School outside the classrooms-My School and How it’s Different From All Schools

I’ve thought of many ways to engage in this contest without stepping out of the subject matter. After writing this, I just realized that the reason why it took me a long time to figure out what to write is because I wasn’t thinking the right way.

my group and I on our way back to our community after harvesting cassava from our land lady’s farm

The thing is, in the context of architecture and infrastructure, I don’t think my school can make it to the top 100 schools in my country. It’s not uncommon to see people refer to my university as a secondary school when they are talking in the context of infrastructure. If you compare the University for Development Studies (UDS) to the University of Ghana in terms of infrastructure, no one will blame you if you say UDS is a developing elementary school.

In fact, even me as an old student of the University for Development Studies(UDS )will not recommend the school to any student who is a big fan of infrastructure. In summer, during afternoon lectures, students are encouraged to come to lectures with two or more handkerchiefs, the reason is that it’ll take only 20 minutes light out to turn the whole lecture hall into a baking oven, a room temperature that can boil an egg and fry yam. which happens frequently.

Well, the fact that UDS is a university of infrastructure Maguire does not limit its ability to transpire and aspire as one of the best Universities in Ghana that inspires the lives of many students in the country and beyond.

In terms of educational curriculum and its impact on students, UDS can be the best most diverse, and unique institution in Ghana and beyond. Our popular Third Trimester Field Practical Program (TTFPP) stands out when we are discussing academic research excellence and experience.

TTFPP is my favorite thing about UDS. During TTFPP, students of the university from different faculties and departments are sent in groups to rural communities in other regions of the country very far away from the school, to live, study, and research about the various communities they are sent to.

These rural communities lack basic social amenities such as water, toilet facilities, proper schools, and most importantly electricity.

data collection in my TTFPP community

Here, the students have about 60 days to collect data on the demographical structure of the community including the population, ethnicity, number of households and size, the social amenities available in the community, and the land topography, soil types, and vegetation.

this is me bonding and slightly pressing a fine girl in my group

During these periods, supervisors from the university visit the students unexpectedly to assess student's residence and work attitudes.

Students are expected to work interdependently among themselves and the community leaders to create a comprehensive report on the various tasks they were given which they’ll present to a group of coordinators and supervisors from the university at the end of the trimester in the community.

TTFPP is the best thing that happened to me at UDS. My favorite thing about UDS TTFPP is that during the program, every student is challenged to learn a great deal of proactivity, interdependent teamwork and most importantly thriving in limited living and learning conditions.

This’ll be all about UDS TTFPP from me today. I hope you enjoyed reading about my school. Tell me what you think of my school and the TTFPP.

Nothing motivated me to study in UDS, I certainly did not regret going to UDS and I’ll definitely recommend UDS to anyone who’s not susceptible to stress and trauma. Why not🤷🏿‍♂️

All photos in this post were taken during my TTFPP.