DelaStories

Real journeys, told honestly.

Short stories from learners, teachers and schools about what actually changed — with the evidence that backs them up.

Published stories

Temperament
The quiet one at the back was a Melancholy strategist
Amara, JSS3 · Lagos
Written summaries and 40-minute focused blocks moved her from a moderate to a high performance band in one term.
School
Attendance was the whole story
Head teacher · Ogun
A cohort dashboard showed attendance, not ability, was driving the risk band for eleven learners. Follow-up calls closed the gap.
Career
Choleric energy needed a finish line
Tunde, SS1 · Abuja
Career direction results pointed to enterprise and engineering paths; the growth plan gave him weekly checkpoints instead of vague goals.
Study habits
Sanguine, and finally studying with people
Ngozi, SS2 · Enugu
Group revision suited her profile far better than the silent solo routine she had been forcing for two years.
Practice
A Phlegmatic counsellor's steady case load
School counsellor · Kano
Tracked interventions replaced memory and sticky notes, and outcomes became something she could show a parent.
Method
What the model could not see
DelaYou research team
A candid note on limits: predictions are guidance, confidence is always shown, and human judgement stays in the room.