In the course of time, Mrs. Selina Ametewee and Mr. William Osei-Ofori gave up their shares to Mr. Kwame Agyapon-Ntra and Mr. Nana Ohene-Kankam respectively. The school currently has eight shareholders.
The school grew fairly rapidly and in 1997, three classrooms were moved to a temporary classroom block in Mr. Kwame Agyapon-Ntra’s residence. September 1997 also marked the beginning of Kindergarten and five pupils were enrolled. In September 1998, the school needed more space so a private house within the Dansoman community was bought and remodeled to accommodate the increasing population of pupils. In September 2003, the Junior High School of Dayspring Montessori International School came into being, with four pupils. Science and Computer Laboratories were set up and a crop of highly trained and qualified teachers were employed to augment the existing teaching staff. Mrs. Elizabeth De Souza became the new Headmistress following the resignation of Mrs. Constance Eli on 31st July 2003. Ms. Ladje Vondee became the first Assistant Headmistress of the school. At the beginning of the 2004/2005 academic year, Dayspring had a new Headmistress in the person of Ms. Bertha Clottey. A Music Laboratory came into being in 2005, and before long a vibrant school band and choir were born, under the able leadership of Mr. Michael Tsetse, the music teacher. Pupils of Dayspring won a national quiz programme dubbed ‘Bournvita Brain Match’ organized by Metro TV and Cadbury Ghana Ltd. in 2005. Dayspring presented its first batch of pupils for the Basic Education Certificate Examination in April 2006, by which time there were nine pupils in the final year class. The results were excellent and all pupils had admission into top Senior High Schools. Based on the BECE results, Dayspring Montessori International School was adjudged the 13th best out of 26,000 basic schools in the country. The second batch of pupils also had excellent results in the 2007 BECE, and the school is hoping for a better ranking than last year’s.
At the end of the 2005/2006 academic year, Ms Bertha Clottey’s term of office with Dayspring came to an end. Mrs Exonam Agyapon-Ntra came into office as the Principal of the school at the beginning of the 2006/2007 academic year. The population of pupils is currently 492. Teaching and non-teaching staff number 60. |