When you have a special talent and enthusiasm for a subject it rubs off onto the children. Afternoon, after-school workshops are the ideal medium for volunteers to share their passion with students. Typically, a volunteer will choose an age group with our in-country and liaison managers and propose a two or three week programme. This plan is relayed to the Headmaster and the Year Teachers. They will ask you to visit the school and explain what your after-school clubs are all about and what the children need to bring with them, or wear (school uniform, no uniform, sports clothes etc.) and what time to attend each day. These clubs are your chance to be yourself; to give the students something they are not normally exposed to and make a difference to their lives, even over a short period of time.
Your infectious personality and engaging instruction style will captivate the kids. You will open their imaginations to new ideas, new skills, new thoughts which they will respond to and give you a wonderful, and rewarding teaching or coaching experience.
Your free time
You can spend your weekends as you wish – either relaxing on the beach, or taking trips to other parts of the country. We would certainly recommend a few days / weeks either side of your project to explore the country properly. Nature has been generous to Ghana and National parks, such as the rainforest of Kakum and Ankasa or the broad savannah of Mole, are havens for indigenous flora and fauna. Tropical landscapes of coastal plains with dramatic backdrops of forested hills, cascading waterfalls and bird sanctuaries characterize this country. The dense rainforests are interrupted occasionally by cocoa farms and bustling villages, towns and cities.
