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04/05/2026

This collage artwork was inspired by the novel, Second Class Citizen written by Buchi Emecheta, a renowned Nigerian writer. It's the first in our Read and Collage Series.

Many of us may be familiar with collage art from school. We know it as an art technique taught in the creative arts clas...
04/05/2026

Many of us may be familiar with collage art from school. We know it as an art technique taught in the creative arts class, but there is more that can be done with collage beyond the art class. Collage can be used as a visual learning tool that can support learning of other subjects, especially complex and abstract topics taught in school.

As our classrooms move towards being more learner-centered and activity-based, introducing collage art as a hands-on visual learning tool will improve learning outcomes.

To explain how this works, think of learning like building a giant puzzle. Most of the time in school, we are given the pieces (facts and dates) and told exactly where they go. Collage-based learning is different—it’s like getting to design the puzzle yourself using fragments of the world around you.

Collage makes the brain work better. Sometimes you have a great idea or a feeling about a topic, but you just can't find the right words for it. In research, this is called tacit knowledge. When you look through magazines or photos and find an image that "clicks" with your idea, you are bringing that hidden thought into the real world. Seeing the image helps you explain what you’re thinking to your teacher and yourself. It’s like a workout for the brain. When learners make a collage, their brain isn't just cutting and pasting. It is performing the following high-level tasks:

1. They have to decide which images fit the topic and which don't.

2. Learners have to take separate, unrelated pieces and combine them to create one big, new idea.

3. Learners have to plan the layout, manage the space on the paper, and decide which layers go on top.

4. It helps learners to remember what they are taught in class. The brain is much better at remembering pictures and stories than it is at remembering lists of text.

Finally, because they physically touch the materials, cut them out, and decide where they go, they are able to retain what is learned and when it’s time for an exam, they remember the visuals and then the sentence that goes with it.

04/05/2026

Second Class Citizen written by Buchi Emecheta, the renowned Nigerian author is the inspiration behind this collage.

08/07/2023

Announcing the 20th Ghana International Bookfair '23. Meet me there

BOOK REVIEW: SAWTEETHThe fierce and fearless Honey Badger returns from one of his many trips to find to his chagrin and ...
25/03/2023

BOOK REVIEW: SAWTEETH

The fierce and fearless Honey Badger returns from one of his many trips to find to his chagrin and dismay that the forest he calls home is being pulled down by strangers.

This story titled Sawteeth by Kwasi Koranteng, a Ghanaian writer is about galamseyers destroying the forest in their search for gold.

The Honey Badger nicknamed Sawteeth meets Monkey and Crow. They update him on the activities of the galamseyers and how the forest animals are threatened with guns and killed when they try to put a stop to the mining activites of the galamseyers.

He learns that Kweku Ananse,
the spider, is working for these strangers. ĹSawteeth hatches a plan with the help of other forest animals to drive the galamseyers away. Does he with the help of his animal neighbours drive away the strangers or they face strong resistance from the galamseyers?

This story captures the negative effects of illegal mining in Ghana.Galamsey, the local name for illegal mining has become a growing
menace in our rural communities.The bad effects of illegal mining is talked about clearly in the dialogue Sawteeth has with Monkey and Crow.

The author uses simple words that makes the story easy to follow for any six to ten year old. There are enough colour illustrations to help get the story across to beginner readers.



We know our kids will forget most of the things they learn at school. Why ? Because we also forgot most of the things we...
25/03/2023

We know our kids will forget most of the things they learn at school. Why ? Because we also forgot most of the things we learnt at school.

Yet we continue to learn in ways that only produces good grades. Why don't we choose the kind of learning that makes us remember what we learnt at school?

This kind of learning is possible and available when your children joins a readers club where they will be taught to read with a purpose. To understand and develop valuable skills they will need for academic work and for the workplace of the 21st century.

Learning to recall and apply what has been learnt begins with READING, the mother of all STUDY SKILLS.


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