17 Feb 2021
Plumpton High School’s business mentoring partnership with Citi Group continues building the leaders of tomorrow. The Student Executive Council (SEC) and 18 Citi Group mentors spent Tuesday participating in the annual Citi Group and Student Executive Council Leadership Summit in a virtual zoom, a feature of our partnership over the last 3 years.
The students were able to learn from the journeys of their mentors by demonstrating what their world, both at and beyond school looks like by being immersed in it. Students gained an understanding of each mentors role and responsibilities at Citi; schooling history including subjects studied, where they are from, University and professional training; a life or professional challenge/setback and one thing that they would tell their student self. Students learnt and developed an understanding that they have necessary skills/capabilities to succeed in that world understanding that they are ‘just like their mentors’.
Citi mentors also worked with the SEC Project teams on developing a network and how to build their personal brand. This was followed by ongoing mentoring in understanding and implementing the Gazelle Project Management platform and provision of feedback on their projects.
The day concluded with the SEC participating in a ‘Leading at Plumpton High School’ module designed to continue building of a strong positive and supportive cultural of student learning and leadership.
Thank you to Citi for their incredible ongoing commitment and partnership that is opening doors to networks and opportunities our students did not know existed. Students are continuing to build their world of possibility as their capacity, confidence, grit and courage grows. Thank you also to Mr Temby, Ms Donohue and Ms Della Vega for their amazing work in preparing and facilitating the successful day.
Tim Lloyd, Principal