Ghana International School

Ghana International School
Location
19 Second Circular Road trip Cantonments
Accra, Greater Accra
Ghana Ghana
Coordinates 5.580352,-0.176446
Information
School type Private Day school
Motto Understanding of Each Other
Established 1st September 1955
Founded 1955
Founder Mrs.Kathleen Lines
Status Active
School board Board of Governors
School district Accra Metropolis
Oversight Ghana Education Service
School number +233302773299
Principal Diana Nyatepe-Coo[1]
Headteacher Dr Mary Ashun
Grades Nursery - Upper Sixth
Gender Co-ed (Boys/Girls)
Age range 3-18 years
Number of students 1410
Education system British
Language English
Campus Cantonments
Houses 4
School colour(s) Green and white         
Song Understanding of Each Other
Nickname GIS
Team name Cheetahs
Accreditation Council of International Schools
Address Second Circular Road P. O. Box GP 2856 Cantonments. Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana Ghana
Website www.gis.edu.gh

Ghana International School is a coeducational international school located at Second Circular Road, Cantonments in Accra Ghana. Ghana International School has an enrollment of diverse backgrounds.The student population derives from many countries and cultural orientations.

History

It was established in 1955. It celebrated its 60th anniversary on the 18th of September in 2015.

Legal Structure

Ghana International School is a company limited by guarantee.

Academics

G.I.S uses international curriculum and their students sit for international examinations like. IGCSE GCE O-Level and GCE A-level. It is a day only mixed educational facility in Ghana delivering English National Curriculum. GIS is accredited by the Council of International Schools and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.The school operates four departments – an infant, junior and lower/upper secondary schools. It has 20 different academic subjects. GIS accepts enrollment from ages 3 to 13. Students in the Upper Secondary School adopt the Cambridge International Examinations' IGCSE and GCE A-level curricular.

Administration

It is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board draws membership from general industry experts from the public and private sectors. Academic affairs are overseen by a Principal who is assisted in management by an 8-member Team and in curriculum instruction by a corps of tutors.

Facilities

Facilities include a language laboratory, a film studio, electronic boards for teaching and several science laboratories.

Extra Curricular Activities

Major events for the school include UN Day to celebrate the diversity; cultural activities of drumming, dancing, folklore; a 40-year traditional 13 km sponsored walk by the PTA; an art week portraying student creativity; a musical show that features top performers and a Science/Maths/ICT Fair that is held every two years to inspire research and scholastic excellence.

GIS Alumni

The school has an alumni association called Ghana International School Alumni (GISA). The Alumni provides regular counselling and mentorship sessions for the students, These sessions are usually help during the temporary subject, counselling.

Media Mention

GIS activities receive press attention. In March 2014, myjoyonline.com, a news service for Multimedia Ghana Ltd, featured a news item on the school’s musical show at the National Theater, and in October 2014, the Ghana News Agency, a state media outlet, published a story on the UN Day held at the school.

References

  1. "Message from Principal". http://www.gis.edu.gh. G.IS. Retrieved 15 February 2015. External link in |website= (help)

External links


Teacher Horizons
Ghanaweb

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