SCIENCE

Science forms an integral part of our everyday activities and it is a universal truth that development is hinged on Science. Science and Technology is the backbone of social,
economic, political, and physical development of a country. It is a never-ending creative process, which serves to promote discovery and understanding. It consists of a
body of knowledge which attempts to explain and interpret phenomena and experiences. Science has changed our lives and it is vital to Ghana’s future development.
To provide quality Science education, teachers must facilitate learning in the Science classroom. This will provide the foundations for discovering and understanding the
world around us and lay the grounds for Science and Science related studies at higher levels of education. Learners should be encouraged to understand how Science can
be used to explain what is occurring, predict how things will behave and analyse causes and origins of things in our environment. The Science curriculum has considered
the desired outcomes of education for learners at the basic level. Science is also concerned with the development of attitudes and therefore it is important for all citizens
to be scientifically and technologically literate for sustainable development. Science therefore ought to be taught using hands-on and minds-on approaches which learners
will find as fun and adopt Science as a culture.
PHILOSOPHY
Teaching Philosophy
Ghana believes that an effective Science education which is needed for sustainable development should be inquiry-based. Thus Science education must provide learners
with opportunities to expand, change, enhance and modify the ways in which they view the world. It should be pivoted on learner-centred teaching and learning
approaches that engage learners physically and cognitively in the knowledge-acquiring process, in a rich and rigorous inquiry-driven environment