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Learn through Ghana. Discover through doing.
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Arrive in Ghana on Tuesday morning, and depart early Wednesday morning.
This program combines Ghanaian history with school exchange, agriculture, environmental learning, community engagement, and entrepreneurship. Students will connect classroom subjects with places, people, and practical experiences, while maintaining time for transportation, meals, and rest.
This Kingdom Africa Tours experience will immerse NYC high school students in Ghana through educational exploration, leadership development, and entrepreneurial and economic learning. School exchanges, agricultural experiences, language sessions, and environmental activities will provide opportunities for direct participation, while joint projects with Ghanaian peers encourage curiosity, shared learning, and lasting connections.
Through collaborative challenges, students will strengthen communication, teamwork, responsibility, and cultural understanding by practising attentive listening, shared decision making, and following through on commitments. Visits with Ghanaian entrepreneurs, traders, artisans, and producers will introduce students to local livelihoods and commerce, with practical activities exploring how products are created, marketed, and sold while supporting participating businesses through agreed workshops and purchases.
What students do
- School-to-school exchange. Join Ghanaian peers for shared lessons and discussions. Investigate a topic together, such as school life, food systems or environmental care.
- Cocoa and agriculture. Meet a participating farmer or producer, follow a product's journey and explore the work and decisions behind it.
- Language, food and culture. Practise local greetings and join a cooking or cultural learning session led by a host from the community.
- Environmental discovery. Explore a suitable habitat with a guide and contribute to an established learning or conservation activity.
This trip highlights
Ghana, West Africa
On March 6, 1957, Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah. Previously known as the Gold Coast, the country became a powerful symbol of African freedom and self determination. Its independence demonstrated that Africans could organize politically, challenge colonial authority, and take responsibility for governing their own nation.
Ghana's achievement carried significance far beyond its borders. Nkrumah understood national independence as part of a larger movement for African liberation and unity. In 1958, Ghana hosted the Conference of Independent African States, bringing African leaders together to strengthen cooperation and oppose continuing colonial domination. Ghana became an important meeting place for the ideas and relationships shaping Africa's political future. After gaining independence, many other African countries followed suit, leading to a free Africa.
The moment also connected Africa's liberation struggles with the American civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King attended Ghana's independence celebrations in 1957. King recognized parallels between Ghana's pursuit of political freedom and the struggle for racial equality in the United States, later drawing lessons from the experience in his speeches and sermons.
For students visiting Ghana, learning this history gives greater meaning to the country's monuments and national symbols. It creates an opportunity to examine how leadership, collective action, and political participation can transform a society. Ghana's importance rests not simply in when it became independent, but in how its achievement helped inspire others to pursue freedom.
Cocoa Farming
Cocoa is one of Ghana's most important agricultural exports, supporting farming livelihoods and connecting the country to the global chocolate industry. This visit helps students understand how agriculture, international trade, and everyday consumer products are connected.
Future of Africa
Future of Africa, or FOA, located in Adjiringanor, Accra, is a Ghanaian nonprofit organization that helps children and young people living on Accra's streets move toward safety, education, employment, and independent adulthood. Founded by TK Mawuli Azaglo as a university initiative in 2008, it registered in Ghana in 2011 and began its street outreach work in Accra in 2015. Its Norviwo Community Centre provides accommodation, care, and a supportive learning environment. Through an approximately four-year pathway, participants receive help with physical and emotional recovery, family reconnection where appropriate, academic education, vocational training, and preparation for employment. Training opportunities include hairdressing, carpentry, automotive repairs, fashion design, catering, and beadwork, supported by mentorship, internships, financial literacy, and guidance toward independent living.
The organization addresses youth homelessness arising from varied circumstances, including poverty, neglect, abuse, and family instability. For students participating in Kingdom Africa Tours, an educational visit would demonstrate how housing, education, wellbeing, and employment opportunities work together to help vulnerable young people build stable futures.
Sidalco Group of Companies
Sidalco Group of Companies, located on Tema Highway, is a major Ghanaian business group led by Dr. Gifty Lamptey, with interests in agricultural inputs, petroleum distribution, construction, concrete production, and real estate. Its agricultural business supplies fertilizers and other products used by cocoa and other crop farmers, connecting the company's work with Ghana's farming economy.
For students participating in Kingdom Africa Tours, a visit offers an opportunity to understand how agriculture connects with science, trade, employment, and business development. Discussions can explore how companies support farmers, develop products, and create career opportunities, while introducing students to Ghanaian enterprise and women's business leadership.
University of Ghana, Legon — School of Business
The University of Ghana is one of Ghana's leading public universities and an established institution within African higher education. Founded in 1948, it offers a broad range of studies across the humanities, sciences, health sciences, and education, supported by teaching and research. Its main campus at Legon in Accra is home to the University of Ghana Business School, providing a setting for students to explore higher education, entrepreneurship, leadership, and the role of business in national development.
For students participating in Kingdom Africa Tours, the university tour will be conducted by Professor Dr. Obi Damoah Berko, Director of Organisation and Human Resource Management. The visit will include a campus introduction and discussions with faculty and student representatives about university life, academic pathways, career aspirations, and business challenges. The experience would help students connect their high school studies with future educational and employment opportunities while gaining insight into Ghana's higher education system. All presentations and interactions would require advance arrangements with the university.
Republic of Ghana National Youth Authority
Ghana's Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment works through the National Youth Authority. The Ministry oversees youth policy and participation in governance, while the Authority's mandate includes civic responsibility, leadership, and international youth exchange. These responsibilities make them suitable prospective partners for this experience.
The experience, led with National Board Member Suallah Anas Suwari, would introduce students to the role of young people in politics, democratic governance, public policy, and community leadership. Through direct conversations and a collaborative policy exercise, students would explore how youth can influence decisions, hold leaders accountable, and contribute to their communities before they are eligible to vote or seek public office.
Redemption House
Redemption House is a multi-purpose air-conditioned event hall located on Sasso Street, East Legon.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 TuesdayArrival, Recovery, and Welcome to Ghana
- 7:00 AM Morning arrival at Accra International Airport. Students complete immigration, collect their luggage, and meet the Kingdom Africa Tours team.
- 9:00 AM Transfer to Redemption House for welcome breakfast and trip orientation.
- 11:45 AM Transfer to Loxwood Hotel for rest and recuperation.
- 8:00 PM Transfer to the welcome dinner catered by Jarden D'Eden Restaurant.
Students begin adjusting to their host environment and establish personal learning goals. Each student starts a field journal to record observations, questions, and discoveries throughout the journey.
Day 2 WednesdayAccra Historical Tour and Ghanaian Independence
- 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast.
- 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Attendance check and coach boarding.
- 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Transfer to Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park.
- 9:45 AM – 11:30 AM Guided visit to the memorial park and museum. Students explore Ghana's independence movement, Kwame Nkrumah's leadership, Pan-Africanism, and connections between African liberation and the American civil rights movement.
- 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Restrooms, hydration, and boarding.
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Transfer to Independence Square and guided interpretation of its national symbols and historical significance.
- 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM Transfer to the beachfront lunch venue.
- 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM Group beachfront lunch experience.
- 3:15 PM – 4:45 PM Guided visit to the W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Centre for Pan-African Culture in Accra. Students explore Du Bois's life, his contributions to civil rights, and his role in the Pan-African movement, and examine connections between African American history and Ghana's significance as a place of cultural identity, intellectual exchange, and solidarity.
- 4:45 PM – 7:30 PM Transfer to the hotel for rest and supervised personal time.
- 7:30 PM Transfer to dinner.
- 7:45 PM Dinner.
Ghana's independence on March 6, 1957, became an influential symbol of African self determination. Students connect this history with leadership, citizenship, national identity, and the responsibilities accompanying freedom.
Day 3 ThursdayLabone Senior High School Exchange — School to Career Pathways Project
- 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast catered by Jarden D'Eden Restaurant.
- 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Attendance check and coach boarding at Loxwood Hotel.
- 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Transfer to Labone Senior High School aboard the Most Love Transportation coach.
- 9:45 AM – 10:15 AM Welcome and student introductions. Labone teachers introduce the school's academic environment and the School to Career Pathways Project. Ghanaian and NYC students form mixed teams and select a career field to investigate, including healthcare, technology, agriculture, business, education, or engineering.
- 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Student dialogue and career investigation. Students discuss their ambitions and compare how young people prepare for their chosen careers in Ghana and the United States. Using structured worksheets, teams identify relevant school subjects, further education or vocational training, essential skills, and potential barriers. Participating teachers help students check information and identify questions requiring further research.
- 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Refreshment and restroom break.
- 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM Career pathways workshop. Each team creates a career pathway poster and a practical action checklist explaining the chosen profession, educational requirements, useful skills, and steps students can take while still in high school. Teams highlight similarities and differences between the two countries.
- 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Lunch catered in partnership with Labone Senior High School. Students continue informal conversations with their Ghanaian peers and accompanying teachers.
- 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM Team presentations and project handover. Teams share their findings through brief presentations and a display walkthrough. The completed posters form a School to Career exhibition for Labone. KAT photographs the materials to prepare a shared digital copy for both schools.
- 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM Closing reflection and acknowledgments. Each student identifies one practical step toward a personal career goal. Teachers and student representatives receive the completed project materials.
- 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM Attendance check, coach boarding, and return transfer to Loxwood Hotel in East Legon.
- 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Rest and supervised personal time.
- 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dinner catered by Jarden D'Eden Restaurant.
This exchange connects classroom learning with university, vocational, and employment opportunities. Working together, Ghanaian and NYC students develop research, communication, teamwork, and leadership skills while gaining a clearer understanding of how to turn career ambitions into practical next steps.
Labone receives a student-created career pathways exhibition, and both groups receive a digital record of the completed materials. Each student leaves with a personal career action checklist.
KAT will provide worksheets, poster materials, markers, and printing. Labone will provide a teacher coordinator and a suitable display location.
Day 4 FridaySidalco Business Visit and Young Entrepreneurs Program
- 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast.
- 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Attendance check and boarding.
- 8:15 AM – 10:00 AM Transfer to Sidalco Group of Companies along the Tema Motorway corridor.
- 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Educational business engagement at Sidalco. Students receive an introduction to the group's activities in agricultural inputs, fertilizer, petroleum distribution, construction, and real estate. Discussions explore how businesses support cocoa farmers, develop products, manage operations, and create employment.
- 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Transfer to Noble House Restaurant, East Legon.
- 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Group lunch.
- 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM Transfer to Redemption House, Sasso Street, East Legon, including arrival and seating.
- 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM Young Entrepreneurs Program. Ghanaian entrepreneurs present their businesses and explain the needs they address, customers they serve, costs they manage, and challenges they encounter. Students ask questions, assess how businesses create value, and participate in a short enterprise exercise addressing a school or community need.
- 6:00 PM – 6:15 PM Return transfer to Loxwood Hotel.
- 8:00 PM Dinner.
Sidalco introduces students to established Ghanaian enterprise and the relationship between agriculture, industry, and employment. The afternoon program connects these lessons with the experiences of emerging entrepreneurs and practical business development.
Day 5 SaturdayCocoa Farming and Environmental Discovery
- 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Breakfast.
- 7:45 AM – 8:00 AM Attendance check and boarding.
- 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM Journey to Tetteh Quarshie Cocoa Farm at Mampong Akuapem, including a comfort stop where needed.
- 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Guided cocoa learning experience. Students explore cocoa cultivation, harvesting, fermentation, drying, and the journey from cocoa beans to chocolate.
- 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM Transfer to Aburi Botanical Gardens.
- 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Catered group lunch.
- 1:45 PM – 3:00 PM Guided environmental discovery session. Students observe plant diversity, habitats, shade, and soil protection, completing a field activity connecting environmental health with agriculture.
- 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Restrooms and boarding.
- 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM Return transfer to Loxwood Hotel.
- 5:15 PM – 6:30 PM Rest.
- 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM Dinner, including an introduction to selected Ghanaian ingredients and their agricultural origins.
Cocoa supports farming livelihoods and connects Ghana with the global chocolate industry. The farm and botanical garden experiences help students understand the relationships among food production, international trade, biodiversity, and environmental stewardship.
Day 6 SundayCape Coast Castle and African Diaspora History
- 5:15 AM – 5:45 AM Early breakfast.
- 5:45 AM – 6:00 AM Attendance check and boarding.
- 6:00 AM – 11:00 AM Journey to Cape Coast, including a scheduled comfort stop and traffic allowance.
- 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM Restrooms, hydration, and introductory briefing.
- 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Guided visit to Cape Coast Castle and its museum. Students examine the transatlantic slave trade, the experiences of enslaved Africans, and historical connections between West Africa, the Americas, and the Caribbean.
- 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Quiet reflection and questions with teachers and the guide.
- 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Group lunch in Cape Coast at Coconut Grove Beach Resort. African dance lessons, drumming lessons, and learning local greetings in the Twi language.
- 5:00 PM Boarding for return to Accra.
- 8:00 PM onward Dinner and rest. Meal service will follow the group's arrival.
Cape Coast Castle provides a setting for examining slavery, human rights, historical evidence, and African diaspora identity. Time for reflection allows students to process the experience thoughtfully.
Day 7 MondayFuture of Africa Community Learning and Service
- 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast.
- 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM Journal work and preparation for the community engagement.
- 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Boarding and transfer to Future of Africa's Norviwo Community Centre in Adjiringanor.
- 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Introduction to Future of Africa's work with children and young people experiencing homelessness. Staff explain how accommodation, wellbeing, education, vocational preparation, and employment support contribute to long-term stability.
- 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM First supervised community project session. Students contribute to an educational activity directed by Future of Africa's staff and shaped around the organization's priorities.
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch catered in partnership with Future of Africa.
- 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Continue and complete the community project.
- 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM Closing discussion, review of the contribution, and acknowledgments.
- 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Return transfer to Loxwood Hotel.
- 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Rest and supervised personal time.
- 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Dinner.
Students investigate how housing, education, personal support, and employment preparation work together to improve opportunities for vulnerable young people. The experience emphasizes dignity, attentive listening, and service guided by community priorities.
Day 8 TuesdayYouth in Politics, University Exposure, and Closing Program
- 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast.
- 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM Attendance check and boarding.
- 8:15 AM – 9:45 AM Transportation to the civic leadership engagement venue.
- 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM Arrival, restrooms, and seating.
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Welcome and introduction to youth participation in Ghana's government and public life. The engagement with the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment and the National Youth Authority will be led by Suallah Anas Suwari.
- 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM Nonpartisan dialogue with Ghanaian youth leaders. Discussion addresses public service, policy influence, ethical leadership, accountability, and ways young people can contribute to their communities.
- 11:15 AM – 11:30 AM Refreshment and restroom break.
- 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Student civic action exercise. Ghanaian and NYC students work together to develop a practical response to a shared concern, such as educational access, youth employment, or community sanitation.
- 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM Student presentations and closing remarks.
- 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM Attendance check and boarding.
- 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Transfer to the University of Ghana, Legon.
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Catered group lunch at the university.
- 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM University of Ghana Business School visit led by Professor Obi Damoah Berko, Head of the Department of Organisation and Human Resource Management. Students receive a campus introduction and engage with faculty and student representatives about university life, academic pathways, leadership, entrepreneurship, and career preparation.
- 5:00 PM Return transfer to Loxwood Hotel.
- 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Rest and final packing.
- 8:00 PM Farewell dinner and student reflections. Students share significant discoveries and identify how they will apply their learning after returning to New York City.
The civic exchange introduces students to participation in public decision making. The university visit connects leadership and enterprise with higher education, helping students consider how their studies can prepare them for future service and employment.
Day 9 WednesdayEarly Morning Departure
- Scheduled Airport transfer. The group departs Loxwood Hotel according to the international flight schedule, allowing time for transportation and arrival at the airport at least three hours before departure.
Times are a guide. Dates, travel time and host availability shape the final plan.
Hotel, meals & transport
Accommodation will be at Loxwood Hotel in East Legon.
Breakfast and dinner will be group catered by Jarden D'Eden Restaurant, East Legon. Lunch venues include Dsktct 24, popularly known as District 24, in East Legon; Noble House Restaurant in East Legon; and one unforgettable lunch experience at Afrikiko Beach House Resort in Osu.
Most Love Transportation, Accra, will provide a 50-seat air-conditioned coach with WiFi.
A joint student resource, useful learning material or a contribution agreed with an educational or environmental partner.
A field journal, shared exhibition, recipe collection or project presentation that turns the journey into learning others can share.
School exchange and practical learning form the core; selected farms, workshops and field visits support the group's subject interests.
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