EDUCATION: CARMEL COLLEGE
Pyper Lodewyks, Maxine Stoute, Faith Lumsden, Isabella Cattermole and Tayla Dalton.
Career events at Carmel College
Many of our students have been engaged in career events during the past term Our Year 11 cohort were involved in study skills and CV writing workshops before heading to the North Shore Pathway Expo held at Albany Stadium. On 23rd June, Carmel College Year 11 held their Careers day. This involved two 2½ hour sessions of highly beneficial workshops where we learnt the necessary skills needed for productive studying during our first year of NCEA. These included honing our organisational tools by cleaning our Google drives and efficiently using Google calendar. We also learned a multitude of studying tips to achieve the best grades possible. The second session taught us workplace skills including communication, interpersonal, organisation and leadership and using these, we created CVs which will be invaluable in our search for employment. After these informative and highly relevant sessions, we headed off to the Careers Expo where universities such as Victoria University, Auckland University, AUT and Otago University exhibited information about their courses to capture our interest. Consultants presented expert advice and informed us of a wide variety of options at each course and university, which also helped us gain an understanding of the different jobs available in the future. It was a bonus that we received free pens, bags and drink bottles! Overall, our Careers day was a fantastic success and taught us how to effectively apply our study to NCEA. The Expo was an amazing way to interact with future possibilities and I can firmly say that the whole of our year group at Carmel College will have walked away feeling positive about their career choices. Skyler Anderson, Year 11, Carmel College
At the beginning of June, our Year 12 students were engaged in a two-day Leadership, Wellbeing and Career programme before embarking on a two-day work placement opportunity. The in-school programme consisted of leadership, wellbeing and tertiary workshops as well as students listening to recent graduates speak about their journey from school. Keynote speakers were Mrs Cath O’Brien and the Right Honourable Helen Clark. For Year 12 work experience I chose a business career pathway and was lucky to secure a placement at Shekou headquarters. Shekou is a trendy clothing
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brand with sustainability as part of their business plan that is evidenced in their product range. It was a fun, informative two days. I was inspired by the fact that one of the founders, Briana, is a young female who set up this successful business. Some of the tasks I undertook were product placement on social media platforms, marketing outreach and concept boards. Overall, I learnt that choosing a career pathway that you are passionate about and believe in yourself are steps in the right direction to success. Christabelle Watson, Year 12, Carmel College
