Kindergarten and Pre School Volunteer Program in Ghana

Volunteers work mainly as an assistant to the teaching staff in the kindergarten or preschools and help out in different activities at the centers.With your dedication as a volunteer, you give the children the necessary attention and give them important skills along the way.

Overview

Being a volunteer for the Kindergarten or Preschool Program in Ghana, you'll work with the little ones attending nursery school and support them with basic education. Education is very important in Ghana and in 2013, 70% of the adult population was educated. However, many of the underprivileged education centers in Ghana suffer from lack of resources, poor facilities and staff shortages. As a volunteer, you'll get to play an important role in the lives of the little ones attending kindergarten school, where the stepping stones of a good future are laid.

Since the kindergartens/ preschools are not financially stable, the staff barely gets a scope to provide attention to each kid. Hence, volunteers are needed so that every child gets adequate attention and his/her growth is fully taken care of. Apart from providing basic education, you can also support them with important life skills.

Volunteer Work Schedule

Volunteers mainly work from Mondays to Fridays. It starts around 7 - 8 AM and ends by early afternoon.. Sometimes, you might have to work at the daycare, till 3 PM. Breakfast is served before 8 AM, after which you’ll get started with your work.

Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities

As a volunteer for the Kindergarten/ Preschool Program in Ghana, your main tasks would be:

Assist the local staff in the classroom, managing the kids and focus on each one
Teach the kids how to write their name, numbers, as well as nursery rhymes and songs
Focus on the development of fine motor skills as well as social skills
Play around with them, and keep them physically active