Anis Haffar is a Ghanaian educationist, teacher, columnist and author. He is the founder of the GATE institute in Ghana,Magdalene Teiko Larnyoh
"Profile of Anis Haffar"
''Pulse (Ghana)'', 20 August 2018. and is a council member of the

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. Also a notable journalist, he writes a weekly column for the '' Daily Graphic'' newspaper entitled "Education Matters with Anis Haffar", and the column "Leaders – Human Capital", in ''Business World'' (Ghana).Anis Haffar profile
at AGA School. Haffar was listed as one of the 100 most influential Africans of 2016 in Education by '' New African'' magazine.

Background

Haffar attended Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, and earned a Business degree from

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, and did graduate work at the School of Education at

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. He began his professional career with the Los Angeles Unified School District, where for 10 years (1984–94) he taught English Language, English Literature, and Communication Skills, and he coordinated a gifted and talented education (GATE) programme introduced by the State of California. In addition he taught

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(ESL) in La Puente, California, at the Dibble Adult School in California for immigrants seeking American citizenship.Biography
at Anis Haffar website. In Ghana in 1996 he founded the GATE Institute in order to update administrators and teachers in current trends in education, and he has designed many workshops for teachers and schools across the country. He has conducted seminars at many educational institutions and makes regular appearances on radio and television, a sought-after consultant and resource person on topics including education, youth policy and youth empowerment. He serves as the Chief Examiner of Citi FM's annual "Write Away Contest", which promotes reading and writing skills among young people. As a senior lecturer, Haffar teaches Creative and Critical Thinking at Accra College of Medicine; additionally, he chairs the Board of Governors of Tema International School, serves as board member of AGA School, Obuasi, Academic City College, Accra, and Aspire School,

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, is a member of council of the

, and was a member of the Expert Commission on National Vision and Plan for Tertiary Education in Ghana. His writing encompasses weekly newspaper columns – "Education Matters with Anis Haffar" in '' The Daily Graphic'' and "Leaders – Human Capital", in ''Business World'' (Ghana) – as well as other essays on cultural and topical issues, and his published books include, most recently, ''Strategies for Effective Teaching and Learning'' (2019).

Books

* ''Leadership: Reflections on Some Movers, Shakers and Thinkers'', GATE Institute Press, 2010. * ''Mfantsipim: The Makers of a Great School'', GATE Institute Press, 2013. ''Mfantsipim: The Makers of a Great School''
at Amazon. * ''Strategies for Effective Teaching and Learning'', 2019

References

External links

''Education Matters with Anis Haffar''

Anis Haffar website
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