Volunteers help in a range of subjects,
including Mathematics, Science, Geography, Social Science, History,
Business Education, Art and Music, as well as English.
The teaching
takes place in Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools where volunteers
initially either shadow or teach under the supervision of a local
teacher. Once acquainted with the school and the curriculum, volunteers
in Ghana get the chance of teaching independently. It is important that
volunteers are flexible as there are a number of other tasks they can
help with. These might include helping children with their homework,
arranging games and activities, cleaning the classroom and assisting
teachers with administrative duties.
It is not compulsory to have prior
teaching experience or to have completed formal teacher training to
volunteer in Ghana for this program. Volunteers level of involvement
within the classroom can be tailored to suit their skills and interests.
A willingness to share and an ability to be proactive is important and
will make volunteers a valuable addition to any classroom.
Where will I work
This placement is available in Accra,
Kumasi and Cape Coast. All these locations are safe, secure and friendly
to foreigners. Volunteers have the opportunity to choose any of the
location and volunteers on long stay of more than a month can do the
placement in two different locations.
Accra is the capital and
seat of government, it has a lot of beaches and lot of shopping mall
stock with a lot of foreign products. Kumasi is the second capital and
the garden city of Ghana. It has a lot of historic centers and the
biggest open outdoor market in West Africa. Cape coast has beaches and
also the historic center for slave trade.
What You Can Bring
There is a lack of playing materials at most centres. Volunteers can bring materials like paints,
pencils and pencil colours, crayon, drawing papers, toys etc. Some of these
materials can also be found in the local market for ready purchase. Most importantly you bring a big heart and smile.
What we expect from you
You
must be passionate about children, Ready to assist placement staff to
take care of children and ability to work with children from all kinds
of background and with specific needs and attention.
What you can expect from us
Our staff is available to you 24/7 to give any necessary support. We will assign one staff to take care of your needs.
Who You will Work with
Volunteers
work closely with other teachers and staff and report to the
headteacher of the school on assignments and also when you have any
issue at the school. Volunteers are also paired with other volunteers if
any to work on similar projects.
How Do I Get to the placement
For
the first day, volunteer will be taken to the school. Our staff will
show volunteer how to get to the placement, the direction
to take, the particular vehicle and the amount to pay for the
transportation. This is repeated the next day if volunteer thinks he
still can't make it until the volunteer can make his/her way. The same
is done for the returning to the home-stay after the school ends.
NOTE: As this program involves working
closely at risk children a four week minimum
commitment is required to participate
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