By Eunice Hilda A. Mensah
Accra, May 25, GNA – St. Louis Senior High School has been crowned winners of the Overall Best Project Award at the 21st Annual Science and Makers’ Fair organised by Galaxy International School, marking a proud moment for Ghanaian education.
The Kumasi-based all-girls institution clinched the top honour with its innovative “Akandifour Energy Meter” project, which enables users to remotely monitor voltage and switch off appliances via mobile phone to conserve energy.
Judges described the project as a practical solution to modern energy challenges, thereby rewarding the school with citations, gold medals, and high-value prizes including tablets.
The fair, which coincided with Galaxy International School’s 25th anniversary, transformed the campus into a vibrant hub of youth innovation, curiosity, and creativity.
More than 90 projects were showcased, spanning diverse scientific and creative disciplines, with 37 officially registered under the International Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Olympiad (ISTEAMO).
Awards were presented across categories and in the primary section, the “Smart Automatic Plant Watering System” project won first place, followed by “Turning Milk into Plastic Experiment” in second place, and “The Hydraulic Bridge” in third.
In the secondary section, the “Academic Performance Contagious Model” project took first place, with “Hitler’s Rise to Power in Germany” second, and the “2D Platform Challenge” third.
Other projects being showcased were two-bedroom shape city, Weather station craft, Hydroelectricity Generator, Cardboard elevator, Ink-Propelled rocket, Paper rocket launcher, Square bubbles, Lungs Experiment project, Simple circuit without a switch, Simple playdough electric circuit, Parts of a plant, Mini water fountain and DIY Mini Human Robot.
Others were Cycle of life: Understanding food chain, the Human Digestive System, the future of transportation, Water pressure experiment, Smart automatic plant watering system, Shape city, Filtration, Earthquake resistant building, Dancing robot, Colour mixing art, Balloon powered car, and 3D Mashed Paper Model.
The 2026 edition carried international significance, hosting participants both in-person and virtually from over 10 premier institutions worldwide.
Ghanaian schools included Crystal Heights International School, Wesley Girls’ SHS, Presbyterian Boys’ SHS (PRESEC), Accra Academy, Fatih College in Tamale, and St. Louis SHS.
International contingents joined from Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (Abuja).
Mr Jasur Domullojonov, Principal of Galaxy International School, in his address, commended the students’ ingenuity, describing the fair as a vibrant celebration of curiosity, creativity, and hands-on innovation.
He stressed that science and technology were not confined to textbooks but were “the very tools our youth will use to shape the future.”
He said the fair was more than an exhibition, serving as a global stage for young innovators to showcase creativity and problem-solving skills.
St. Louis SHS’s triumph at the international STEAM Olympiad reinforces its reputation as one of Ghana’s leading centres of learning, inspiring future generations to harness science and technology for national development.
GNA
Edited by George-Ramsey Benamba
Reporter: Eunice Hilda A. Mensah
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