After a couple of days in Accra, you continue your orientation as you travel along Ghana's southern coast. You will make several stops to explore coastal forts and castles, relics of Ghana s history in the slave trade, walk 30 meters above the canopy of Kakum National Park, and, as you work your way north towards Kumasi, discover the craftsmanship and political organization of the Ashanti people, Ghana s most numerous tribe. You will also have lectures on health, safety and cultural sensitivity, Ghanaian culture and customs, the history of the slave trade, as well as specifics of the villages in which you will be placed. Your teaching responsibilities begin immediately as an English teacher in a Junior Secondary School. Depending upon your skills and interests, and the school's needs, you may also teach Math, Science or Ethics.
Interns can collaborate on lesson planning and team-teaching endeavors.
The Global Routes in-country director meets with interns on a regular basis to provide support. Because schools are severely under-resourced, teachers and students alike are excited to have the interns contribute to the learning environment, both in and outside of the classroom. Interns may live and teach in the same community, but each intern lives with a separate family. Living with a family in rural Ghana means giving up several of the comforts and conveniences to which you might be accustomed, such as electricity, indoor plumbing, familiar foods and even privacy. You might find yourself washing clothes with water from a well, cooking over a fire and discussing politics or religion by candlelight.