Teaching English

Volunteers are needed to support local teachers to provide theoretical and practical assistance to Primary School children in Ghana.
Volunteers may be leading a class or acting as a teacher's aide, reading literature and teaching maths, most importantly improving low comprehension levels and poor pronunciation. Through this interaction teenagers and teachers participate in an exchange that can often lead to valuable dialogue about different cultures. Also, by working with local teachers you are providing new and innovative ways to teach the English language that they can use with future students for many years, thereby making a long-lasting impact that benefits the entire community.
This is a full time project and Volunteers will be teaching children between 5-10 years old in the primary school or will be teaching junior secondary schools, where the student age ranges between 11 and 16 years old.

The school headmaster will provide teaching resources. You may come with storybooks or any teaching materials you think you might need. Ghana has 3 academic semesters a year: January-March, May-July and September-December

PROGRAM SCHEDULE FOR 2008 SCHOOL ACADEMIC YEAR:
Ghana has 3 academic semesters a year: January-April, May-August and
September-December

(Note): During the School holidays, we would be organizing holiday classes for the School kids.

(a) 1st TERM:
Start Date: 7th January to 11th April 2008
School Holiday: 11th April to 02nd May 2008

(b) 2nd TERM:
Start Date: 05th May to 01st August 2008
School Holiday: 01st August to 05th September 2008

(c) 3rd TERM: 2008
Start Date: 8th September 2008 to 21st December 2008
School Holiday: 21st December 2008 to 07th January 2009

Program Location:Participating schools can be found in several towns and villages of the following regions in Ghana: Greater Accra, Central and Volta Region. Volunteers can stay from a period of four weeks to six months. (Your stay can be extended beyond six months).

Activities: Teaching English and Games
Working Hours: Flexible 30 - 35 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Skill Required: None
Who Can Volunteer: Anyone from 18-65 years
Language Required: English
Program Location: Accra, Akatsi and Vakpo 
Project Start Dates: 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month

Weekly Budget: You will need a weekly budget of up to US$30 to cater for all your other expenses like bottled water, personal costs, beverages and entertainment.

WHERE THE PROGRAM FEE GOES:

Field Expenses: Food, Room, Donation to Project (42%)
Program Development (23%)
Outreach (14%)
Volunteer Coordination (11%)
Administrative Cost (10%)

What is Included in Fees?

Airport Pick Up: Upon arrival, our in country coordinator and a staff will be at the Airport to pick you up. Please do not forget to send us your flight information as we would be waiting to pick you up. We guarantee, you will never miss us at the airport.

Orientation: Orientation about the local culture, history, safety, projects and other issues relating to the country.

Accommodation: You will be staying with a host family, within a rented house or a hostel and volunteer will stay either in a single or shared room. Our host families are carefully screened and must meet our requirements before being accepted as a host family. All our families are middle-class and live in safe neighbourhoods. The distance from the project varies.

Meal: In most cases your meals are cooked and provided for you by your host family. You will be getting 3 Meals per day (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) Traditional but very nutritious. If you're a vegetarian or have any allergies, this is taken into account when we arrange your placement.

24/7 in Country Support & Supervision: There are field offices and staffs all over our projects sites and our country co-ordinator will also be available to help you when you need it, including a 24-hour support team. We are committed to making sure all participating communities and volunteers benefit from the collaboration.

Safety: Your well being while volunteering with us is our priority. We make sure your trip is safe and our in-country coordinator will provide whatever support you may need at any step along the way.

Administrative Charges: Our staff works every day to take care of our volunteers: Emails are answered; phone calls are taken; coordination occurs between projects; and most importantly volunteers are placed within areas of their interest in villages. Even though we try hard to keep these administration costs to a minimum so that your money can be used most effectively.

Arrival & Departure Airport: Kotoka International Airport (ACC)

What is NOT Included?
Flight, Airport Taxes, Visa, Immunizations, Personal expenses, Soft drinks, Mineral Water, Passport, Travel Insurance, Entrance fees and in-country travel expenses including any excursions the volunteer wishes to take whiles volunteering except our programs that include travelling.

Volunteers arriving earlier than the program start date or staying after the completion of the program may be ask to pay additional fee of £20 per day to cover their accommodation and food.

Program Fees: