Boomers Abroad

Description

As a volunteer in Ghana you will receive assistance from the local school teachers regarding the lesson plans and teaching curriculum. There will be a Teaching Guide book to assist you in your daily work with the children. Mostly you will be paired in class with a local teacher but some circumstances you will have a class to yourself. 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.

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 organized, but you are encouraged to utilize 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!

The volunteer teaching abroad program opportunities are available in Primary and Secondary schools all over Ghana. However we can arrange for you to teach in a pre-school if that is your preference.

Pre-School (4 and 5 year olds)
- Language and Literacy
- Environmental studies
- Creative activities (Music, dance and art)
- Physical development
- Psychosocial skills

Primary (6-11 years)
- English
- Math
- Integrated Science
- Environmental Studies
- Basic computer skills

Junior Secondary (12-14 years)
- English
- Math
- Integrated Science

Locations : Volta Region
Minimum Stay : 2 weeks
Maximum Stay : 3 months
Program Dates : as long as school is in session
Accommodation : Host family