‘Yes We Can’ empowers over 1,160 BECE Candidates in 23 JHSs on exams fright and more

• Posted on July 4, 2023July 4, 2023
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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A total of 1,160 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) from 23 Junior High Schools (JHS) in Sekondi-Takoradi from Monday June 26 to Friday June 30, 2023 received pep-talk on how to fight examination fright, how to answer the BECE questions amongst others.

Titled ‘Yes We Can,’ the one-hour pep-talk to the BECE Candidates is organised by ww.233times.net. According to the Convener, Nana Kwesi Coomson, this is “to empower the Candidates who are set to write their first external examination in August.”

“As this is the first external examination, it comes with some level of examination fright. I was a victim of this BECE fright because as a teenager, I was wondering if I could make it in the BECE to get my dream school and those thoughts worried me a lot. I realised that most of my friends also had this same fright when they were writing their BECE so we came up with a tour to empower the Candidates so that they overcome this fright” Mr. Coomson added.

The 2023 edition of the ‘Yes We Can’ one-hour pep-talk with the BECE Candidates is the 6^th edition of the project as the organisers have for the past six years spoken to Candidates to help them better prepare for the BECE. In addition to helping them overcome the exams fright is also teaching them how to answer the questions in BECE and time management.

The Speakers for this year’s ‘Yes We Can’ include Yaa Amoako-Adu, an oil and gas mogul and women empowerment champion, Adobea Clement, an event planner and manager at Surfline, Saviour Adzika, CEO of Corpnation Foundation, Reuben Mbrah, a Pharmacist and Life Coach, Manfred Darko-Konadu, an educationist, Joseph Amuah, a broadcaster, Marian Ampon, Manager of Anaji Choicemart, Emmanuel Ampaabeng, CEO of Western Music Awards and Convener, Nana Kwesi Coomson, a Corporate Communications Professional and Public Speaker.

Some of the Candidates who spoke after the pep-talk shared that, they now have been inspired to choose Category ‘A’ schools as their fears have been dealt with by the speakers.

Amongst the participating schools include Woodbridge International School, Morning Glory International School, Jaycris International Centre, Young Christian JHS, Rev. Mosignor Ansah, Woode Methodist, Korsah Complex, Nana Brempong Yaw and Rev. Cobbah Yalley all in Takoradi.

The rest are Myoung Barracks JHS, Myoung Forces, Defence Basic JHS, Garrison Basic, Airforce Base Basic, Services Basic School, Airforce Complex, Airforce Station, Berea Academy, Naval Base, Nav West, Navy Basic, Western Command and Endtime New Generation.