Vice President urges Mfantsipim to uphold founding values amid changing global demands

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called upon Mfantsipim School to maintain the principles established by its founders while preparing students for the evolving needs of the modern world. She pointed out that advancements in technology, science, climate change, and shifts in job markets have altered the knowledge and skills necessary for young people to make a significant impact on society.

Addressing the school's 150th anniversary event, she highlighted the stark contrast between the world the institution's founders faced and the world today's students are growing up in. Although the school must adjust its educational methods to address these new demands, Professor Opoku-Agyemang stressed the importance of preserving the core values that have guided Mfantsipim through its first century and a half of existence.

"The world our students are growing up in and ultimately will work in is fundamentally different from the one the founders of Mfantsipim encountered," she explained. "Advancements in technology, scientific breakthroughs, environmental concerns, and changing job markets are reshaping the skills and knowledge required to contribute positively to society."

Despite these changes, she emphasized that "we should never lose sight of the fundamentals that the founders and subsequent leaders have worked tirelessly to instill and uphold in our students."