FROM THE DESK OF THE HEADMASTER - TMP ACADEMY
As the 2019/2020 academic year comes to a close, we wanted to thank those who continue to support The Move Project Academy by way of your generous contributions to The Move Project. Without your support, we wouldn’t be able to provide the high-quality education that the children of Tsipasi are now receiving.
The teachers and staff of TMP Academy were instrumental in our ability to respond appropriately to the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to provide educational support to the students. Quickly after the pandemic began to spread, Ghana officially closed the schools and the staff began to implement the school’s support plan. This included providing take home exercises for all students regardless of classroom assignment. The older students began their out-of-class experience by reviewing the previous terms exam questions and from there moved into material directly from the textbooks. Our younger students continued where they left off with work directly from the textbooks. Student participation remained strong until the end of the academic year. As the year came to a close the students began working on their family farms and the school began preparing for next year. As of now, we plan on following the Ghana Education Service timeline for opening which will occur in September.
The support plan also included daily meals for all students. We realize that a key part of attendance at TMP Academy is daily access to food. Without TMP Academy, daily meals are not a guarantee for most of our students and our cooking staff never missed a day!
While on lockdown, TMP Academy hosted local area health workers who provided socially distance workshops on hand washing, social distancing practices, and other topics to help ensure the community remained as healthy as possible while limiting the spread of the coronavirus.
The students at TMP Academy continue to show great growth and development in their studies and we eagerly anticipate continued advancement into new grades. As our students continue to advance, new classroom facilities will be needed. We look forward to the coming school year and thank you again for your continued support.
-Mr. Clemente Owusu Ansah
Assistant Headmaster, TMP Academy