Brookline Teacher Travels to Ghana with Primary Source

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Amy Neale, a library teacher at the Driscoll School, took a two-week trip to Ghana, sponsored by Primary Source. She was one of 21 teachers from across New England to participate in the tour hosted by the Watertown-based organization, which provides professional development and curriculum resources to K-12 teachers and schools.

Primary Source's mission is to promote global education by connecting educators to people and cultures around the world. Originally focused on China and inclusive U.S. history, the organization has expanded to include programming on Africa, East and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

Neale took her first course on China, and this year attended "Continuity and Change in West Africa." The seminar series provided an overview of the history, people and culture of Ghana. The Brookline Educational Foundation and the Adam Russell Gelfand Fellowship made Neale's trip possible.

Neale visited a village in the eastern region of Ghana known for its intricate Kente weavings, which offered a window into the world of traditional village life. In the Ashanti region, they visited another village known for its cloth production using adinkra symbols--an intricate system of images that the Akan people used to communicate their history and beliefs. In the Cape Coast region, a visit to slave castles left an indelible impression on everyone.

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Above: Neale donates books to a local village orphanage in Koforidua, Ghana.