The Centre for School and Community Science and Technology Studies (SACOST), under the auspices of the Institute for Educational Research and Innovation Studies (IERIS), UEW, has today, February 14, 2025, launched a Community STEM Club.
With the theme, “Transforming and Empowering Tomorrow’s Minds Through STEM,” this initiative seeks to empower the youth and equip them in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
Speaking at the launch, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Professor Stephen Jobson Mitchual, who chaired the program, embraced the club and acknowledged the importance of STEM education, noting that it trains individuals to be critical thinkers and equips them to be innovative.
“STEM education is the order of the day because modern education that is effective trains people to be critical thinkers, to be innovators, to be good communicators and so without that education becomes vain.”
He cited the success of countries like Singapore, which has thrived by embracing STEM education, and emphasized that if Ghana follows suit and adopts a culture of innovation, life will become significantly easier and simpler.
“Our leaders say when Ghana gained independence, the GDP of Singapore was similar to ours, but now the situation in Singapore is different. We can’t even talk about comparison in terms of infrastructure. They are now into smart agriculture.”
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In an exclusive interview with Xtreme Media Online, the founder and CEO of AsuSTEM Robotics Academy, David Asumadu Boateng, assured that with the launch of the club, Impact Academy will be held every Saturday to provide a platform to nurture innovation and creativity among the youth in the Effutu municipality.
Mr. Asumadu Boateng explained that his organization is partnering with the Effutu Municipality because his organization is focused on community-driven projects, and so by collaborating, they aim to support the youth in Effutu, a coastal community where fishing is a primary source of livelihood.
“We’ve been around for several initiatives, but in terms of stationing a center here, we decided to partner with Effutu because we really focus around community-driven projects. So we believe that Effutu for example, being a fishing community, we want to help the fisherman’s son, the fisherman’s daughter also to gain some of these innovative skills.”
Partnering in the launch were EMPOWER Playgrounds, AsuSTEM Robotics Academy, and Centre for Educational Policy Studies (CEPS).
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