Careers Corner

Congratulations to Charley Lai, Anastasia Mamos and Marcus O’Meara-Hayes our National Careers Week challenge winners!

Students had one week to complete a series of career based activities. Once they had achieved a certain amount of points, they could submit their tasks to the Pathways team.

Below is a sample of some of the winners tasks

Write a Haiku poem about a Career of your choice. 

 *Remember, Haiku poems consist of 3 lines.  The first and last lines of a Haiku have 5 syllables and the middle line has 7 syllables.   The lines do not need to rhyme. 

Pastry Chef:

Chocolate chips melting

We’re making choc chip cookies

They smell very good.

By Charley Lai

Word Cloud about a career of my choice, By Marcus O’Meara- Hayes

Alphabet Jobs  (a-f)

A – Architect, athlete, artist, author, accountant, auctioneer, astronomer.

B – Builder, baker, barber, bank worker, barista, beekeeper, biologist.

C – Chiropractor, childcare worker, chef, café worker, cardiologists, carer.

D – Doctor, dermatologist, dentist, delivery driver, designer, detective. 

E – Ecologist, editor, electricians, engineer, exporter, event organiser.   

F – Firefighter, factory worker, fashion designer, finance manager, florists

5 benefits of volunteering

1 – Gaining confidence. Volunteering can help you to gain your confidence by giving you the chance to try something new and build a real sense of achievement. 

2 – Making a difference. Volunteering can have a realistic and valuable positive affect on people, communities, and society in general.

3 – Meeting new people. Volunteering can help you to meet a variety of people and make new friends or social circles.

4 – Be a part of a community. Volunteering can help you feel part of something outside of just your friends and family. 

5 – Learn new skills. Volunteering can help you learn new skills, gain experience and sometimes even qualifications.

By Anastasia Mamos