Are you a teaching professional interested in a 2 - 4 week training placement in a Ghanaian School?

Through an equitable platform where teachers get the chance to offer an area of interest or expertise to share with teaching colleagues, followed by a placement in a Ghanaian school, Teachers Beyond Borders facilitates a wonderful opportunity to travel to Africa.  You can make a huge difference to a teacher's life by sharing the challenges of effective practice and helping children to become literate global citizens.

 

What is involved?

 

  • Contact TBB via the contact page, telling us about yourself and what age range you work with and your subject/area of interest. Please include details if you are a special school teacher. Also if you a teaching assistant, a therapist or a teacher.
  • Teacher Beyond Borders provides:
  • An orientation day, including a Toolkit to help you meet some of the challenges of the Ghanaian classroom, plus lots of advice and support about how to prepare yourself before you go.
  • You will be met at Kotoka Airport, Accra, and taken to a local residence, where you will be hosted by TBB.
  • Week One: A Training and sharing week will be set up for you to meet Ghanaian teaching professionals and share ideas.
  • Week Two: A week's placement in a Ghanaian school, ideally with one of the colleagues that you have been training with.
  • Longer placements can be organised with the host school. 
  • THERE IS AN OPTIONAL TOUR ON THE WEEKEND TO GHANA'S AMAZING HISTORIC AND CULTURAL PLACES/EVENTS.

What do you need to do?

  • Fund raise for your flight, accommodation and transport costs
  • This opportunity is sustainable only through self-funding.
  • Contact us for ideas on fund raising.

 

 

  • HAVE FUN! LEARN! SHARE IDEAS WITH COLLEAGUES IN GHANA! 
  • SUPPORT TEACHERS IN GHANA TO MAKE TEACHING AND LEARNING MORE EFFECTIVE
  • REMEMBER...LITERACY LEVELS IN GHANA ARE VERY LOW DUE TO MANY MANY CHALLENGES THAT TEACHERS FACE