Teaching English in local school

In Ghana , demand of English education is growing among teenagers and the young generation. Unfortunately, opportunities of good English education are not available for public school students. So, volunteers' helps are needed in most of government schools. In this project students and teachers participate in an exchange that can often lead to valuable dialogue about different cultures and teaching methods. Also, by working with local teachers you are providing new and innovative ways to teach the English language (that you learned in your home country) that they can use with future students, thereby making a long-lasting impact that benefits the entire community. Teaching in Ghana is the most demanding and rewarding positions.

Ghana has 3 academic semesters a year: January-March, May-July and September-December

During the School holidays, we would be organizing holiday classes for the School children and we would also be arranging a sight seeing for you during the School holidays.

First Session

Start Date: 10th January to 12th April 2006
School Holiday: 13th April to 1st May 2006

Second session

Start Date: 2nd May to 4th August 2006
School Holiday: 5th August to 12th September 2006

Third Session

Start Date: 13th September to 15th December 2006
School Holiday: 16th December 2006 to January 2007

Skills/Qualifications Needed

Volunteers can teach not only English but also math, science, and sports. But no teaching experience or skill is needed, volunteers joining teaching project should have good English. Volunteers are expected to be flexible and patient. You should have passion for teaching and love for school kids.

Volunteers' responsibilities

Volunteers mostly work as an English teacher. You will provide theoretical and practical assistance to Primary and Junior Secondary School Maths, English and Science teachers 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. 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.

Room/Food

IFRE arranges room, food, and supervision for volunteer from the start to the end of program. During first, week of language and cultural program, volunteers stay in our hostel or with host family in Accra .  Our host family in Accra is located 6 kilometers from the heart of city also giving easy access to volunteer to all part of city.  Our host family cooks Ghanaian foods which include Fufu, Banku and Yam for you. As a part of language and cultural program, you will also learn how to cook Ghanaian food.

During volunteering period, volunteers stay in host family. However, volunteer joining orphanage project will stay with kids in hostel. We arrange a separate room and share bath for volunteers both in host family and hostel.  You can find the details of arrangement for room/food in placement sheets.  IFRE have in Country Coordinator and Staffs in Ghana to supervise and help volunteers. However, volunteers working far from our local office will be visited or contacted regularly by phone or through email.