Nona Graceland School has climaxed its 6^th Anniversary celebration with a graduation, speech and awards ceremony.

The event took place on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the new campus located at Okpoi Gonno in Accra.

The colourful ceremony saw all parents and graduands dressed in beautifully woven Kente outfits. The event had 25 students graduate from Nursery 2 to Kindergarten 1 and 21 students moving from Kindergarten 2 to Primary 1.

Deserving students were awarded for their hardwork and academic achievements.

The ceremony was held under the theme “Godliness in Education; the key cornerstone for transforming societies”.

The event was chaired by Rev. Dr. Samuel Ayete-Nyampong, a lecturer at the Trinity Theological Seminary and the immediate past Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.

He commended the management and staff of the school for sticking to the core values which includes godliness, excellence and leadership and called for other educational institutions to emulate this in order to raise great scholars who also have a relationship with God. 

The special guest of honour for the event was Evangelist Dr. Abboah-Offei of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Grace Congregation in Akropong and founder and leader of the Patmos Prayer Centre, Akropong.

In a speech read on his behalf by Rev. Emmanuel Quist, Director of Administration at the Patmos Prayer Centre, he reiterated the need to deepen discipline in basic schools.

“When there is Godly discipline in schools, parents can be confident that their investments into their children’s education will yield greater results not only for the student or the family, but also for the society,” he said.

The Chief Executive Officer of the School, Mrs. Comfort Tetteh Nanor reiterated that the educational journey is a major contributor to grooming the students into becoming responsible citizens.

“Research has shown that children spend a significant percentage of their waking hours in school. 13.36 percent of waking hours spent in school by the time they are in Senior High School. There is, therefore, a need to have them placed in the most conducive environments in order to develop their God-given capabilities to enable the children contribute effectively to transforming societies,” she said.

Mrs. Nanor called on stakeholders in the educational sector not to take out Godliness from academic activities. In her conclusion, she said, “the home may be Godly, the family may be part of a Church, however, when Godliness is absent in schools, the efforts of the other stakeholders will be completely negated. Godliness in education is indeed a key cornerstone for transforming societies.”

Nona Graceland School, which is located at Okpoi Gonno, within the Ledzokuku Krowor Municipal Assembly, combines the Montessori and GES Curriculum.

The school currently has classes from Creche to Basic 4.

As part of its growth strategies, a new block is under construction to house the upper classes to JHS 3. 

Management of the school also announced that the new block which will be operational from January 2022 will be named after Evangelist Dr. Abboah Offei due to his "great achievements in the body of Christ and in society".