Ghana Learning Service Programme School Trips

Projects Abroad

Engaging with the local community will help your students understand their way of life. They will discover new traditions in a new culture while learning about Ghana's history, human rights, and social justice challenges.

Your group will learn from a local lawyer and students from Jamestown Gbekebii High School and Tore Eikeland Elementary School to discuss and debate social justice, responsibility, and youth empowerment. Your group will also hear firsthand accounts of the hurdles people here face. To further your relationships with the students at Tore Eikland, you will also contribute to permaculture initiatives together.

Beyond your placement work, you will discover Ghana's stunning landscapes and impressive wildlife with day trips to tourist attractions such as Cape Coast, Kakum National Park, Aburi Gardens, and Lake Volta.

Become immersed in life here as you participate in social and cultural activities. From dancing lessons to meeting village elders, your group will become part of the local community. Feel the resilience and tenacity of Ghanaians, embracing their high-energy approach to life!

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Example Itineraries

Day 1:
When you arrive in Ghana, Projects Abroad staff will pick your group up from the airport and drive you to your accommodation.
During cultural awareness training, get familiar with the local culture, customs, your accommodation, and the area.
You will also visit your placement and meet the staff you will work alongside for the next two weeks to prepare to start the next day.

Days 2-6
During your first week, you will tour Accra, take a language lesson in Twi, and participate in cultural activities such as traditional drumming and dance lessons!

Delve into community initiatives as you meet with a lawyer and get to know the students from Jamestown Gbekebii High School. You will learn about human rights issues from different perspectives and their impact during your interactions.

Engage in debates and discussions as you exchange perspectives, developing your understanding of human rights through personal experiences. Use your new knowledge to present a workshop to the local Girl Achievers group, spreading awareness of human rights and empowering them to become the next generation of educated, powerful women.

Days 7-8
Step away from your placement work as you head to Cape Coast for the weekend. Travel back in time as you visit Cape Coast Castle to discover Ghana's history of slavery and learn more about the local communities' resilience through difficult times. Finish your first week soaking in Ghana's natural beauty with trips to Kakum National Park and Aburi Gardens.

Days 9-13:
Start the week by meeting the Tore Eikeland Elementary School staff and students. While here, you'll contribute to the school's aims and objectives through greening projects. Your group will be assigned tasks to complete with the local students, ranging from planting trees to clearing space and assisting with permaculture initiatives. You'll get to know each other through collaboration and participate in honest and insightful discussions about social justice, responsibility, and youth empowerment.

Develop your knowledge of tribal life by spending an evening with the local chief. Learn more about tribal culture, leadership, and politics before participating in a traditional Ghanaian cooking class. You'll also gain an understanding of sustainable agriculture and nutrition.
Release some energy with an evening of football with local children.

You will visit a local cocoa farm to discover a farmer's daily life and gain global insight into the cocoa industry. Reflect on the role you play in this cycle as a consumer back home and how you can contribute to creating change as a global citizen. Round off your time in Ghana with a relaxing cruise across Lake Volta, the world's second-largest artificial lake.

Day 14:
Say goodbye to Ghana as you head to the airport for your flight back home.

Which Curriculum Subjects do we cater for?

Cultural

Throughout this trip, your students will be immersed in Ghana's rich and vibrant culture during evening activities and day trips!

Try Ghanaian cuisine and learn how to make it with a cooking lesson, participate in drumming and dancing lessons, learn traditional arts and crafts practices, and meet a tribal chief.

History

As your group explores Ghana, they will uncover parts of Ghana's past. From conversations with students, lawyers, and local tribes, your group will gain insight into the impacts of politics on the community.

Your students will delve deeper into the past as they venture to locations such as Cape Coast and learn about the transatlantic slave trade.

Languages

To help your group feel at home in Ghana, you and your students will start the trip with a language lesson in Twi! This will help you connect with the people you meet throughout the programme, showing respect as you speak in the local language.

What size groups do we cater for?

All group sizes of 5 or more. Free staff place with every 9 students.

Access for visitors with disabilities?

Disabled facilities can be offered on request.

Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)?

Visitors with special educational needs can be catered for on request.

Anything else?

Change on each page to: Projects Abroad provides an individualised service and schedule planning, which is backed up by excellent pre-departure preparation and by a dedicated and highly experienced local team in each destination.

We aim to provide a challenging and rewarding experience for every student, promoting self-belief, resilience, leadership, teamwork, reflection, and a new perspective on the world.

Get in touch today! Our partnerships team is happy to answer any queries and guide you through the process of booking the school trip of a lifetime!

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Who are Projects Abroad?

Projects Abroad arrange challenging, meaningful, educational, and safe overseas service and internship programmes.

We have been taking students overseas since 1992 and work in over 20 developing and emerging countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Key to our work is the dedicated in-country staff whose diverse skill sets, local knowledge and love of their community allow us to develop relevant, immersive and worthwhile schedules for school trips which give the students responsibility and teach them to see the world through a different lens.

We offer programmes in community development, conservation, construction, education, sports, empowerment, human rights, and healthcare, among many others. These projects are designed to contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, broadening the student experience to see the contribution of a few to a movement for global change.

All school trips are individualised. We realise that each school has its own goals and interests, and the students have their own passions. We work with the school to develop a tailored itinerary that reflects their values and allows the students to make a connection with the community in which they serve.