St. Luke R/C JHS Opens State-of-the-Art BSTEM Lab in Santasi Anyina

KUMASI, May 22, 2026— St. Luke R/C JHS in Santasi Anyinam officially commissioned a new BSTEM Laboratory today, giving junior high students direct access to practical science and technology tools.

The lab is fully funded by the St. Luke R/C JHS Parents Association, making it one of the clearest examples of community investment driving STEM education in the Kumasi Metro this year.

“This is about giving our learners the tools they need now, not later,” school officials said. “The facility brings 21st-century science into the classroom, long before students reach senior high school.”

Dr. Charity Wiafe Akenten, Research Fellow at KCCR and Lecturer at KNUST, delivered the keynote. She challenged students to see STEM as a path to solving real problems, drawing on her work in innovation and molecular diagnostics to bridge classroom learning with active research.

The commissioning drew leaders from both church and education sectors, including:

Most Rev. Gabriel Justice Yaw Anokye Metropolitan Archbishop of Kumasi

Rev. Sister Marian Antwi FST, Head of School

Metropolitan Director of Education* and the Kumasi Metro Education Directorate*

Andrew Acheampong Atansah*, Metro STEM Coordinator, who led technical coordination and handled the lab setup, while equipment was provided through the Ministry of Education’s national Basic STEM implementation program.

Organizers said the goal extends beyond infrastructure. The lab is meant to build a pipeline of young Ghanaian scientists, researchers, and innovators by making hands-on STEM learning standard at the JHS level.

With this launch, St. Luke R/C JHS positions itself among schools leading the shift toward practical, skills-based basic education in Ghana.