Great experience, stay as long as you can

I was a little nervous about coming to Ghana before I arrived, but it turned out that there’s absolutely no need to worry. The Atlas team is super friendly and always there to help or answer questions. I only stayed for one month, but when it was time for me to leave, I really wished I could stay longer. Though if you do have time to extend your trip, the team is super flexible and usually it wouldn’t be a problem to stay longer than you originally intended to. I‘d recommend staying for at least two months, as time passes super quickly.
Regarding the school placements you are totally free to choose what you want to do and what you feel comfortable with, such as deciding what subjects and age groups you want to teach or if you prefer to do one-on-one tutoring in reading, Maths or English. Typically it’s easier to teach older children from 12 and onwards as the language barrier is much lower with them.
Usually you‘ll go to school until 1 or 3 pm each day and afterwards you have time to do activities with the friends you‘ll definitely make! I really enjoyed spending time with the other volunteers and there’s always something you‘ll do together, whether that’s going to the bar at night, swimming in the pool of the local hotel, exploring the nearby villages and so much more.
I‘m really glad I decided to volunteer in Ghana, it’s an unforgettable experience you shouldn’t miss out on :)