At the beginning of October, the school bells rang again at our remedial school in Taha and Alhassan Salifu, the director of the Northern Educational Alliance (NEA), welcomed a new class to the school.

This is already the third cohort to be taught English, maths and science at the school, in order to prepare for repeating the Ghanaian WASSCE final examinations. However, there have been two important changes since this year.

The most significant change is the introduction of a hybrid teaching concept. With the help of instructional videos produced by the Ghanaian education service, conventional lessons are being supplemented. These videos not only impart specialised knowledge, but also promote pupils’ digital skills.

A major advantage of this concept is that the subject of social studies can also be taught this year. We would like to thank all of our supporters. Special thanks go to the Georg Kraus Foundation, which has supported the hybrid lessons with a generous donation.

Another advantage of hybrid teaching is that in future it will be possible to teach up to two additional classes at the same time instead of just one. However, in order to provide space for so many pupils, our school building needs to be extended. We hope to be able to start work on the extension at the beginning of next year.