Success and School : Baobab Branch Educational Programmes
for Form 2 West Afraha High School Success and School
Who Are We? : Who Are We? what is Baobab Branch? An organization that builds the capcity of young people to excel in a world full of limitations
what we’re doing today : what we’re doing today 1) Talking about Success in Life
2) Talking about Success in School
what you can do to make a difference for yourself
What is key to Success? : What is key to Success? Knowing your goals
Knowing how to reach your goals
How do you Reach your Goals? : How do you Reach your Goals? report from Richard St. John
500 Interviews
7 years of research what leads to success in life? ...
1) Passion : 1) Passion Do it for LOVE not for MONEY
2) Work : 2) Work Nothing comes easy
3) Get Good : 3) Get Good To be successful, you have to choose what you want and get very good at it
practice, practice, practice
Gain all the skills.
4) Focus : 4) Focus Focus yourself on what matters most
5) Push : 5) Push You have to push push push yourself!
push through shyness
push through self-doubt
push through difficulty
6) Serve : 6) Serve If you want to help people or get rich, you need to find a way to serve other people
7) Ideas : 7) Ideas Create new ideas.
8) Persist : 8) Persist persist through failure, criticism, rejection, pressure
What leads to success? : What leads to success? Passion Work Get Good Focus Push Serve Ideas Persist
Success in School : Success in School what does it take to succeed?
Challenges of School : Challenges of School what’s hard about school?
4 Areas of School Life : 4 Areas of School Life
Classwork : Classwork 1) Determine class objectives
2) Engage your brain in the lesson
3) Ask good questions
Assignments : Assignments 1) Give yourself ample time
(start early!)
2) Don’t copy someone else’s work
Personal Study : Personal Study 1) Plan it in advance
2) Study when most alert
3) Avoid distractions
Exam Preparation : Exam Preparation 1) Plan your term with exams in mind
2) create time to practice answering exam questions
3) Review continually
Some Key Skills : Some Key Skills time management - know your priorities
- keep a calendar
- give yourself targets and goals
- reward yourself
Some Key Skills : Some Key Skills focused study - keep off the music
(unless you don’t speak the language)
- keep a clean, organized study space
- when you’re working, work 100%
Some Key Skills : Some Key Skills relationship management - maintain healthy relationships
- with family
- with friends
- with teachers
- if you’re dating...
Some Key Skills : Some Key Skills healthy ‘down time’ - sleep 8 hours a night
- don’t waste your time with TV
- read for fun
- be physically active
- join other activities, clubs, volunteer
Some Key Skills : Some Key Skills get support - work in teams
- give yourself opportunities
- ask for help
Baobab Branch : Baobab Branch where it fits in
What Matters to Us : What Matters to Us To engage young people in mind-changing experiences for academic, social and economic empowerment. Our Mission
Our Services : Our Services training
alternative education programme what we provide
Our Services : Our Services career path charting
tuition what we provide
Our Approach to Education : Our Approach to Education Positive
Relevant
Holistic
Individualized
Gossip on the Street : Gossip on the Street “Baobab has given me the confidence to ask questions and feel at ease during exams so that I can improve my scores!”
– Jacob, Age 16 what are students saying?
Gossip on the Street : Gossip on the Street “My studies with my teachers at Baobab have improved my grades and concentration in school. It also makes my mom happy to see that I am learning all my material.”
– Sara, Age 18 what are students saying?
How it’s Easily Affordable : How it’s Easily Affordable We fit financial capacity on a sliding scale
Where we Are : Where we Are Downtown Nakuru Interlink Building, 2nd Floor, rm. 20 Upcoming Services : Upcoming Services Young Adults career conference
1st -4th Dec 2010 at Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Holiday Tuition Program
Begins December 7th 2010
After school Tuition
ongoing 073.350.1213 072.470.7990
[email protected]
Questions from you : Questions from you ?
Slide 39: Be all you can be!