Komenda College of Education

Komenda College of Education is a co-educational teacher education college in Komenda, Central Region (Ghana).^[1] It is one of 46 public colleges of education in Ghana and participated in the DFID-funded Transforming Teacher Education and Learning Ghana (T-TEL) programme.^[2] In 2017, Komenda CoE implemented a project to go paperless.^[3] The Principal is Rev. Dr. Kwesi Nkum Wilson.

Komenda College of Education

Motto	Bepכwso Kurow Hyeren
Motto in English	A city set on a hill shines forth
Established	1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Affiliation	University of Education Winneba, Government of Ghana
Principal	Kwesi Nkum Wilson
Location	Komenda , Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Municipal District , CK1838 , Ghana 5°02′47″N 1°30′19″W / 5.04632°N 1.50526°W / 5.04632; -1.50526
Language	English
Region Zone	Central Central / Western
Short name	Komenco
Website	www.komendacollege.edu.gh
Source: An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana.^[1]

History

Komenda College was established in 1948,^[4] on a site which had been used by the British Navy during World War II.^[5]

Komenda College of Education started out of the buildings(Barracks) left by the Fleet Air Arm of the British Navy after the World War II.^[6] Through the efforts of Mr. A.B. Sam, regent of Komenda, the legacy was leased to the Methodist Church Ghana, in 1947 to be used as a training college. The government made some renovation works on the buildings to make it suitable for educational use. On March 11, 1948, the first batch of students numbering forty men was enrolled to start an initial 2-year Teacher's Cert ‘B’ programme. In 1952, the college became a co-educational institution with its first batch of thirty women. The first principal of the college was Mr. Lawrence Alfred Creedy, a British citizen.^[6] The motto of the college is “Bepכwso Kurow Hyer3n”, meaning a city set on a hill, shines forth. The adopted strands by the founding father were; Academic excellence, Service to God and Service to mankind. Messrs R.C. Mensah, C.K. Penrose, Wonderful Dadson, K.A. Essuman and J.C.O. Okyere were among the pioneer tutors of the college.^[7]

The college has gone through the following academic programmes:

• 2-year. Cert “B’.
• 4-year. Cert “A”.
• 2-year. Cert “A” (Post –Sec)
• 3-year. Specialist (Music & Art)
• 2-year Modular Course
• 3-year Cert “A” (Post –Sec)
• 4-year (Untrained Diploma in Basic Education)
• 3-year Diploma in Basic Education

Notable alumni

• Ama Bame Busia - Politician; formerly member of the Ghana Council of State
• Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh - Academic; Pro Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast
• Kwame Karikari - Journalist and academic; Director General of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (1982-1984)
• Samuel Atta Mills - Member of parliament for the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Constituency (2017–)
• Kwamena Minta Nyarku - Member of parliament for the Cape Coast North Constituency (2021–)
• Titus Awotwi Pratt - Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana, 2014 – 2018.^[8]

Project

In June 2021, the college launched a project called ‘One Student, One Tree’ as part of the Green Ghana Initiative which sought to introduce students to plant, maintain and ensure environmental cleanliness.^[9]

Awards

In November 2022, the college were the winners of the Southern Zone of the National Insurance Debate for tertiary schools in Ghana.^[10]

Departments and Programmes

1. Maths/ICT^[11]
2. Languages^[11]
3. Education^[11]
4. Social Science^[11]
5. TVET^[11]
6. Sciences^[11]

Principals

The following have been principals of the college:

Name	Years served
Mr. L.A. Creedy	1948 -1962
R.R. Okyne	1962-1971
Rev. C.K. Assiaw-Dufu	1972-1978
Mr. J.A. Walker	1978-1980
Mr. Robert Mensah	1981-1986
Mr. Robert Mensah	1981-1986
Mr. Robert Mensah	1981-1986
Mr. Kismet Sagoe (Ag)	1992-1993
Mrs. Rose Newman	1993-1998
Mr. J.K. Sekum (Ag)	1998-2000
Mr. J.K. Dadzie	2000-2006
Ms. Gladys Annan Noonoo	2007-
Rev. Dr. Kwesi Nkum Wilson^[12]	2023-

References

1. Björn Haßler, Jacob Tetteh Akunor, Enock Seth Nyamador (2017). An Atlas of The Forty Colleges of Education in Ghana. Available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Available at http://bjohas.de/atlas2017
2. . Transforming Teacher Education and Learning, Ghana. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
3. "Komenda College of Education begins implementation of 'paperless classroom'". www.myjoyonline.com. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
4. "Komenda College of Education Celebrates 70 Years". 16 April 2018.
5. "Komenda College of Education - T-TEL". www.t-tel.org. Retrieved 2019-07-05.
6. . www.t-tel.org. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
7. "About Komenda College of Education". Ti-mes. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
8. "Presiding Bishop". The Methodist Church Ghana. 2016-09-07. from the original on 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
9. GNA (13 June 2021). "Komenda College of Education launches 'One Student, One Tree' Project". News Ghana. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
10. Daily Graphic (17 November 2022). "National Insurance Debate: Komenda College of Education wins southern zone". Graphic Online. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
11. "Departments & Programmes". Komenda College of Education. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
12. Coleman, Moses (2023-05-09). "The Governing Council of Komenda College of Education Reappoints Principal for a Second Term". Coleman Publications. Retrieved 2023-08-21.

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