Tamale Girls Senior High School (SHS) has completed and commissioned a modern Information and Communication Technology (ICT) laboratory equipped with 70 computers to enhance digital education and equip students with skills needed in the digital age.
The project, undertaken with support from Innovation Experience and HORLAP Innovations, was completed under the theme, “A Modern Lab Today, Digital Leaders Tomorrow.”
The facility is expected to provide students with improved access to digital tools and a conducive environment for practical ICT education while encouraging innovation and technology-based learning.
At a ceremony to officially present the facility to the school, the Chief Executive Officer of HORLAP Innovations, Mr Kelvin Odour Aboagye, urged students to look beyond the basic use of computers and explore opportunities in emerging areas of technology.
“The computers should not only be used for typing, browsing the internet or doing assignments. They should be seen as tools for building your future. You can use them to learn website development, engineering, cybersecurity and other emerging areas of technology,” he said.
Mr Aboagye encouraged the students to make maximum use of the facility and develop digital skills that could benefit them, their communities and the country.
Receiving the equipment on behalf of the school, the Headmistress of Tamale Girls SHS, Ms Asha Asumah, expressed appreciation to the sponsors and other stakeholders for supporting the project.
“We are very grateful for this support. We will make good use of the facility to improve teaching and learning and ensure that our students benefit fully from this initiative,” she said.
However, Ms Asumah used the occasion to draw attention to some of the major infrastructure and logistical challenges confronting the school, appealing to stakeholders and the government to support efforts to address the outstanding needs.
She disclosed that the school requires about 18 additional classroom blocks and 30 dormitory blocks to enable it to revert to the single-track system.
“We have a lot of challenges in the school, and we are appealing to the Minister of Education and the Ministry to come to our aid. We need about 18 classroom blocks and 30 dormitories to enable us to revert to single track. We also need furniture and beds.”
She further appealed for vehicles to support transportation and other activities of the school.
“We are also appealing for a school bus and a pickup to support transportation in the school.”
The Headmistress therefore called on the Ministry of Education, government and other stakeholders to support the school in addressing its infrastructure and logistical needs.
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, was among the key personalities acknowledged for their support towards the initiative.
Also recognised were the Chief Executive Officer of HORLAP Innovations, Mr Kelvin Odour Aboagye, and the Headmistress of Tamale Girls SHS, Ms Asha Asumah.
The new ICT laboratory is expected to strengthen practical ICT education at the school, equip students with relevant digital skills and prepare them to participate effectively in Ghana’s growing digital economy.
The school says the facility will not only enhance teaching and learning but also help nurture a generation of innovative students capable of becoming future leaders in technology.
