Two School of Innovation (SOI) teachers have been selected to participate in a summer program in Ghana.
Ms. Sarah Negash and Ms. Lenore Teevan will take part in the OHIO Fulbright-Hays Group Project Abroad in Ghana Program beginning in June. The goal of the program is for educators to engage in experiential learning by traveling to a new country and developing a curriculum project based on the information, perspectives and materials that are gathered, intertwining African culture with the educator’s subject area and classroom.
The group will travel for a month and learn about Ghana's culture, language, history, politics and society, as well as focus on the connections between Ghana and Ohio.
Last summer, Ms. Negash participated in the Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad program in Thailand.
“This experience was so rich professionally and personally and inspired me to apply for this opportunity to travel to Ghana,” Negash said. “Based on my time in Thailand, I developed a curriculum project that I then submitted to the U.S. Department of Education and Fulbright Commission as a resource for other educators to use. I will teach this unit about informative writing related to Thailand’s sustainability efforts this spring. I am looking forward to developing a new and engaging unit tied to my experiences in Ghana.”
Ms. Teevan, a biology teacher at SOI, is ambitious to learn how Ghanians are mitigating the effects of climate change.
“We have meetings scheduled with local environmental justice NGOs and national youth development NGOs,” she said. “I look forward to hearing from a multitude of voices on this topic.”
This program is offered by the Ohio University Center for International Studies and funded through the U.S. Department of Education's Fulbright program.
Congratulations to Ms. Negash & Ms. Teevan! What a great opportunity!