Carmel College

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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

Right Honourable Helen Clark and Chris Allen Principal.

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 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

On Wednesday 30th June, Year 10 students enjoyed a day learning about career pathways and what they can expect from certain fields.

We listened to three women working in science fields - Kimberley Dobbie (speech and language therapist), Helena Armiger (marine science) and Dr Amanda Dixon-McIver (cancer research). We took part in the ‘Carmel Challenge’ where we had multiple activities to complete as a team. These activities were designed to show us what line of work we were more inclined towards, using categories from John Holland’s six personality traits such as artistic and investigative. We learned about subjects needed to do certain careers and we talked about credits and endorsements that are needed for NCEA.

We took part in the ‘Carmel Challenge’ where we had multiple activities to complete as a team. These activities were designed to show us what line of work we were more inclined towards…

Overall, this was a great day to help us with future career choices and we gained a lot of information about careers while thoroughly enjoying the experience.

Maia O’Callaghan, Year 10, Carmel College

CARMEL COLLEGE

Our Vision

Empowering young women through a Catholic education in the Mercy tradition to pursue personal excellence and to be prepared to challenge and shape the future.

“We must strive to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.”

Catherine McAuley

Enrolment Applications for Year 7 to Year 9 in 2022 are welcomed.

For all enrolment applications and enquiries please contact Mrs Deborah Goudie or call (09) 486 1132 ext 704

Address: 108 Shakespeare Road, Milford, Auckland Email: admin@carmel.school.nz Website: www.carmel.school.nz