21 Jul 2022
Our Year 10 students had the opportunity to explore their passions and aptitudes, weighed against their considerations for life beyond Year 12.
The Careers Immersion Program started with a Morrisby psychometric assessment of aptitudes, interests, personality and learning styles. The students then used the research tools to discover the world of work and consider the various pathways forward.
Students were awestruck while listening to the exciting career journey of Photographer/Creative Director Giulia McGauran (2010). Guilia has worked with numerous well-known artists and she has had her photographs have been displayed in Times Square, Manhattan.
The Shape Your Destiny session helped students understand “the importance of doing something that you love and loving what you do”, and that a “Career Path can change
and that’s OK” because “it is essential to stay true to yourself”. An introduction to subject selection in VCE and a chance to explore careers options within the Career Platform FutureAmp were further opportunities over the course of the three-day Program. Betsy Tolmer from TriPod shared key strategies on teamwork and working with different personality types.
Many students felt the highlight was their day visiting Universities and Industry Partners where they were briefly able to experience life on Campus and in an office. Businesses that generously donated their time to speak with our students included Thinkerbell, Architectus, EY, Spiire and HWL Ebsworth.
Loreto Toorak continues to shape the destiny of students through the provision of varied and interesting Careers sessions.
Ms Narelle Hart, Ms Dee Casey and Ms Amanda Barnetby
Careers Counsellors
This article was published in the June 2022 Mandevillian (Vol. 37, No. 1), available for online reading and download in the Publications section of our website.