The Proprietor of Kingdom Faith Academy at Agona Swedru in the Central Region, Rev. David Opoku has disclosed that the vision of establishing the school is not make money, but to produce responsible, God-fearing generation who will take over the mantle of leadership of the country in the future.
He said by so doing, the school imbibes in the children not only academic excellence, but high moral up-bringing as well, as part of their education.
With branch in the United States of America, the school which started with only five children last year now has population of over one hundred students.
In another development, the Proprietor of Shine Montessory at Gomoa Akropong, Pastor Henry Palm has advised private school owners to stop relying on the benevolence of individuals and organizations for survival.
According to him, some owners of private schools have develop the attitude of always soliciting for support from organizations for survival.
He stated that the establishment of a private school is to augment governments efforts of providing quality education to every Ghanaian child irrespective of their location or financial status of their home, and not to make money, and as such anyone who want to establish a private school should first access his or her financial strength so that they do not become a liability to the country, but rather an assets.
However, Rev. Daniel Oppong Wireko of the Bethel Congregation Presbyterian Church also in Agona Swedru, has debunked the assertion held by some that the state of indiscipline in the country is as a result of the taking over the running of mission schools by the government, and as such, the day to day administration of these schools should be given back to the mission churches.
He said rather, the government is partnering with the mission churches for the effective administration of these schools.
He attributed the state of indiscipline in the country, especially among the youth, to the sacrifice of their own cultural practice at the altar of foreign culture.
He also blamed the situation on lack of absolute care of the children by some parents and noted that it will take the collective responsibility of both the government, parents, children themselves and the society as a whole to change the trend.
From: Robert Ayanful