Davidson in Ghana

Summer Program in Kumasi

Nicole teaching at the Sankofa School

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100622-posterNicole’s been busy at a small school, as she’s written about earlier on this site.

Mackenzie and Kelly visited with Nicole this day, to film some of Nicole’s experiences so that she can build-up the awareness of the Sankofa school’s activities. Nicole distributed notebooks to the older students, who wrote shorts essays about themselves. She has pictures of them to include with their journal entries.
http://vimeo.com/12908906

100622-Sankofa from thefieldworker on Vimeo.

Comments

  1. Nicole, I think I saw the little girl who licked me!
    What a beautiful video.
    Missing Ghana,
    Atta Mame

About the Program

The Davidson in Ghana program was started in 1996 by Professor Nancy J. Fairley in the Department of Anthropology. It is held every other year during the summer, based out of the University of Cape Coast. Professor Helen Cho is the Program Director; the 2016 Resident Director is Professor Laurian Bowles.

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The Dean Rusk International Studies Program embodies Davidson's belief that knowledge of other cultures and of the social, economic, political, and scientific forces that shape our world are integral to a liberal arts education. Incorporating the offices of study abroad, international student services, and travel grants and programming, we work to give a global dimension to every aspect of a student's education.
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