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Help Teach French in Primary and Junior High School Project

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The experience

Ghana been surrounded by French speaking languages, there is the great need for French lessons in our schools. French language has been taught from lower primary to Junior high level. Some of our schools especially the rural schools don't have French teachers to help teach it.
We therefore seek for French speaking volunteers who can come in to either teacher French, assist French teachers or just to play with the children using everyday French.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 25 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: Volunteers' fees cover accommodation, 3 meals daily, airport pickup, orientation, visa support letter, pre-departure information pack, donation to project, in-country supervision & support by project staff, utility bills, certificate upon project completion, reference letter upon request.

What you get

3 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Ghana been surrounded by French speaking languages that, there is the need for French lessons in our schools. French language has been thought from lower primary to Junior high level. Some of our schools especially the rural schools don't have French teachers to help teach it.

We therefore seek for French speaking volunteers who are interested to teach French, assist French teachers or just to play with the children using everyday basic French conversation words as well as helping to explain their French exercises and homework.
This placement does not need a qualified French teacher; anyone who is able to communicate freely in French qualifies for this placement.

Once acquainted with the school and the curriculum, volunteers on this program in Ghana get the chance of teaching independently. It is important that volunteers are flexible as there are a number of other tasks they can help with. These might include helping children with their homework, arranging games and activities, cleaning the classroom and assisting teachers with administrative duties.

It is not compulsory to have prior teaching experience or to have completed formal teacher training to volunteer in Ghana for this program. Volunteers level of involvement within the classroom can be tailored to suit their skills and interests. A willingness to share and an ability to be proactive is important and will make volunteers a valuable addition to any classroom.

Where will I work

This placement is available in rural and semi-rural areas in Ghana. All these locations are safe, secure and friendly to our potential volunteers. Volunteers have the opportunity to choose any of the location and volunteers on long stay of more than a month can do the placement in two different locations.

Activities & Shift

Volunteers wake up and breakfast time is 7:00-7:30 am.
Work starts by 8 am.
Lunch break is 12:00-12:30pm
Closing period is 2pm.

There are other options which volunteer decide to help the children with homework and learn extra co-curricular activities like local games etc.
Dinner is usually around 5:00 pm-5:30pm.
We work from Monday to Friday in the week.

Weekends are free and volunteers have opportunity to visit tourist attractions like highest waterfall, monkey sanctuary, canopy walk among others within the country.

Rules

We expect all volunteers to respect our local culture, directions, be flexible and humble themselves during their stay at our place.