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JOURNEY OUT OF THE AFRICAN MAZE - INDIGENOUS AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN TANDEM is a remarkable book written by an educationist who has become a legend in his lifetime. The author, Francis Lodowic Bartels, affectionately known as FLB by thousands of his former pupils and colleagues, is approaching his 95th birthday.
The Son of a Minister of religion, Methodist Church, Ghana, FLB has spent the best part of a long life in education. An early beneficiary of Mfantsipim, the school with which his name has become synonymous in Ghana. After more than a quarter of a century as the most outstanding and influential headmaster of a secondary school in Ghana, FLB joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
From this vintage point he would observe and contribute to the development of higher e......more
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Photos from the recent speech day celebration. |
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Pictures of the recent fun games and that of some porsonalities |
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Message of F L B to THE MFANTSIPIM
FOUNDATION |
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KWAW deGraft Johnson's forward to "The Persistence of Paradox" |
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Francis Lodowic Bartels traces his name and ancestry to a German in the service of the Dutch West India Trading Company with commercial interest in Elmina and other coastal townships in Ghana who married into a Ghanaian family. This line of descent made him more open to both African and European cultural influences. His mastery and promotion of both Fante and English as means of communication gave indications that he was at home in both cultures. |
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Kwame Gyekye's forward to F.L. Bartel's "The Persistence of Paradox" |
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Dr F.L. Bartels is undoubtedly one of the most distinguished headmasters Mfantsipim has had since its establishment in 1876. himself an Old Boy (1925-1928), his time as Acting Headmaster from 1943 to 1945 and Headmaster from 1949-1961 saw a phenomenal growth not only in infrastructural facilities but also in academic progress and achievements; for instance, the Sixth Form, the intermediate stage between secondary and tertiary education, was started during his time. |
