British Columbia College pays courtesy call on Ga Mantse
A delegation from the British Columbia College (BCC) in Accra, Ghana, has paid a courtesy call on the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, at his private residence in Accra.
The delegation was led by the Principal of the school, Mr Benedict Nii Tetteh Yartey, together with students, teaching and non-teaching staff.
The visit featured discussions of the school's progress since its formative years, its achievements and its plans.
They also invited King Tackie Tsuru II to deliver the keynote address at the grand durbar marking the climax of British Columbia College’s (BCC) 10th anniversary celebrations on July 4, 2026.
The Ga Mantse agreed to grace the grand durbar, which will climax the 10th anniversary celebration.
Anniversary
Mr Yartey explained that the visit, which featured cultural performances by students, formed part of the school’s 10th anniversary, which was launched last Saturday with a float.
The anniversary is being held on the theme, “A decade excellence: empowering minds, enriching lives”.
The anniversary would feature a series of events and initiatives, including a donation to the University of Ghana Hospital to support children living with HIV, a talk on financial literacy, a football match, a medical screening and a visit to the Jubilee House.
The anniversary would climax with a graduation and achievers' day, followed by a thanksgiving service at the Redeemed Baptist Church on July 5 this year.
The international school, established in 2016 and affiliated with Ridley College, Ontario, he said, had, over the past years, provided a Canadian-based curriculum in West Africa, beginning at Adjiringanor and moving to its new site at Madina.
The institution emphasises academic excellence and offers Cambridge and Rosedale Academy programmes.
He said the school’s primary objective was to engage and deliver life-transforming educational services and programs to learners from as young as six months (pre-school) to 18 years old (High School).
The BCC Founder traced the school’s origins and its success on the international front.
He cited the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the world’s largest comparative study of 15-year-old students’ readiness for social and economic life.
Since its establishment, he said, the school had seen its products excel at other institutions of higher learning across the globe.
The Ga Mantse, King Tsuru II, commended the school for its efforts in shaping the future minds of the country, adding, “Students have successfully gone through your hands and travelled across the globe to excel in other institutions of higher learning”.
“I wish you all the best as you embark on this anniversary and seek God’s guidance for you in the coming years to be able to do more than you have achieved,” he said.
