A student of SOS-Herman Gmeiner International College, Chloe Elinam Mawuenyega, has donated a sum of ¢12,000 to support the Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana. The 15-year-old, through a car wash fundraising activity, raised the said amount and presented a cheque to the Foundation in Accra last week. The activity forms part of the requirements for all Year-5 students to explore an area of personal interest with outcomes. Speaking at a short presentation ceremony in Accra, Ms. Mawuenyega explained that, “it has always been in my interest to support persons living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in their treatment, and so when the opportunity

REFURBISHED STAFF LOUNGE COMMISSIONED BY THE SOS-HGIC CLASS OF 1995 Article by Ruth Botsio, SOS-HGIC Alumni Office March 2021 The project was spearheaded by the SOS-HGIC Class of 1995, the first IB Diploma Graduating Class. In her remarks, the Project Lead, Mrs. Felicia Kwafo, described the experience as challenging, but also rewarding, as it marked a new tradition of alumni coming back and giving back to the school, which has been christened, “Nsako na Nsaba” translated from Twi to mean “the hand that receives, comes back to give/ serve”.The 2nd of March 2021, saw a flurry of activity on the SOS-HGIC campus in Tema, as

30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 7th November 2020   “30 Years of Excellence is no mean feat …” These were the remarks of one of the hundreds of alumni who tuned in to the live transmission of the SOS-HGIC 30th Anniversary Celebrations on 7th November 2020. The founding Principal and Board Chair, Dr. Mrs. Margaret Nkrumah, with the current Principal, Mrs. Eliz Dadson. A significantly scaled-down event due to the COVID-19 pandemic was nonetheless impactful as alumni, former and current staff, students, and even parents, tuned in to celebrate and congratulate the school that had impacted so many. The founding Principal and Board Chair, Dr. Mrs. Margaret Nkrumah, was able to join

SOS-Hermann International College (SOS-HGIC) is delighted to announce that we have received official authorization to offer Years 4 and 5 of the  International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP), as an IB World School. Our official announcement came in October 2020, after the verification visit which took place in September 2020. Having offered the IB Diploma Programme (IB DP) since 1993, our MYP authorization allows us to focus on providing our students with the best possible preparation for the DP and beyond. We are now able to create a seamless four-year academic education for our students with one consistent philosophy. The visiting team



SPIRIT NEVER DIES After weeks of preparation, The Day of Reckoning finally arrived. The evening of 5th October, 2019, was no ordinary one: a mass of excited students proudly arrayed in blue, red, green, and yellow, gathered in the Margaret Nkrumah Hall to valiantly bid for the title of 2019 Inter-Hostel Singing Competition Champions. Seeing the resplendently attired students, one could be excused for pre-judging a winner based on the gorgeous African-themed choir uniforms. However, the judges had more technical benchmarks in mind as they listened keenly for pitch and melody; observed coordination; and marvelled at the expert conducting. The Vikings had the whole auditorium

Biography – Patrick G. Awuah Jr. Founder & President, Ashesi University, Ghana Patrick Awuah is the Founder and President of Ashesi University, a private, not-for-profit institution that has quickly gained a reputation as one of Ghana’s finest institutions of higher learning. Patrick left Ghana in 1985 when Swarthmore accepted him on a near-full scholarship. In 2001, after living in America for almost two decades, Patrick Awuah returned to Ghana. Before founding Ashesi University, Patrick worked as a Program Manager for Microsoft where, among other things, he spearheaded the development of dial-up internet working technologies and gained a reputation for bringing difficult projects to

On Thursday, September 15, 2016 a group of 57 IB1 and IB2 students and seven staff members had the opportunity to witness Professor Naa Ayikailey Adamafio, B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry with Chemistry (University of Ghana), Ph.D Biochemistry (Monash University) deliver her Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Ghana’s Biomass Imperative: Surmounting the Biochemical Barriers”. After short initial hiccups with finding a bus driver who would take us to East Legon, the group set off in good spirits. Everybody managed to find a seat on the bus and the exact number of students coming with was determined without fail. We arrived well on time and

Alas! The day for the long awaited English language trip to Prampram had arrived. The excitement in the air was palpable, as students were eager to put into practice, everything that had been taught in the weeks leading to this trip, such as sentence types and descriptive writing. We boarded the buses at 9:00 am and set off in high spirits for our destination. We passed by clusters of lush looking undergrowth, that sported a lovely green colour ,while enjoying a smooth ride since the roads were in good condition, as compared to the roads in other parts in Ghana.    We

On Wednesday 5th October a group of 20 delegates of the ICERDA 2016 Conference visited SOS-HGIC. They were given a tour of the college premises by members of the Senior Management Team and then had a meeting with Heads of Departments and SMT to learn about SOS-HGIC’s history and find out more about some aspects about the work that is being done here and how parts of what we are doing at SOS-HGIC can be used in Public Education.     ICERDA is an academic research partnership, which was established between the University of Sussex, UK and the University of Ghana, Accra in