Tag: Academic Peer Mentoring

Helping others succeed is something that greatly interests me. Architecture lends itself to a very social environment where the studio culture allows everyone to help … Read more

To me, being a mentor was an opportunity to give back to others by using my experiences and the things I learnt to motivate and … Read more

I am both a mentor and mentee, thus experiencing both sides to the Academic Peer Mentoring (APM) programme. I did not have a mentor in … Read more

Despite the vast array of information available to a student, there is no substitute for the wisdom gained through experience. Often the conception of a … Read more

As a mature international student in my first year, I was keen to accept help in any form to ease the transition into life as … Read more

Having been a part of the mentoring scheme as a mentor for two years and a mentee for three, I have been able to appreciate … Read more

I was first introduced to the Academic Peer Mentoring scheme in my first year at the Kent School of Architecture, and was assigned a third … Read more

Stage 5 – MArch “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William Arthur Ward During my … Read more

Stage 4 – MArch Last year I mentored a number of Stage 3 students. The first point that struck me about the Academic Peer Mentoring … Read more

The Academic Peer Mentoring (APM) scheme, run by the Student Learning Advisory Service in partnership with academic schools, is designed to improve students’ academic performance … Read more