The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum has revealed that the Creative Arts School will be completed and commissioned on December 2, 2024 while the school will begin in January 2025.
According to the MP for Bosomtwe Constituency, only females would be admitted in the first year, with boys enrolling in the second year.
He went on to discuss the significance of diversifying Ghana’s educational system in order to make it appear appealing and to support future generations. He said that the school would be the cornerstone for harnessing the potentials of the Ghanaian child and to assist them in becoming outstanding leaders that the world would be proud of.
Speaking on United showbiz on November 23, the minister mentioned some of the subjects that would be taught in the Creative Arts School and it include Performing Arts, Arts and Design.
He also indicated the school will integrate science in its curriculum and have 12 science labs to improve practicals.
He asserted that the school will attract students from the whole of West Africa due to the kind of great talents it will produce.
He then compared Ghana’s Creative Arts School that is yet to be commissioned to Schools in Europe.
“European countries have schools for the gifted for children. And so they have great talents, some in the entertainment industry, business, tech field and you might think they just started their craft a few years ago but the secret is they started when they were younger and they have been able to perfect their skills and God-given talents.”
“A lot of people might think Bill Gates dropped out of school because he wasn’t clever. I think he didn’t see the need to continue schooling when he has the skills to become rich. He started learning programming at a tender age and when he became older, he saw the need to start his own company”, he noted.
When being asked by Mc Yaa Yeboah; a pundit on the show asked about the employment opportunities the Creative Arts School will create for students after gaining the skills and knowledge they require to be able to be efficient, Dr Adutwum responded by highlighting Dr. Bawumia’s vision of introducing tax incentives to the private sector to be able to absorb creatives in a bid to boost the economy.
