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mentor program

Jenny Easson - Head of Learning - Library
Jenny Easson - Head of Learning - Library

Herbert Smith Freehills Mentor Program is an exciting Life Skills program available to 20 selected Year 9 students.  Students are matched with 20 adult Mentors from the international legal firm Herbert Smith Freehills. The students participate in 14 sessions, each with a theme, such as Goal Setting, Job Interviews, Challenges at School, Respect and Healthy living.

 

Asked to evaluate the program, students answered the following questions:

What have been the most useful sessions?

  • Job interviews (Jessie, Eric, Zeno, Tara, Diya, Josh, Elle, Max, Aggeliki, Tulsi, Nishita, Julian, Gian)
  • Writing a Resume (Xavier, Sabin, Zak, Dean)
  • Goal setting (Jiyeong, Eric, Tarkiah)
  • Respect (Jiyeong, Elle, Nishita)
  • Stereotypes (Jessie)
  • Improving my school report (Elle, Giacomo)
  • Getting out of my comfort zone (Gian)
  • Spending time with my mentor and learning new things(Nishita)
  • Being able to go into a corporate building (Dean)
  • I enjoyed my mentor’s company  (Julian)
  • Learning new things and spending time with my mentor (Aggeliki)
  • Spending time with my mentor to learn through the different sessions (Elle)
  • The Strike bowling session as it was competitive and fun! (Sabin)
  • Meeting new people (Tarkiah)
  • Being able to talk to an adult other than my parents about world issue and current issues (Eric)
Joshua Sim - Year 9
Elle Terzakis - Year 9
Dean Pace - Year 9
Zeno Morgan-Purrer - Year 9
Diya Ahuja - Year 9
Aggeliki Gaganos - Year 9
Joshua Sim - Year 9
Elle Terzakis - Year 9
Dean Pace - Year 9
Zeno Morgan-Purrer - Year 9
Diya Ahuja - Year 9
Aggeliki Gaganos - Year 9

How have you benefitted from your involvement in the HSF Mentor Program?

  • Learning new things (Jiyeong)
  • Learning how to write a Resume (Tarkiah)
  • Thinking about (issues) that I would not have otherwise thought about (Tara)
  • I have been able to build on my skills for future job interviews (Eric)
  • I have gained more confidence (Sabin)
  • I have benefitted from feedback from my mentor (Diya)
  • I have benefitted from the Program academically and have made myself more confident (Josh)
  • I have consolidated my knowledge as a global citizen and I have become more socially aware (Julian)
  • The Program has made me a more confident person and I now have a greater understanding of social issues (Elle)
  • I have learnt new things (Aggeliki)
  • It has made me more confident (Max)
  • I have met new people (Gian)
  • My English has improved (Tulsi)
  • My confidence has increased and the Program is fun (Nishita)
  • I have learnt new knowledge and new skills (Giacomo)
  • I now feel more confident about working on my Resume (Xavier)
  • I have been helped with my goal setting (Zeno)

 

The HSF Mentor Program will run again with next year’s Year 9 students. If you want to be involved in a challenging experience where you will have fun and learn new social skills and knowledge, then think about becoming involved in 2017.

Watch for information via Compass Newsfeed or talk to Ms Easson.