As a volunteer in our school project, you will have the opportunity to teach children in Yikene Primary School in Bolga. Most children in these schools are between the ages 3 - 15 years.With a wide range of subjects to select, volunteers can choose to teach English Language, Arithmetic and Information Communication technology which are the most common past volunteers love. Volunteers will be under the direct supervision of a trained teacher.
A class contain between 20 - 35 students. We do encourage volunteers to add their own creativity to make their class sessions lively and engaging for the children.
In our education project, you will learn among other things:
• How to relate with school children
• How to control a class
• How a typical class sessions in Ghana are held
• How to conduct class assessment
Volunteers who arrive during normal school periods will have the opportunity to enjoy a typical class sessions in the school.Future For Africa organizes extra classes for these school children during the vacation period which usually fall within our summer programme.
We also provide
assistance for volunteers to adapt,especially those who
find it difficult engaging these children either because of
language barrier or lost of class control to make teaching and
learning easier and interesting.
By the end of your volunteer period with these children, you would have imparted knowledge to them and also get to engage with one on one.
Roles
o Prepare lessons note to serve as a guide during teaching lessons.
o Conduct daily class exercises and assignments to evaluate students understanding of lessons taught in class.
o Establish rules for students to abide by.
o Making sure students are well controlled and are of the best behavior to ensure maximum discipline and order in class.
o Manage and find solutions to problems in the class whiles teaching.
Tasks
o Identify good students in class and award them.
o Identify weak students and those with special needs in class and help them out.
o Identify emerging problems in the school and help find solutions to them.
Volunteering for Future For Africa is flexible. This provides you with great chances to get out and see as much of Ghana as you can. Weekends provide a good time to get into the cites and the countryside and see the sights or even take an overnight bus to an attraction further afield and you can take a few extra days on to weekend trips to make them worthwhile. Places to visit includes Mole National Park, Kakum National Park ,Paga Crocodile Pond ,Tongo Hills , Green House Eco Village Karimenga and the Cape Coast Castle
The services we provide include.
- Accommodation
- Transportation (airport pickups)
- Administrative support by the staff as you volunteer
- 3meals a day
The little participants pay is divided into three parts, where 70% goes to the program-participants costs during the stay. Another 20% goes directly into our development projects. The final 10% will be spent on administrative costs.
School Teaching Assistant
Voluntary teaching assistant work in Ghana is an ideal way to get involved and help improve the welfare and education of children.
$100/week
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