Sygma Child School (GHA-5)

Type: Education: Kindergarden, Education: Primary school - Country: Ghana

Brief description and main aims

Sygma Child School is a private school with 350 children. These children are aged between 6 months up to 12 years old. The school was founded in 2007 with the aim of taking care of the children younger than 6 years old, but after the requests of parents, the older kids were allowed to attend as well. So the school is constantly growing.

Children have only one opportunity to get a good education. The partners (parents, home and the school) educate our children and help them become competent and confident learners.

Main Activities

• We enable the children to play and work independently while they are able to share and cooperate with others
• We teach the children about respect, self confidence and awareness of others' needs
• We help the children develop different skills through practical activities
• We make the children aware and respect different customs and culture
• We teach the children to communicate effectively through speech, music, art and sport

Volunteer tasks

• Assisting with teaching (créche, nursery and kindergarten, e.g. numbers, alphabet and music)
• Assisting teachers in preparation of classes
• Participating in school programmes
• Organizing sports activities (occasional)

Volunteer requirements / Skills

• Be motivated to work with children
• Be able to work independently 
• Bring enthusiasm and motivation to the project
• Be able to speak English
• Be creative and spontaneous

Location

The project is located in Nsawam, in the eastern region of Ghana.

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)