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August 31, 2009
SENIOR High School students who attended the vacation camp at the Meagasa Mathematics Academy at Lashibi visited the Ghana Planetarium at Osu as part of their mathematics camp activities.
The trip was to enable the students to appreciate the relationship between mathematics and real life situation.
According to the Founder and Executive Director of the Academy, Prof. S.E. Anku, the educational tour was organised to motivate students to see the relevance of mathematics to astronomy, and for that matter, its relevance to everyday activities.
During the two-week camp, students were taken through very extensive experiences, with mathematics covering conceptual development in the morning, hands-on practical activities in the afternoon and problem solving in the evening.
The students created several shapes using paper, derived mathematical formulae through practical activities, created several patterns for the textile industry, using mathematics and worked in teams to solve different puzzles, including those that involved criminal investigations.
Speaking at the closing ceremony for the two-week camp, Prof. Anku announced the commencement of a residential camp for junior high school and primary 4-6 students, beginning from Sunday, August 30 to Saturday, September 12, 2009.
He urged school authorities to give students the opportunity to embark on educational trips which would provide them the opportunity to relate mathematics to real life situation.
Prof. Anku asked students to take their studies seriously and desist from spending their time watching television, playing video games, among other things, which affected their studies negatively.
Prof. Anku also advised teachers to upgrade themselves.
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