Service Learning
Learning by doing in Ghana
Students who study abroad today are more interested in learning by doing, working in areas related to their academic interests and contributing to local communities.
Classes And Experience
Academic work connected to community settings
For students interested in participating in a service-learning program, the Aya Centre can arrange both the classes and the related internship experiences.
Ghana is an ideal location for this model of academic training because of its immense socio-economic challenges in health, education, environment, gender, youth, and many other areas.
Each placement should feel purposeful, respectful, and connected to the student's academic focus, with enough structure to support learning and enough immersion to make Ghana more than a classroom subject.
What Can Be Arranged
- Classroom instruction
- Related internship experiences
- Community-based learning opportunities
- Support across health, education, environment, gender, and youth themes
Immersion
Students learn what they are studying by doing it in the field.
Service learning connects academic interests with the realities, strengths, and community efforts students encounter in Ghana.