The Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, who said this, cited the Play-Based Methodology (PBM) learning being implemented by the Right to Play (an international educational advocacy institution) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and its agencies in some selected basic schools in the country as one of such interventions changing learning outcomes.

Rev. Ntim Fordjour said this when he paid a visit to the Oshiyie Municipal Assembly Basic School at Oshiyie in Accra.

Visit

The visit to the school was to see at first-hand how the Play-Based Methodology learning project was impacting the learning process in the school.

The Play-Based Methodology project involves the training of teachers in how to use purposeful play method in teaching which in the end builds the children's confidence, leadership and communication skills as well as helps them become advocates for themselves and the community.

He recounted how the Right to Play was making a great impact on the beneficiary schools with over 32,000 pupils benefiting impacting on 2050 schools after the building of the capacity of over 50,800 teachers across the country.

Rev. Ntim Fordjour also mentioned the Ghana Accountability and Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP) being another intervention being implemented by the Ministry of Education with funding from the World Bank.

He explained that the primary objective of GALOP was to enhance the quality of education in underperforming basic schools while promoting equity and accountability within the education sector in Ghana.

The Deputy Minister, who is also the NPP Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin South, described Ghanaian children as being among the most gifted in the world, as they exhibit various skills that make them stand tall when it comes to education and other activities.

He explained that through good parental care and focus on their education, Ghanaians were able to excel in all endeavours and, therefore, urged all students to take their studies seriously to enable them to attain their future aspirations and dreams.

Experience

"My experience in all the classrooms visited was awesome.

The enthusiasm of teachers.

You have one of the best teachers in the country," the deputy minister said.

"All our children are gifted and differently so and therefore we must provide a classroom that is positive, conducive to support their learning.

And if there is any obstacle in their way, we would remove it so that they can achieve the highest dream possible," he said.

Poverty eradication

The Country Director of Right to Play, Madam Josephine Mukakalisa, pledged to continue working very hard to ensure that the project continues to impact the lives of the pupils, their parents and the nation as a whole.

The project involves building the capacity of teachers in the selected schools to improve their teaching and learning skills to effectively use the play-based learning methodology.

The training includes a positive learning environment, positive reinforcement, coaching and mentoring, leadership, girl-child mentoring among others.

It is currently operating in three regions and seven districts.