PreparED
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Pilot project: Lënster Lycée
I have been working at Lënster Lycée since September 2024 providing learning to learn workshops and study skills advice.
As part of the school's commitment to Orientation, they asked me to help prepare students in S5 to S7 for effective study, exam success and develop skills many will need when starting university.
This year has been all about experimentation: what do students want and need? What days and times are best to hold workshops? How do students' needs change at different times of year? What topics are they most interested in? Do they prefer to learn as a group or individually?
And most importantly.... how can we make students care about learning to learn and study skills?
You can read about the different modes of delivery we've tried below.
Modes of delivery
Lunchtime workshops
Voluntary 50-min lunchtime workshops for students from S5 to S7
Topics covered:
- Motivation
- Time management and planning
- The study cycle
- Study strategies
- Reading and note-taking
- Revision and memorisation
- Personal statements
Tutor time
Workshops delivered during tutor time for S1 - S6
Topics covered
- Organisation
- The study cycle
- Note-taking
- Time management
- Revision and recall
- GROW
- Personal statements and V`CVs
One-to-one sessions
Students from S5 to S7 could book a one-to-one session to ask for specific and personalised help.
The most frequent sessions have been:
- Time management and planning
- Study plan and strategies
In subject classes
Topics covered:
- Preparing for research and citations (English and German)
- The PEEx system for revision (Music)
- The study cycle (English)