Ghana Service Placement

I have anxiously been awaiting my service placement for Ghana, and I am so excited to share that I will be teaching at the St Teresa's Girls Demonstration Primary School. This is the only all-girls primary school in Hohoe, so most women of the community who qualify have their education through this unit.  The St Teresa's Girls Demonstration School was established by the Roman Catholic Mission and is under the Catholic Education Unit as a demonstration school for St Teresa's Training College.  The school includes Kindergarten and grades 1-6.  There is also a junior high school attached to the Training College with collaboration between all school units.  Many subjects are taught including Math, Science, English, Civic Education, Religious and Moral Studies, Drama, Music, and Creative Arts. 

My volunteer activities will include: teaching conversational English, teaching simple Arithmetic, playing games and other outdoor activities, teaching basic hygiene, teaching children 1:1, assisting in grading papers and organizing learning activities, and organizing projects and activities for the children.  CCS provides all of the supplies for arts and crafts, but volunteers are asked to bring "Show and Tell" items including family photos and things representative of your daily life....I am thinking that my running shoes will be a big piece of my show and tell activity as they tell a neat story of the miles that Brad and I have traveled together.

We are asked to brainstorm ideas for recreational activities, games, and lessons for children.  My mother-in-law, Janet, who has her Doctorate in Education, has been a great source of information as she has spent her life's work focusing on Childhood Education, and my sister-in-law, Jenny, who has her Masters in Counseling, is an outstanding Elementary School Counselor...I have learned many songs and stories through them that may be ideal for use during this amazing placement!

In just one week, the Ghana bunch will meet in Hohoe!