Speaking English in the Classroom
Imagine that you could be fired if you were using your native tongue at work. This is a reality that teachers in Ghana face every day....
Who are the Expo Tutors?
Who are the Expo tutors? Tutors Sharifa, Felicia, and Emmanuel with Program Associate Julie and Intern Emmanuel. They are funny and...
7 Ways to Incorporate Activity-Based Learning with Almost No Supplies!
I am always telling my tutors that we should strive to make our tutoring sessions different from “normal school.” I tell them that their...
Comparing Classrooms in Ghana and the U.S.
I look around the classroom. Inspirational posters, bulletin boards filled with math facts, and children’s art projects line the walls....
Continuing to Learn Despite the Limits
A student posing in the middle of a chaotic JHS classroom. One evening in Antoa, there was a crowd of children on our doorstep. They were...
The Power of Peer-to-Peer
One day, I was sitting outside - hiding from the sun under a half-constructed building that serves as the teachers' room when it gets too...
Bringing the boys on board: a term in Kpando
Living as a boarder at a Ghanaian school is just as rigorous an activity as anywhere in the world- commitment to choirs, sports, chapel,...
