B4 History · Term 2, Week 8

Missionary Activities

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Curriculum details

Strand
Europeans in Ghana (Strand 3)
Sub-strand
Missionary Activities (3.3)
Content standard
B4.3.3.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of Europeans' engagement in other activities other than trade in Ghana
Indicator
B4.3.3.1.1 - Describe European missionary activities in Ghana
Suggested placement
Term 2, Week 8 (Week 20 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference
History Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 25

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry Route: Which European missionary society was the first to come to the Gold Coast? In which areas did they operate? What was their impact on the lives of Ghanaians?
1. Identify the missionary societies that came to Ghana (starting from the first to the last)
2. Locate places where they operated (e.g. Basel-Akuapem, Bremen-Peki etc)
3. Discuss Christianity and formal education as some of the major impacts of European presence in Ghana
4. Show and discuss video/documentary of European activities in Ghana
5. Discuss other activities they engaged in (trade, vocational training centres, health facilities, development of alphabets for some local languages and translation of the Bible into local languages)
6. Debate the effects of European activities in Ghana