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| TEACH UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN ACCRA |
GHANA |
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AN AFRICAN EXPERIENCE! AKWAABA, Welcome to this beautiful country and to our range of schools where you can teach disadvantaged children, who will bowl you over with their charm. Teach English to children in schools. Alongside English you can also teach other subjects, such as Sports and IT, which are very popular with the children. You can teach for any length of time from two weeks to three months or longer - the choice is yours. There is lots of the good stuff in Ghana - overwhelming hospitality, friendliness, religions and languages. There's also lots of music, dancing, activities and socialising in Accra - and glorious African sunshine!
PROJECT OVERVIEW Teaching the children in Ghana is very satisfying, as it is in most African countries, because the children actually do want to learn! We asked a volunteer in Ghana "What do you feel you gained from doing this project?" and she answered: "Blimey, where do I start! Social skills, communications skills, greater initiative, leadership skills, planning skills (for lessons and travelling at weekends), patience, confidence, cultural knowledge to name just a few! It is impossible to write how priceless it is to do this kind of placement and the amount of knowledge and experience it provides" Your teaching hours can vary from 20 – 35 hours per week,
to children of a range of ages 5-15. Although English is the official
language, a multitude of African tribal languages are spoken such as Ewe
and Ga. "I am beginning to get used to the lifestyle here, I even got a tro-tro on my own yesterday! I have tried a few of the foods here and I'm loving the fresh fruit on the streets. I worked at the orphanage today - I worked in the nursery bit which was an experience. Not having dealt with young children before, I found it a challenge feeding and washing them, but they were so sweet and put a smile on my face".
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into
Africa and Ghanaian culture.
The enormous satisfaction of helping disadvantaged children and
knowing that you made a difference to them.
New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding
of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional
development.
An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head
and shoulders above most others in the job market
And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
SCHOOL TERMS AND HOLIDAYS: 2013 TERM DATES:
Teaching is not available during school holidays, so if you're planning to participate in a placement, please take the above school term dates into account when planning the timing of your project. On the other hand, if a holiday falls during your proposed placement, you could use this time to do any independent travelling and sightseeing. REQUIREMENTS: If you're a little unsure about the idea of
standing in front of a class and teaching, you can, before you leave,
enrol in our weekend TEFL courses.
(www.tefltime.com)
to help you teach if you have no previous experience and would like to
gain a little teaching knowledge. Got any questions? Please email us: info@travellersworldwide.com |
Got any questions? Please email us: info@travellersworldwide.com
Click here to read a blog by Travellers Volunteer Katie Haskin about her experiences in Ghana during her project
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| ACCOMMODATION AND TRAVEL | |
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vary, depending on your work location. You will either be staying in a family
run hostel or with a host family. The hostel is a comfortable guest house
accommodation, with 11 rooms, the owners are very friendly and they are Ghanian
so you can still experience the culture. Alternatively you may be staying 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.
TRAVEL:
Support & Backup:
To read about the excellent Support
& Backup we provide before you leave and during
your programme,
please click here. |
Caroline on the left, Susannah on the right, standing on the front veranda of their accommodation with Caroline’s host, Lizzie
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