Galaxy International School, one of the Prestigious International Schools in Ghana has held its annual inter- cultural festival in Accra.
The event which was organized under the theme “Respecting Diversity to Promote Unity” attracted over two thousand people from 34 countries across the world.
This year’s inter – cultural festival which was held in a grand-style paved way for each student to display the multifaceted cultural diversity of their respective countries, in Accra.
Addressing the audience during the occasion, the Managing director of the Galaxy International School, Mr. Yusuf Temizkan indicated that diversity is a permanent factor in human life.
“Therefore we must embrace our diversity by respecting each other despite our differences; this will ensure total peace of the world,” he stated.
This he said, aside academics, the school’s priority is to shape the students to meet the dynamics of the ever changing world.
Towards this end, the school has drawn quality and experienced staff across the world, who are highly motivated to deliver on this mission.
Adding that, both parents and students have being the nucleus of the school from its inception and in recognition of this the school places students and their parents at the top of the scale of preference.
The Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Ghana, Mr. Osei Adjie, who was the chaired the occasion expressed gratitude to the school for the choice of the theme of the program.
According to him, looking at the current state of the world; respect for the diversity is the only panacea to world peace.
The Adenta Municipal Director of education Mrs. Frances Mabel Williams, noted that Galaxy International School has over the years complied with all the rules and regulations set by the Ghana Education service and aside that the school has developed standards expected of any world class modern School.
According to her private schools play a very crucial to Ghana’s educational system.
Since the government alone could not shoulder the educational needs Ghanaians, it is a results of this the government through GES has continuously supported all private schools in Ghana.
Galaxy International School operates both the British and Ghanaian curriculum.
They are classified as one of the most prestigious schools in Ghana with a state of the art facilities for teaching and learning.
It’s a competitive environment for academic excellent with about 100% university placement for its students.
Currently hundreds of students of the school are interspersed in more than 50 prestigious universities across the globe.
The school is also keen in exposing its students to great opportunities, to this end they have competed in several international Olympiads winning many laurels in the end.
The inter- cultural festival is an annual event on the school’s calendar, with the sole purpose of reminding the world of the need to accept our cultural differences and learn to live peacefully with each other.
By: Isaac Kofi Dzokpo/Newsghana.com.gh