Volunteer at Bloomfield School in Ghana
Make a difference in the lives of students. Help empower the local community and school children and help them increase their capacity to do what they have determine is important to their future - education.
Volunteer positions are available in Kopeyia Bloomfield L.A.Basic Schools. Volunteers may teach conversational English, Basic Maths, English, General Science, Fine Arts, Social Studies and many more. Volunteers usually have their own classroom.
Volunteer will have plenty of time to travel and explore the rich African culture during and/or after work. Ghana also boast of the luxurious and beautiful beach Resorts, National Parks, Slave Forts and Castles, game reserves and many eco-tourism and historical sites.
Kopeyia Bloomfield L.A.Basic Schools
Kopeyia Bloomfield L.A.Basic Schools are the brainchild of composer and musician Robert Levin, who visited the village of Kopeyia in 1988 to study with drumming master Godwin Agbeli, an elder of the village. In the course of raising and administering some $300,000 in contributions from individual Americans and a small handful of businesses and corporations, an attractively designed and well-furnished school compound has been gradually and painstakingly assembled by local artisans with the support and Organisation of the fund.
The school, where some 750 students are enrolled, offers a standard Ghanaian curriculum taught by 28 government accredited Ghanaian teachers. Since 1991 Cathy Levin has visited the village of Kopeyia four times to document the progress of the school and its effect on the village of Kopeyia.
Volunteers will be part of the many daily routines which have been enlivened by the school, as well as the traditional social and cultural activities which are an integral part of life in the village of Kopeyia, a farming community of approximately 2,000 inhabitants.
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| ACCOMMODATION |
| Accommodation is usually with a host family. |
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| QUALIFICATION /SKILLS |
| Volunteers must have at least a high school certificate. Teacher certification helpful but not required. |
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| ORIENTATION |
| Each programme begins with an orientation. Talks will be on African topics, cato staff or host family explains culture; currency and local students describe the social scene. Language training begins. Orientation includes talks about African values. |
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| CITY TOURS |
All programme participants will have the opportunity to embark on an OPTIONAL full day tour of one of the most beautiful cities in Africa, Accra. Accra reflects its transition from a 19th-century suburb of Victoriasburg to today's bustling modern metropolis. Participants will visit the W.E.B. Dubois memorial centre for Pan African culture, Independence Square, the state ceremonial grounds, Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, the National Museum with its splendid display of the exhibits that reflect the heritage of Ghana from prehistoric to modern times, the Arts Centre.
Participants will have the opportunity to buy African handicraft and clothes at the National Arts Centre. The cost of these city tour are NOT included in the programme cost. |
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| Prerequisites: |
Minimum age of 16 Years |
| Dates: |
January - April |
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May - August |
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September - December |
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By arrangement |
| Work Hours: |
25-35 hours per week |
| Accommodation: |
Host family and food 3 times daily |
| Minimum Duration: |
1 Week |
| Fees: |
4 Weeks = US$600 |
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6 Weeks = US$650 |
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2 Months = US$750 |
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3 Months = US$1050 |
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4 Months = US$1,300 |
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5 Months = US$1,600 |
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6 Months = US$1,850 |
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| Duration: |
1 Week to 1 Year |
| Arrival airport: |
Kotoka International airport, Accra |
| Programme Materials: |
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