how to be THAT student 🌱🍵🧘♀️
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5 sessions
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This series ended on August 7, 2025. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.
About
Your cozy guide to organising your life, building better study habits 📖 and becoming your most grounded, productive self 🌿. We’ll walk through how to reset your space 🪞, your mind 🪷, and your routine🌱 with simple, actionable steps you can start right away 🧾. Expect honest advice 💭, tools that actually work 🪴 (no toxicity ❎), open discussions 🦜 and overall chill vibes. Bring a notebook 📑, your favourite drink 🍵 and let’s get into it!
Tutored by
hiya! I’m leila, aspiring medic based in the uk right now and starting ib, trying to reach my full potential here on schoolhouse! Outside of school you could find me playing volleyball, or doing some mma and sometimes I’ll be behind the counter making coffees! Whether it’s to learn or teach, I’m excited to grow on this platform 🤎
Schedule
✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY
Everyone has their own lives and I get that, just quickly shoot me a message if you can't make it, otherwise I'll have to withdraw you after a couple unexcused absences!
SESSION 1
20
Jul
SESSION 1
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Other Topics
Sun 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTCJul 20, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM UTC
In this 30-minute session, we’ll guide you through resetting your environment, digital space, and mindset so you can approach your academic journey with clarity, focus, and intention. This session will be hands-on, with time for discussion, reflection, and practical steps you can start using right away!
What we’ll be doing:
❇️Icebreaker, Introduction & Mindset Check-In
Set an end goal/intention to reach when the session ends.
🧼Why a clean and organised environment helps mental clarity.
How to go about decluttering Your Physical Space
🍏How digital clutter affects productivity.
Clearing Your Digital Life
Useful tools/apps and methods on how to create a clean digital environment
💚Mental Reset & The Importance of Mental Decluttering
Brain dumping/ Problem dumping and tackling those problems
♻️Creating a Weekly Reset Routine to sustainably maintain habits
☘️Q&A, Reflection and any topics for next session!
SESSION 2
23
Jul
SESSION 2
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Other Topics
Wed 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM UTCJul 23, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
In this session, we’ll help you get a handle on how to use your time and energy wisely. We’ll dive into strategies for time management, balancing your tasks, and building habits that keep you productive without burning out. Expect practical techniques you can apply immediately and some thoughtful discussion on how to make time work for you!
❗Icebreaker, Introduction & Setting Your Intentions
We’ll kick things off with a light chat about where your time currently goes and set an intention for using your time better moving forward
⏰Time Management Strategies for Students
Learn about time-blocking, the Pomodoro technique, and how to schedule your week for productivity. We’ll also talk about balancing school, work, and personal time effectively
🥊 Energy Management: Working with Your Natural Rhythms
Understanding your body’s natural energy patterns and how to schedule tasks around when you’re most productive. We’ll discuss how rest, exercise, and nutrition play into sustaining energy throughout the day.
📅 Creating a Daily Schedule That Actually Works
How to build a flexible but effective daily schedule based on your priorities. We’ll walk through an example of a daily routine that allows room for both work and relaxation.
♨️Dealing with Distractions & Staying Focused
Tips for staying focused during study sessions and minimising distractions, including phone use, social media, and digital interruptions.
❓Q&A, Reflection and any topics for next session!
SESSION 3
25
Jul
SESSION 3
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Fri 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM UTCJul 25, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM UTC
Now that your space and schedule are in order, it’s time to build a study system that actually works for you. In this session, we’ll look at different methods to absorb and retain information more effectively, without cramming, stress, or overcomplicating things. Expect a calm but focused session where we explore what real, sustainable studying looks like.
⭐Icebreaker, Introduction & Mindset Check-In
Set an end goal/intention to reach when the session ends.
🧽Pre-Discussion on Toxic Study Culture
Before we dive into building good study systems, let’s take a moment to call out the pressure that comes from "aesthetic studying" and the hustle mentality we often see online.
🌕Choosing the Right Study Method for You
A breakdown of popular study methods like active recall, spaced repetition, blurting, and the Feynman technique, what they are, how they work, and how to know which one suits your learning style.
🌙How to Actually Remember What You Learn
Tips for memory retention and understanding... not just memorising, but really learning the material. Includes examples and tools to try during the session.
🔑Creating a Simple Study System
We’ll build a study plan that fits your real life not just blocks of what to do and when, how often to review, how to rotate subjects, and how to avoid falling behind without burning out.
⚡Focus, Motivation & Managing Study Fatigue
Discussion + strategies for staying consistent without exhausting yourself. How to study smarter, not longer and keep it sustainable over time.
🍋Q&A, Reflection and any topics for next session!
SESSION 4
3
Aug
SESSION 4
Other
Other
Sun 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM UTCAug 3, 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM UTC
In this session, I'll help you get clear on how to organise your notes, resources, and study tools so everything you need is in one place and easy to use. We’ll explore ways to organise your digital space, discover trustworthy study materials, and build a system that supports calm, consistent learning. Expect simple strategies, personalisation tips, and plenty of space to make it your own.
🔷 Icebreaker, Introduction & Setting Your Intentions
We’ll begin with a quick check-in on your current study setup and set a goal for what you’d like to feel more in control of by the end of the session.
🔷 Finding the Right Study Resources (Without Overwhelm)
You’ll learn how to choose materials that actually help you learn, from websites to videos to textbooks, without getting lost in too many tabs or tools.
🔷 Digital Organisation: Files, Notes & Apps
We’ll look at how to organise your folders, notes, and online study tools in a way that’s simple to use and easy to keep up with
🔷 Physical Organisation: Paper, Printouts & Study Space
You’ll explore small changes to make your physical notes, folders, and study setup more calm and clear, no insane stationery haul required
🔷 Creating a Personal Study Hub
We’ll build a system on Notion to organise your academic life
🔷 Study Kits & Tools That Actually Help
We’ll go over what tools are worth having nearby, and how to build a “study stack” that supports your focus and workflow, not distracts from it.
🔷 Q&A, Reflection and any topics for next session!
We’ll wrap up by sharing one small change you plan to make and open up space for questions, ideas, or anything you want to explore next time
SESSION 5
7
Aug
SESSION 5
Catchup
Catchup
Thu 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTCAug 7, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM UTC
💙 Catch-Up Speedrun: Past 4 Sessions in One Go
Missed the last few sessions? This catch-up is your speedrun to get up to date!
We’ll quickly go over everything from the last 4 sessions:
🔹 Clearing digital & physical space
🔹 Study techniques & habits that stick
🔹 Time management that works for you
🔹 Tools, apps & setting up your study hub
Come as you are, this is your space to reset, ask questions and leave feeling caught up and more in control 💬📘