What is Study Gym?

Principles 

Study Gym is designed to encourage students of any age to develop the understanding and skills necessary to comprehend and learn information, to research for further information - in short, to become effective independent learners. When these necessary skills are missing students can face a mismatch between their expectations and the achievement reached. The conflict between the demands and skills produces anxiety and fear that all too often ends in avoidance, excuses and giving up.  

Study Gym for Students
We believe that everyone can improve their ability to learn, to grow in confidence and to achieve their potential. Our work at Study Gym is to promote confidence in our students, to reduce their anxieties and to encourage their development into successful people. Equally, educators need to ensure that their students learn effectively. Study Gym can train teachers, lecturers, trainers and instructors to use the same principles in their teaching to encourage effective lifelong learning in their students. 

By applying the principle that students need to be responsible for their own learning, we encourage our students to analyse their own methods of learning and develop new learning strategies to augment their existing approaches, giving them the confidence to accept the challenges of the new learning. By developing a vocabulary about learning, anxieties can be discussed and alternative approaches discovered. 

Study Gym is based on years of experience and on the latest research. We believe that active learning takes place when students can effectively manage and regulate their own learning.  They can adopt an effective learning strategy, confidently and accurately evaluate their work, and willingly accept help from others.