Applications for the 2025 program are now open!

Program Dates: Cohort 1 June 27 – July 10 and Cohort 2 July 18- July 31, 2025

Program Cost: The 2025 program will cost $3200 for workshops, hotel accommodations, travel within Ghana, some meals and other expenses across the 14 day program. With guidance from the institute, participants will be additionally responsible for the cost of their visa applications, trip insurance and airfares to and from Ghana. Financial aid may be available to participants who qualify.

Application Deadline: March 3, 2025

Deposit: Accepted applicants will be asked to submit a deposit of $500 within 2 weeks of their acceptance letter. If unforeseen circumstances cause the program to be cancelled, this deposit will be fully refunded.

Additional requirements: After the trip's conclusion, participants will be asked to create and share a lesson plan, unit, or other action plan that integrates content and lessons from the program for use in classrooms or learning communities. Participants will have shared access to those materials..

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SAMPLE ITINERARY

Day 1: Arrival / Travel Day: Arrive Kotoka International Airport, Accra Ghana. Upon your arrival at Kotoka International Airport, a representative will meet you and transport you to your hotel, followed by orientation and cohort introductions. Accommodations: Accra

Day 2: Welcome & Orientation (Akwaaba)

  1. Plenary: Introduction to Ghanaian Culture, (Tomreik Hotel Conference Center) Presented by: Prof. Pashington Obeng, Director of Education and Culture, PAHW Museum

  2. Ga Welcoming and Naming Ceremony (East Legon House). Conducted by Ga Chiefs and Elders.  Entertainment by Accra College of Education Dancers and Drummers

  3. Plenary: Formal and Informal Education in Ghana (University of Ghana, Legon). Presented By: Dr. Sylvanus Kwashie Kuwor, African Studies Dept, Legon

    Accommodations: Accra


    Day 3: Ghanaian Identity

  1. Plenary: From Disability to Ability (East Legon House). Presented By: Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame

  2. Workshop: Exploring Ghanaian Identity Through Dance and Movement Systems (University of Ghana, Legon). Presented By: Kofi Anthonio, Sena Atsugah, and E.B. Awuah (Dept of Dance and Performance, University of Ghana, Legon)

  3. Transportation to Cape Coast / Elmina Region via Bus, Central Province, Ghana

     Accommodations: Elmina

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Day 4: Slave Fortresses and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

  1. Tour St. Georges Castle (Slave Fortress), Elmina

  2. Tour Cape Coast Castle (Slave Fortress), Cape Coast

  3. Workshop: Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

    Presented By: Tete Cobblah, Witness Tree Institute of Ghana

    Accommodations: Elmina


    Day 5: Kakum National Park

  1. Tour: Canopy Walk, Kakum National Park

  2. Workshop: Introduction to Nature Journaling, Kakum National Park

    Presented By: David Duane, Witness Tree Institute of Ghana

  3. Tour: Crocodile Pond, Hans Botel

    Accommodations: Elmina


Day 6: Donkor Nsuo

  1. Tour Slave River / Donkor Nsuo Site, Assin Manso

  2. Transportation via bus to Kumasi, Asante Province, Ghana

    Accommodations: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & o (KNUST) Technology & Engineering Guest House, Kumasi


Day 7: Asante Culture

  1. Tour Asante Museum and Manhyia Palace Museum, Kumasi

  2. Workshop: Music, Proverbs, and Royalty. Seminar presented by Agya Koo Nimo

    Accommodations: KNUST Technology & Engineering Guest House, Kumasi


Day 8: Asante Craft Villages

  1. Tour Bonwire Kente Weaving Center, Bonwire

  2. Tour & Workshop: Adinkra Village, Ntonso

  3. Transportation via bus to Kofuridua, Eastern Province, Ghana

    Accommodations: Koforidua


Day 9: Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG)

  1. Tour CRIG and Workshop: Cocoa Stories and Economic Matters, CRIG, Tafo

    Presented By: Michael Owusu-Manu, Dep. Director Ghana Cocoa Board

  2. Transportation via Bus to Akropong, Eastern Province, Ghana

Accommodations: Akropong


Day 10: Medicinal Plants and Conservation in Ghana

  1. Tour and Workshop: Ananse Akuraa (The Spider’s Village) Botanical Gardens and Nature Preserve.  Mampong. Presented by Prof. Kofi Asare Opoku

  2. Transportation to Accra via Bus

  3. Workshop: Why We Dance (University of Ghana, Legon) Presented By: Dr Jennies Darko, University of Ghana, Legon

    Accomodations: Accra

Day 11: Accra College of Education (AcCE) and School Visits

  1. Plenary: Role of Arts in Ghanaian Culture and Education.  (Faculty Room of Accra College of Education).

    Presented By: Elizabeth Aikens, Vice-Principle of the Accra College of Education

  2. Seminar/ Dialogue between WTIG Participants and Accra College of Education Faculty.

  3. Classroom Visits & Lessons:  AcCE Primary Demonstration School and AcCE Demonstration Jr High

  4. Workshop: Teaching Life Through Adinkra Designs (Adinkra Batik Print Workshop). Presented By: Mrs. Margaret Asabea Anakwa, AcCE Home Economics Department

    Accommodations: Accra


Day 12: Central Accra City Tour

  1. Tour W.E.B. Dubois Center for Pan-African Studies.  Visit Museum and Gravesite.

  2. Visit Omanye House Artist Gallery

  3. Visit Black Star Square

  4. Visit Arts and Crafts Central Market (shopping)

  5. Tour Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Museum

    Accommodations: Accra


Day 13: Royal Audience

  1. Audience with Paramount Chief of Akuapem, Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akufoo III, (Palace, Akropong)

  2. WTIG Celebration and Closing Ceremonies- WTIG Participants, WTIG Faculty, WTIG Staff

    Accommodations: Accra


Day 14: Travel Day

  1. Final Reflections and Sharing “I am From” Poem or A Letter To My Ancestors

  2. Transportation to Kotoka International Airport for Departing Flights


Each day will have scheduled times for meals as well as group discussions and reflection. Anticipated itinerary subject to change.