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SUMMER CAMP

COME TO GHANA AND HAVE FUN WITH THE KIDS. Turn their school holidays into an enjoyable learning experience at a fun

THE NEED FOR A SUMMER CAMP
Children in Ghana have school holidays from the beginning of August until the middle of September. Unfortunately, many of the children come from poor families and they have very little in the way of resources to entertain themselves during the Summer holiday ... so  two years ago Travellers set up a free Summer Camp where the children can have fun together and learn at the same time.

We provide equipment and materials for games, competitions and general fun stuff and we also make sure they get a meal every day (sometimes this is the only meal they get!).

If you've got nothing planned and you have anything from a couple a weeks or longer free this summer, why not come to Ghana and have fun with the kids!

Project Dates: This project runs between approximately 10 August and 10 September every year and you can stay for 2 or 4 weeks (or longer, if you combine it with a teaching or sports placement).

To read a report from one of the volunteers who took part in the 2005 Summer Camp click here

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TEACHING & FUN IN SUMMER SCHOOLS

This is a special Summer project which Travellers has set up to give the kids some something to do during the holidays that will be fun for them and won't cost them a penny. The idea is to keep them entertained and perhaps teach them some skills at the same time. Download and print additional
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Our first Summer Camp took place in 2005 at St Matthews School and three have been a great success for all involved!  The volunteers all loved it because they got to really give hands-on attention to all the children in an informal setting. Volunteers have made comments like, "the best time of my life", "I loved every minute of it and I'm going to miss my children!" and the best one, "I'm coming back for next year's camp".

The children love the Summer Camps - they're kept entertained and have somewhere to go during school holidays when there's no one around to look after them, and they get a meal and win prizes! The prize for our volunteers is the big grins across all the kids' faces :-)

One of the obvious activities will be sports - as many varied sports as possible - plus various other children's activities, such as:
  • Any ball games, like Football, Cricket, Basketball, Rounders or Netball
  • Frisbee games
  • Dancing - Ghanaians love to dance, so putting together a dance concert or dance competition would be fun
  • Drama - Informal Drama productions is another activity that can be initiated - and all kids love play-acting!
  • Music - teaching them to sing, to play an instrument and perhaps to put together a concert to be performed at the end of the holidays
  • Magic tricks, juggling or circus-type activities
  • Simple games like hopscotch, skipping, hula-hoops
  • Arts & Crafts - here there are many options.
  • Any creative activities, like face painting
  • Reading from story books
  • Or anything else your imagination can dream up that will amuse the children.
The kids will be learning to use English at the same time, so they'll not only have fun, they'll also benefit from the activity. These activities also benefit the children by improving their team-work skills, social interaction and building their confidence.

The Summer Camp will take place in the grounds of one of the local schools in Kwabenya and will be for children from all around the area, including other schools in the community. Kwabenya is a small town/suburb about forty minutes drive outside Accra city centre and a place where many of our teaching volunteers are based.

You may work for only a few hours a day, or you may find that you want to devote more time to the children. The school will remain open during the holidays because they are also running extra-curricular academic lessons for the children who need them.

However, during the holiday period it is likely the school will have only one member of staff present as the rest of the staff are likely to be away on holiday. For this reason you will have the opportunity to become quite involved in the structure, running and development of the camp, which will require you to work on your own initiative for a lot of the time. For this reason, being creative is a must.

You may work with large or small groups of children, so you need to be diverse and organised, but you are encouraged to utilise any skills or passions you have, whether these are playing sport, music, drama or just games.

Past volunteers made a real difference by introducing a fun and creative way for the children to express themselves and learn about new things. You’ll be rewarded by how much fun the children will have!

So if you haven't got anything planned and you're free for a couple a weeks or longer this summer, why not come to Ghana and have fun with the kids.

Our Ghana Manager and his team will look after you well. You'll get lots of advice about the do's and don’ts of Ghanaian culture, what to do and where to go.


Congratulations - Prize Giving!

NEW! Summer Camp Photo Gallery

SPECIALS, EXTRAS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Volunteer Feedback
Info on Living in Ghana
Summer Camp Photo Gallery

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ACCOMMODATION

Your accommodation will vary depending on the type of placement you're doing and where you are located. You may live in comfortable guest house accommodation, but you will most likely live with a host family. This means that you get to eat, sleep, work, socialise and generally live like a Ghanaian. Local family stays enable you to fully experience the local culture from the inside.

Many of our volunteers remain friends with their host families long after they leave Ghana and in some cases they return to the country later especially to visit their family. Sometimes members of their Ghanaian family have even gone to visit them in their home country.

"My family - Lizzie and Prince are lovely. The children are very sweet, and I feel extremely lucky to have been placed with them. The house is of a Western standard in most ways, and Lizzie's cooking is excellent. I feel a part of their family already."

Food will be local cuisine - again this is to enable you to fully experience living as local Ghanaians do. Read about what it's like to live in Ghana

When we arrange your placement, we will liaise extensively with you regarding both the placement and your accommodation.  As always, our Local Manager will look after you well and will always be on hand to help and offer advice.

 

Caroline on the left, Susannah on the right
standing on the front verandah of their accommodation with Caroline’s host, Lizzie

 

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TRAVEL:

You have the option to arrange your own flights or we can assist you with your flight arrangements. If you would like us to do this for you, we will liaise with you regarding available flights and dates to suit you. All arrangements for your flight bookings/payments will be fulfilled by Murray Rogers Travel Ltd., ATOL No. 6856. (Read more about Murray Rogers Travel Ltd.) Where possible, we arrange for two or more people to travel on the same flight and we will let you have the names and telephone numbers of other volunteers on your flight, so that you can chat to each other or even meet up before leaving for your placement.

Where possible, all flights we arrange for you have changeable return tickets because many of our volunteers choose to extend their stay once they are in their destination country. Changeable return tickets enable you to do so, within the limits of your visa and the level of your air ticket, of course. If you choose to book your own flights, you should endeavour to get a changeable ticket.

We can also arrange your flight dates to give you additional time at the end of your project for travelling around and sightseeing - this is a fascinating and wondrous country!

VISAS:. In countries where visas are required, we'll send you all the necessary forms and information and make the process very easy for you.

You'll fly into Accra where you'll be met by our Ghana Manager, or one of his staff. From the airport you'll be taken to your work and your accommodation and introduced to your hosts. You'd be well advised to prepare yourself for an almost overwhelmingly friendly welcome!

 

Read about the extensive Support & Back-up we provide in our countries.

PRICES:

To see the Prices of this project and all our other projects in Ghana, please click here

Prices include
  • Food & accommodation while on your project,
  • 2 T-shirts, if required for your project
  • All support and backup during your programme
  • Meeting you at the nearest airport, where appropriate, but exclude international travel.

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the list of all our projects in Ghana

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