WHAT TO EXPECT FROM JUMPSTART?
JUMPSTART has traditionally provided the best learning environment through sessions that not only tackle course content, but also:
Emphasis on learning exam writing strategy and problem solving strategy
Creating an open and positive learning community among JUMPSTART students where students can work together and help each other
Providing tailored exam review sessions for each student’s professor expectations
Mentorship and general survival tips from our teachers who are also current students or alumni
In order to maintain and even further enhance what we traditionally provide for students, we have a guideline for our teachers in distributing class time. We are also opening up new channels of communication for our student body and our teaching team.
Class time breakdown
Lecture (Theory + Examples)
During this time, our teachers will go through focused course content and brief examples that are actually relevant to testing material (professors usually spend less than 20% of in-class time talking about relevant testing material). This portion will be recorded and we will have short videos detailing core concepts so that students can refer back to them any time after class. We also strongly encourage participation during this time as students are 5 times more likely to retain the information when they are actively engaged.
Small group challenges
The hardest part about e-learning is not being with others! Learning is always easiest and most effective when learning with others that are also interested in doing well. Many students feel intimidated to start doing questions themselves, but doing so in a small group (ex: 3 students) allows students to encourage each other (it’s a team effort!). This portion will be facilitated through online breakout rooms that will be seamlessly integrated into our live teaching sessions. Our teachers will be dropping in on each small group just like in a real life classroom!
Extra Practice + Q&A
This is where the ‘cherry on top’ value comes from JUMPSTART. We aim to tackle any ‘butterflies’ or ‘worries’ students may have during this time. This could go from super high level exam questions to just general questions about navigating through school studies, extracurricular activities, careers, or just life!
beyond the classroom
Traditionally students could always go to our classes early or stay a little bit later after class for additional help or for any questions. In order to maintain this and further enhance what we provide beyond class time, JUMPSTART is introducing:
HYBRID CLASS SCHEDULES
Our sessions will be broken into a combination of both in-person and virtual lessons. These will be determined by our instructors to ensure each class has a customized schedule to meet their needs. Typically the in-person lessons will be prior to important dates like exam dates and assignment due dates, while virtual lessons will occur during regular lesson times where students can benefit from not having to travel to the physical class and have the ability to refer back to electronic recordings if needed.
Weekly Help Sessions / Office Hours
Our teachers will be available each week to focus solely on any course related questions students may have. Students will be able to hop on our voice/video chat servers to chat with our teachers directly!
JUMPSTART Online Community Access
Students will be invited to our online community server where they can ask questions about school, extracurricular activities, career events. Our teaching team will all be on this community server to help out throughout the week! There will also be breakout rooms in our community servers where students can study together, or just hangout!
Registration
Click here to see our list of courses offered this semester.