Ghana Learning Service Programme School Trip
Projects Abroad
Ghana offers students an opportunity to engage with both historic and contemporary Africa in a safe and structured setting. This Learning Service programme balances cultural immersion with active community involvement, focused on school-based activities.A unique aspect of this programme is its focus on student-led workshops and debates. Students from both the Ghanaian group and the visiting school group will engage together in lively debates which truly bring learning to life. You'll also play an active role in hands-on projects that contribute to creating better learning environments.
It represents a rare chance to deliver curriculum-linked experiences in human rights, social justice, and development, while enabling students to see the tangible impact of their service within schools and communities.
Your trip:
Begin in Accra with cultural orientation and Twi language workshops, immediately inviting you to understand and engage meaningfully with local culture.
School-based project work focuses on bringing students together to discuss important global issues. You'll lead talks on human rights, host empowering workshops for school groups, and build rapport with community youth. Thought-provoking debates allow both local students and travelling students to explore social justice together, from local and global perspectives.
You'll also work alongside educators in projects such as enhancing school green areas, developing botanical gardens, and leading reading or sports clubs. These hands-on activities enrich school environments while fostering creativity and teamwork.
Excursions to sites like Kakum National Park and Lake Volta will expose you to Ghana's rich biodiversity and beautiful natural environments.
There's plenty of opportunity to learn more about Ghanaian culture too - through shared meals with local families, drumming lessons, and dance classes. This programme provides an engaging real-world learning environment to foster cross-cultural connections, explore global humanitarian and conservation issues, and make a valuable contribution to community-led initiatives.
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Example Itineraries for our 2026 & 2027 trips
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, familiarise yourself with the local culture, customs, accommodation, and 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 like 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 staff and students at Tore Eikeland Elementary School. 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.
You will visit a local cocoa farm to discover a farmer's daily life and gain global insight into the cocoa industry. Reflect on your role 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.
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, familiarise yourself with the local culture, customs, accommodation, and 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 like 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 staff and students at Tore Eikeland Elementary School. 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.
You will visit a local cocoa farm to discover a farmer's daily life and gain global insight into the cocoa industry. Reflect on your role 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?
Projects Abroad holds the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge and operates in compliance with BS 8848 standards for overseas activities. For school leaders and governors, this means the programme meets recognised national benchmarks.
We provide comprehensive risk assessments, safeguarding policies, and approval-ready documentation for every trip, supporting SLT, governor, and district approval processes. The team that plans your trip is the team on the ground when you arrive.
By travelling with us, you also contribute positively to local economies, environmental protection, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Don't take our word for it; we're B Corporation Certified! We're committed to setting the new sustainability standard in school travel by offsetting 110% of carbon emissions associated with your in-destination programming.
Our Partnerships Team is happy to answer any queries and guide you through the process of booking the school trip of a lifetime.
We provide comprehensive risk assessments, safeguarding policies, and approval-ready documentation for every trip, supporting SLT, governor, and district approval processes. The team that plans your trip is the team on the ground when you arrive.
By travelling with us, you also contribute positively to local economies, environmental protection, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Don't take our word for it; we're B Corporation Certified! We're committed to setting the new sustainability standard in school travel by offsetting 110% of carbon emissions associated with your in-destination programming.
Our Partnerships Team is happy to answer any queries and guide you through the process of booking the school trip of a lifetime.
Who are Projects Abroad?
Since 1992, Projects Abroad has helped young people step beyond the familiar and discover what they're truly capable of. As a global leader in educational travel, we've partnered with over 500 schools to deliver transformative school trips that help shape students' passions, careers, and futures.
We realise that each school has its own goals and interests, and the students have their own interests. We work with every 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.
We're proud of our 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. These experiences give the students responsibility and teach them to see the world through a different lens.
The result is a trip that students remember long after they've left school, and one that reflects well on the school that made it possible!
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