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VCE VM Leadership Shuffle

JT has now exited the VCE VM program and will spend an amazing few months in Canada with his expanding family. We wish him all the best!

Due to this, we now have firmed up the leadership roles for the VCE VM program at McClelland. Please see the images adjoining for the new team.

If you need to contact the team, use the following numbers:

VCE VM Team – 9788 2000

VET/SWL – 788 2006

CAPTAINS CORNER

At the start of Term 2, we braved the wet weather for our LAST ever Athletics Day. It was great to see so many students dress up, especially the Ninja Turtles with their homemade costumes. Bakhiet may have had the most blue ribbons at the end of the day but there was no official count. VM ran the canteen and made some important funds for the program. It was a great way to sign off as Year 12s.

We also took part in Senior Sport over this term. The boys football team saw Alex N kick his first ever goal playing the sport and Charlie W take out best on grounds in his games. The girls netball team won a pennant for winning the A pool on the day. Well done!

The Senior Formal was a chilly night but it was great to see everyone dressed up and enjoying themselves. Nathan M took out an award on the night and Ebony K was voted best dancer. The next formal date on the calendar for the Year 12s is Valedictory.

It’s been a busy term and we still have House competitions coming up in Week 6. Get involved!

The VCE VM Captains (Mikayla, Jack, Alex, Emily, Bonnie and Ash)

SWL + VET

All VCE VM students have had classroom sessions with Amy recently to ensure they have a Structured Workplace Learning (SWL) placement organised. All students need to ensure they meet the 80 hour requirement before the end of Term 3 to gain their SWL-Recognition credit. A lot of students have responded positively and now have great placements in place. If you are struggling with organising your own placement, call Amy in the VM office on 9788 2006 or the College on 9789 4544.

FRANKSTON EAST PRIMARY SCHOOL

Students in Year 11 VCE VM visited the students at Frankston East Primary School to run reading sessions. Our Year 11s had spent weeks creating original children’s books and used the young students as a target audience to conduct final edits on their stories prior to publication. The session was a huge success and a great partnership has been forged. Next term, our year 11s will conduct more practical projects at this great primary school around the grounds and play equipment. Great work on positive representation of the College!

BUDDY PROGRAM

For Unit 1 Vocational Major, students have been working hard to gain a deep understanding of what it means to be a healthy Individual, including personal identities and emotional intelligences. To further extend their learning, students have explored the concepts of health and wellbeing for individuals and groups and what it looks like in the community. Year 11 students have engaged in understanding the issues of mental health and the various factors that affect young people in a negative way.

ABCN INTERVIEW TO IMPRESS

Two groups of Year 12 students travelled out to the City to take part in an executive interview program with Management Firm, Korn Ferry. The program, facilitated by ABCN, helped students to prepare for important job interviews by pairing them with experienced mentors from the corporate world. Students conducted interview workshops, had a working lunch (provided!) and then sat in various practice interviews to complete the session. The feedback from the students and mentors was incredibly positive.

Student Comments:

“Body language and attitude is bigger an more important than your skill an experience”

“How you answer questions in a job interview confidently”

“what answers employers are looking for”

“The CAR process or answering a _____ question”

“How to present myself in an interview”

“that personality is what makes you different from someone else”

“That it’s ok to think about the question for a moment”

“To shorten my answers and be humble , don’t get ahead of myself”

“to be prepared for questions you could be asked, be yourself!”

“The most important thing I learnt from my mentor was that it’s important to ask a question at the end of the interview”

“that i come across as confident and that i have options for careers”

“The mentors were very friendly and approachable”

“You were wonderful to work with and thank you for the feedback”

“Thank you for taking the time out of your day to meet us and communicate so enthusiastically”

“thankyou i appreciate your time, i enjoyed this session and learnt a lot.”

“Thank you and that they helped me a lot to prepare for my future and the interviews I have to take.”

Mentor Comments:

“I saw how more relaxed and confident they became over the course of 3 hours”

“Confidence and ambition to step out of their comfort zone, to envisage what’s possible”

“Confidence. They opened up and did so much better than I expected in the interviews”

“I wish I could have attended a program like this with I was a teenager leaving school. It would really have helped me to gain an understanding of what to expect.”

“I feel a sense of accomplishment. The students really made it worthwhile due to their gratitude. Even in this short period, I feel like I have improved as a person.”

“Participation once will make you want to participate twice”

“Very rewarding process.”

“It’s an opportunity to help others while improving yourself. Definitely do it.”

“Its a fabulous opportunity to give back and share tips with students to help them prepare for work after school.”

“I would encourage them to participate. It’s a great program to participate in and also a fantastic way to give back to the community”

“To hopefully have an impact on some of the kids”

“To coach and inspire the kids for what’s possible”

“Increased my perspective.”

ARDOCH HOLMESGLEN VISIT

Year 11 and 12 students conducted a tour and practical workshops at Holmesglen TAFE through our great partnership with Ardoch, who funded the program. Students completed practical demonstrations and workshops in Health Services, Nursing, Gaming, Engineering, Hospitality and Early Education. The session finished with a presentation from St Kilda FC and the Early Education Department on course options for secondary students and school leavers. The facilities and resources observed were fantastic.