Airfield School

After a few days in Kpando, Karly and I drove with Forson and Geshon to Ho, the capitol village of the Volta Region. There we reconvened with the other 14 volunteers only to learn about many unfortunate events that had taken place as they toured the greater Accra area (Capecoast and Kakum)... from inclement weather conditions to late nights with difficulty finding a place to eat and/or sleep, Karly and I were again grateful to have had the experiences with did at the school thus far.

In Ho, we visited a school on the outskirts of the village that Ellen has been working with for a while now. The Airfield school is built on what was to be an air strip. For years now, there has been no movement in the direction of building an airport, so the school leaders have been in the process of working with the community leaders to gain permission to actually build a school. Currently the classrooms are essentially open air sections with little to no separation between rooms, protected by roofs made of lashed coconut tree leaves. When it rains, the ground is so soft that it's nearly impossible to move around the school grounds without sinking in the mud. Nonetheless, its a beautiful setting, and they have made great progress in making the school what it is today. They are motivated to learn regardless of their given circumstances.

We were greeted warmly by the community and school leaders, parents and children. They performed a traditional dance and expressed their graditude for our visit.

While Ellen met with the community and school leaders regarding the building of the school, we taught decopaging art lessons to the children in their various classrooms.

After completing the art projects, Avery shared wooden airplanes with all the students. They assembled their planes and flew them in the field. They had such a great time!

They then offered us delicious cocunut milk and bananas before we departed to make our way back to Kpando before dark.