The Oregon International School, an educational institution located at Gbawe, a suburb of Accra, held its 4th Annual Grade Crossing and Graduation Ceremony on Saturday.
The ceremony themed: “Peaceful Elections – The Role of Education,’ was held at the school’s premises.
It was attended by parents, guardians and well-wishers, who came in their numbers to encourage the young ones to study hard to progress.
Pupils from KG2, Primary Six and JHS 3, who successfully passed all the prescribed examinations organized by the school, graduated on the occasion, which served as a perfect platform for some of the pupils to display their skills.
Delivering a statement on the theme for the occasion, Phillis Eduful, an educator, explained that parents and teachers have a role to play in instilling the culture of tolerance and peaceful co-existence into students and pupils at all levels.
She urged the pupils to “tolerate other people’s shortcomings and respect the views from others.”
That, she said, was because living together peacefully was all about appreciating the ideal of “unity in diversity.”
“Do not allow yourselves, family or friends to be used by any political party to promote their selfish interest.”
As the December polls draws closer, students and pupils nationwide should not propagate news you are not certain about by forwarding to friends and others elsewhere via twitter, Facebook, instagram, whatsapp,” among others.
Headmaster of Oregon International School, Vanderpuye Shamfudin Allotey, expressed delight about the performance of the pupils.
He urged them to work hard to become productive citizens in the near future.
Mr. Allotey said that “as elections draw closer, we advise ladies and gentlemen, to be tolerant of each other so we can manage the peace we are enjoying now, our children need peace to learn and grow.”
Oregon International School started in September 2009 with 13 pupils and now has about 600 pupils.
The headmaster attributed the significant rise in the number of pupils to the dedication of the school’s staff.
By Melvin Tarlue