Another year, the same initiative but with a different approach: Jump the Trail. This initiative was instituted to facilitate studies for students who trailed some of their courses during the academic year. The main mode of assisting such students is through peer-to peer-tutoring.
Over the years, this mode of assistance after the year’s academic teaching has proved agile. It has helped many of such students to not only clear their backlog of papers but also served to build confidence, courage and motivation, providing a direct path to regaining control and self-belief.
The initiative this year featured thirty (30) facilitators acting as teachers and external versions of the confident, courageous inner voice for over four hundred (400) students which included those from Rx27 to Rx30 (Year 4 to Year1). With stark likelihood to previous years, Jump the Trail involved both online and in-person tutorials with most students opting for the online tutorials.
In contrast to former years, however, the in-person tutorials involved sessions of ‘questions review’ with the students. The questions included either past questions or questions set by the facilitators themselves. This enabled the facilitators easily locate the weaknesses of these students which aided in their guidance and delivery.
This initiative demonstrated significant impact and exceptional relevance, achieving key milestones in over 70% of its courses – a success that can be attributed directly to the facilitators’ mastery of their subjects and their passionate commitment. The continuity and ongoing excellence of Jump the Trail underscores the administration’s deep commitment to serving its members, ensuring this vital support remains a cornerstone of our academic community.
Reported by:
Mariam Pinaman Agyemang