A Ghana News Agency story
Toria Aidoo, Founder
of Patoria Legacy Project, is rebuilding Thomas Wood Memorial School in Madina
in Accra in collaboration with Kwestomar Kreations, an NGO, and it is expected
to be reopened in September.
The school started in October 1974 was
closed down in 2006.
Patoria is a fusion of Toria’s parent’s
Christian names; Patrick, her Dad’s name, the late P.K.K. Quaidoo, and Victoria
her Mum’s name, who have both been champions of excellence in education and
music.
She told Ghana News Agency in Accra at the
weekend that Patoria Legacy Foundation would be supporting programmes and
individuals pursuing excellence in education and the arts.
The Founder of the School, Mrs Quaidoo would
turn 85 on July 2, and in her honour, a fundraising launch is being planned to
re-open the school.
The school was named after the founder’s
late father, who had a great involvement in literal education.
The school is located in the ground floor of
a storey building overlooking the Madina market in Accra. Madina is four miles beyond the University
of Ghana, Legon, towards the Aburi Hills. It was a day mixed primary 1-6 school that
prepared children to take the Common Entrance Examination to senior high
schools. There was a nursery school and day care
centre attached to the school.
The aims were to raise the standard of
living to an appreciable level worthy of human souls; to give children a sound
basic foundation to qualify them for the secondary schools; to explore and
unfold hidden talents; and to give them the adequate moral and physical
training needed to stand the challenges of life.
It also helps to train future leaders who
can always stick to and uphold the truth and with a good sense of direction
lead other generations to higher ideals.
“This school that faithfully served its
community for 32 years, making quality education affordable and accessible to
all, finally closed its doors in 2006, when the founder was 75 years old and
could no longer run the school.
“The reputation of the school was great and
merited the street name, Thomas Wood Lane, “Toria said.
Toria is a graduate of St Mary’s University
in Halifax, Canada, where she pursued Bachelor degrees in psychology and
education; and St Francis Xavier University where she acquired a Masters degree
in educational administration.
She is married to Dr Kwamena Aidoo who is
also in the education field and with three daughters: Esi, Ama and Araba.
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