On the first day of the year we were off to head back to our favorite country in the world, Ghana. Both of us had previously been in Ghana in June of 2008 for two weeks, and fell so in love with the country and its people that we just had to return. We wanted a reason to go back, and to work with Dahin Sheli Primary School. We decided to focus our Senior Graduation Project on education differences between Ghana and America. We would spend three weeks as teaching assistants at Dhain Sheli Primary School in Tamale, Ghana. When we arrived in Tamale, we were greeted by our old friends and welcomed right back into our second home. We were immediately embraced by everyone at Sister Cities Tamale and so excited to finally be back. The purpose of our trip was to work as teaching assistants at Dahin Sheli Primary School. We would teach and observe classes to figure out the differences between the American and Ghanaian education system. We wanted to do this because during our June trip we had fallen in love with the school and its children. Our goal for our trip was also to develop a connection between Dahin Sheli’s teachers and students and our own. We brought with us over one hundred letters from students at our school and were able to collect even more from their students to bring home. Over the course of this school year we have established a pen pal relationship between the lower and middle school students at both schools. We also collected several e-mail addresses
from teachers there to bring to our teachers so they could communicate via e-mail about different teaching strategies and techniques. Not only did we get a lot out of our trip, but we were also able to extend its effects to both schools through the lasting exchanges created through email. Our hope is that in the future teachers and students from our sister schools will be able to come here and continue the exchange of knowledge.
On the first day of the year we were off to head back to our favorite country in the world, Ghana. Both of us had previously been in Ghana in June of 2008 for two weeks, and fell so in love with the country and its people that we just had to return. We wanted a reason to go back, and to work with Dahin Sheli Primary School. We decided to focus our Senior Graduation Project on education differences between Ghana and America. We would spend three weeks as teaching assistants at Dhain Sheli Primary School in Tamale, Ghana. When we arrived in Tamale, we were greeted by our old friends and welcomed right back into our second home. We were immediately embraced by everyone at Sister Cities Tamale and so excited to finally be back. The purpose of our trip was to work as teaching assistants at Dahin Sheli Primary School. We would teach and observe classes to figure out the differences between the American and Ghanaian education system. We wanted to do this because during our June trip we had fallen in love with the school and its children. Our goal for our trip was also to develop a connection between Dahin Sheli’s teachers and students and our own. We brought with us over one hundred letters from students at our school and were able to collect even more from their students to bring home. Over the course of this school year we have established a pen pal relationship between the lower and middle school students at both schools. We also collected several e-mail addresses 
from teachers there to bring to our teachers so they could communicate via e-mail about different teaching strategies and techniques. Not only did we get a lot out of our trip, but we were also able to extend its effects to both schools through the lasting exchanges created through email. Our hope is that in the future teachers and students from our sister schools will be able to come here and continue the exchange of knowledge. 
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This sounds amazing. Great job girls! It's people like you that keep Americans good people. You are both going to go places, and do things with the world. I have faith in that.
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Taylor
Building relationships with different cultures contributes to the betterment of all. Kudos girls!!!! They're should be more like you.
ReplyDeleteThanks so you heartily for your wonderful help to build the future of the school and that of the children. I feel happy about that and It is nice to feel and know that there are still good people like you in the world. If everybody was to be like this, i really don't think we will have been comfronted with lot of disputes - just to mentioned but a few. I have one brother and one sister attending this school and with regards to their performance i can strongly say the school is really hardworking and genuis and I know if this will continue it will lead to better future development and will produce some of the nation's future Assets. I hope this will eager you to do much within your ability to help the school and Surely, you will be greatly rewarded and you will be given a special place in heaven. I'm happy about that and I will be happy to have a penpal to so we can communicate and share ideas together. I'm a village person from Zeing and I lost both parents when i was just 4. I will like to have someone to talk and to speak with so gladly. I look forward to seeing more of your fruitful work.
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Regards, Rob