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Ghana: Teaching and Learning - Study Abroad Info Session

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Allendale Campus
Students

Are you interested in studying abroad on the GVSU Ghana: Teaching and Learning program? Join us for this upcoming info session!

About the program:

CAPE COAST, GHANA – This study abroad program takes you to the coastal town of Cape Coast, Ghana, which provides a unique culture and geography to explore. Situated along the equator in sub-Saharan Africa, Cape Coast is located on the edge of a tropical rainforest and boasts of beautiful beaches along the shores of the Gulf of Guinea. It is a fishing community with a rich culture and deep history. Students will spend approximately 10-15 hours in a Ghanaian village school field placement, tutoring students in culturally sustaining literacy practices. Students will be based at the University of Cape Coast and will explore the culture and history of Ghana through experiences with traditional drumming and dancing, and excursions to various sites of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the rain forest, art markets, major metropolitan cities, as well as an African safari.

Highlights:

Teaching Ghanaian children to read in a culturally sustaining manner
Volunteering in Ghanaian village schools
Gaining deep historical knowledge in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in order to teach this topic in the American K-12 curriculum
Learn basic Fante, take African drumming and dancing lessons, enjoy trips to the local markets, beaches, and a tropical rainforest
Go on an African safari and see elephants, baboons, and warthogs

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Location Information

117 Lake Huron Hall

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Contact Information

Amy Masko

Program Director

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This event was added to the calendar by Alissa Lane (laneali@gvsu.edu) on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 and was last updated on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 3:01 p.m.

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