Over 1,500 BECE Candidates in Sekondi-Takoradi given pep-talk over exams fright and how to prepare for BECE

• Posted on June 8, 2019June 8, 2019
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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A total of 1,579 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Candidates in Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis were given pep-talk over examination fright and how to adequately prepare for the first eternal examination.

This pep-talk spanned from 12^th March, 2019 to 5^th April, 2019. Being the third edition since 2017, the pep talk dubbed ‘Yes We Can’ is architectured by Western and Central Regions’ leading online news portal www.233times.net and in collaboration with Westline Entertainment and Corpnation.

The pep-talk which has the main aim of helping BECE Candidates to overcome examination fright and how to answer BECE questions convenes influential people from Academia, Media, Oil and gas and other role models in the Western Region as Speakers for specific topics relating to the BECE.

“At a 2011 Regional Education Sector Annual Review (RESAR) which was held at Fijai in Sekondi-Takoradi to find out the reasons for poor academic performance of the Students at BECE, it was found out that exams fright is one of the major causes. The RESAR report further mentioned that since BECE is the first external exams of every Student in Ghana, such exams come with some level of fright so that inspired this pep-talk to help Students to overcome the fright” Nana Kwesi Coomson, Convener of the pep-talk revealed the reason for the pep-talk.

“The results of this pep-talk is what keeps us embarking on it annually. Last two years, three schools that we visited were amongst the first ten performers which an increase in Students’ performances. Last year, more than 25 Students who we directly mentored got their first choice schools. We complement the efforts of the Teachers and Parents and since they see us as role models, they listen to what we tell them” Mr. Coomson added.

Sayvee, leader of Corpnation also added that “Since BECE is the foundation of a student, it is most important that we pep these candidates up to take away any fright from them in order to have a clear mind to write the exams well to make the region proud.”

This year’s edition of ‘Yes We Can’ pep-talk were taken to Junior High Schools like Young Christian, Dunwell Methodist, Rev. Grant, Naval Base JHS, Navy Basic, Western Command JHS, Nav West, Airforce JHS, Services JHS, Garrison JHS, Airforce Complex, Airforce Station, Woodbridge International School, All Saints Anglican, Gethsemane JHS, Korsah Complex, Woode Methodist, Rev. Mosignor Ansah JHS, Archbishop Amissah JHS, Bethel Methodist, Jaycris Education Centre, Rev. Cobbah Yalley, Nana Brempong Yaw JHS and Morning Glory International Schools all in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.

Speakers at this year’s ‘Yes We Can’ pep-talk were Manfred Darko, Ewurama Smith, Rosaline Gyan, Nana Kwesi Coomson, Haruna Babangida, Ruben Mbrah, Emmanuel Ampaabeng, Mr. Atiase, Saviour Adzika aka Sayvee, Jerry T. Mensah and Mr. Emmanuel Simpiney-Mensah.

Photos of 2019 ‘Yes We Can’ below;