By Elsie Appiah-Osei
Accra, Feb 9, GNA – Mr Joel Dogoe, the Executive Director of Mathematics Inspired Science and Engineering (MISE) Foundation, has encouraged students to engage in problem-solving activities to enhance their creative thinking skills.
Mr Dogoe said this on Wednesday at the inauguration of the MISE Problem-Solving Club for the Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School (PRESEC) at Legon in Accra.
MISE is an academic enrichment programme for students who show exceptional talent and enthusiasm for Mathematics.
Mr Dogoe noted that Mathematics was fundamental to innovation in Science, Engineering, and Computer Science, yet most high-achieving students in Africa did not have access to the high-quality mathematics education they needed to reach their potential.
“This is why at MISE we believe that more students are capable of reaching the frontiers of science and technology through a system of academic enrichment that helps them to succeed at the highest levels of maths and computer science.”
“Programmes such as the MISE Problem-Solving Club help to develop an early problem-solving identity in students and build a deep math pathway for those who develop high interest and motivation.”
He, therefore, urged parents, guardians and teachers of brilliant Mathematics students to encourage them to participate in MISE programmes.
Mr Prince Sackey Agortey, the Assistant Headmaster of Administration, PRESEC-Legon, said solving problems brought students originality to bear and that the inauguration was timely to project the creative thinking capabilities of the students.
He urged the students not to give up on their ideas because those ideas would be developed, transformed and polished to make them ingenious problem solvers.
“You only need to channel your energies into areas where your strengths are to do better with your time,” he advised.
Narrating the history of MISE at PRESEC-Legon, Master Ethan Nartey, Co-Founder and President, told the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview that the club, launched in October 2023, currently has about 70 members.
For one to be a qualified member, the student had to be passionate about Mathematics and Science and must possess problem-solving skills.
Master Jayden Akpalu, the Vice President of MISE, PRESEC-Legon, urged colleagues to nurture the club with dedication and enthusiasm for it to blossom.
GNA