Hi! I am writing on behalf of the Ryerson Early Childhood Education (ECE) students who are apart of this project. During our stay in Ghana we are consulted on the classroom space as well as we teach in the classroom with teachers and review the curriculum documents used.
The school is in rough shape but the students and teachers come everyday with a smile. The classroom supplies are in desperate need of replacing but it is surprising what you can make do with what you have. The teachers have been warm and welcoming. They are excited for us to be here and are always asking us to show them new ways of doing things in the classroom. The children are taught in the classical rows of desks and chalkboard technique, which isn’t the most optimal way to teach kindergarten children.
One thing I noticed that interested me is the new workbooks the children have. They receive new workbooks every year, which were created in partnership with the Ministry of Education in Ghana as well as George W. Bush’s African Education Initiative. Looks like he did something right in office!
Apologies for the long post, I will report again later. By the way, the pictures shown are of the old kindergarten building, Melanie Mendes reading a story and myself teaching doing a review of numbers with the children. The other ECE student, Vathsala Sinnarajah will be featured in our next post.
Patrick Molicard-Chartier
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