By Seraphine Nyuiemedi.
The Bishop Herman College (BIHECO) in the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region, is in dire need of infrastructure to cater for its growing students and staff population.
Most structures have deteriorated and projects awarded have been abandoned by the Contractors. Management of the school is therefore appealing to the government and benevolent organisations for support to facilitate teaching and learning.
Seraphine Nyuiemedi reports that the Administration and Assembly Hall Complex of the Bishop Herman College (BIHECO) which was started in the 1970s has been left to rot.
The giant block which provides shelter for the majority of students and houses the school’s Library and store has its roof ripped off by a rainstorm with the rails at the top floor falling off making the place unsafe for human use.
The school has an inadequate staff bungalow, and student dormitories.
The road network is in a deplorable state.
Furthermore, construction of a 2-Storey Block which began in 2010 has also been abandoned.
At the 69th Speech and Prize Giving Day of BIHECO, the Headmaster, Francis Dominic Kudolo said there is an urgent need to deal with the infrastructural deficit to enhance teaching and learning.
The Vice Chancellor of the Ho Technical University, Professor Ben Honyenuga who was the Guest Speaker said the shift from the classroom to online learning is a disadvantage to the majority of students in rural areas due to infrastructural deficits and the digital divide.
”The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the country’s educational systems in terms of deployment and the use of distance learning technologies”, he posited.
While admitting that there are many advantages with online teaching and learning, Professor Honyenuga said there is an indication that online learning is creating a new set of passive learners which could pose new challenges in the near future.
Best and overall students in certain courses and departments were awarded for their outstanding performances.
