TREE Update
Sue‑Ann Gavin
Director of TREE (The Regional Engagement Enterprise)
The cold, wet weather hasn’t dampened our spirits. Term 3 has started in full swing, with students taking up opportunities across a wide range of areas.
Year 10 Internship Program
Our Year 10 TREE Internship program has seen our successful interns undertake applications, panel interviews and workplace pitches. Congratulations to all students who were brave enough to apply for this amazing opportunity. Our successful applicants for 2022 are;
| Ellie Moane | Jenny’s Classroom – Small business operations |
| George Wakem | Cook and Roe – Structural Engineering |
| Zoe Bird | Clever Cookie Academy – Marketing focus |
| Harriet Ringbauer | Second Mouse Cheese – Cheese production |
| Alice Wilson | Orange and District Historic Society |
| Ella Hughes | Orange Aboriginal Medical Services |
| Emily Zell | Tamburlaine Organic Wines |
| Aimee Zell | The Oriana – Hospitality |
| Ava Peterson | LiveBetter |
| Cadence Austin | PR Holly Manning |
| Wendy Ou-Yang | TBC |
| Ollie Mendham | TBC |
Each fortnight our interns will share their experiences with us.
The TREE Internship Program
Emily Zell
Last term I applied for a TREE internship and received a placement with Tamburlaine Organic Wines. I wanted to apply because I saw it as a great opportunity for learning outside of the classroom and wanted to try something new. Tamburlaine Organic is the biggest organic wine producer in the southern hemisphere, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with them. In the final week of last term, I met with, Clayton the manager of the winery who explained how everything runs and what I would be doing if I came. I then presented him with my successful pitch and was taken on a tour around the enterprise. Last week was my first day and I got to work in the lab. I collected many samples from both the bottling line and the storage tanks and tested these for many different things including the dissolved oxygen, alcohol percentage, volatile acidity, temperature and microbe growth. In the future I will spend more days in the lab as well as trying out all the other areas of the business including the production line, tasting and sensory evaluation (just watching, of course), the vineyards and the cellar door.
Maths in Industry
Last week we held our Mathematics in Industry workshops for our Year 10 students.
We were lucky enough to have guest speakers from a variety of industries represented, including, engineering, finance sector, data scientists, building trades, real estate and small business.
The students heard first hand the role that Mathematics plays in the day to day operations of careers in these areas. These discussions with our generous community members allows our students to build contextual understanding between classroom content and real life application. Thanks to Dan from Cook and Roe, Greg from Elders, Brenton from KWS and Stuart from Whittakers Contracting for supporting this initiative.