed the hope that the workshop had improved their knowledge of mathematics