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song called ‘Big Dreamer’ sung by TFBoys. it offers student volunteers the opportunity
Follow up next, a meditation session, to further deepen their understanding of
videos to help empower students with the subjects they are teaching. It also allows
more motivation to study are presented. student volunteers a unique perspective of
TALKS
Former participants of the Programme are learning from a teacher’s position, while
also invited to share their success stories. also letting them learn valuable skills in
communication. Both sides are able to

The actual PLP programme happens learn at the same time. TALKS
after school hours. Both students and
volunteers are required to stay back after While all volunteers have their
school once a week, for the duration of respective students to help, it is also not
one hour where they are free to ask their uncommon for volunteers to team up and

volunteer-in-charge questions about teach together. Many find it much more
their schoolwork or upcoming tests. The efficient to have two students of differing
volunteers do their best to help the students abilities complement each other instead of

with any problems they might have. struggling alone. Teamwork is dreamwork,
as they say!
As one of the volunteers myself, I
find this programme extremely helpful to In a nutshell, this is a programme
both the student and the volunteer. When designed to aid students in ways only other

a student does not grasp the concept students can. Everyone has their own ways
they are being taught in class due to an of learning that are most effective for
unfamiliarity with either the subject or the themselves, and yet in a class of not less

teacher’s teaching style, they are more likely than 30, most teachers are unable to give
to understand with the aid of a student individual care to all their students. With
volunteer that is closer to their age and this programme, it is hoped that students
more able to glean what it is exactly that will be able to find the help they need and
they do not understand. At the same time, thus improve their academic performances.

Reported by: Tan Ginny SR3B
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