23 Aug 2024
GOALS is designed to encourage the completion of high school and widen the aspirations of students in their middle years of secondary school.
Our students are provided an opportunity to network outside their immediate community and access corporate professional role models who can demonstrate a variety of career options. Mentors sharing their own career journeys and challenges can make an enormous impact as students consider their options for the future, including whether they should leave school early.
GOALS focuses on building students’ confidence, the importance of setting goals and continuing their education to Year 12 and beyond. Students work with mentors on activities that include goal setting, communication, values, and personal strengths.
Students who take part in the program are drawn from Year 9 and have been identified as students who would benefit from a mentor.
The Program was run over 4 consecutive weeks Week 1 - 30 Jul, Week 2 - 6 Aug, 1Week 3 - 3 Aug and Week 4 - 20 Aug. This was a big commitment for the Year 9 students and the MinterEllison Mentors.
Upon settling in after Week 1, we realised we had some time to spare after each session. In Week 2 we walked to the Opera House and students enjoyed an ice cream (or other). Most students circumnavigated the Opera House and were able to enjoy the sweeping views over to the Harbour Bridge. In Week 3, we visited the NSW State Library. Students were broken into 4 groups and were able to immerse themselves in The Country Cries for Truth exhibition, The Peter Kingston exhibition, complete a circuit of the Amaze Gallery, the Paintings Gallery and the Shakespeare Room. In Week 4 and one day after the opening of the new Sydney Metro (Australia's biggest public transport project), students took a ride embarking at Martin Place, travelling through Gadigal station and disembarking at Central.
Thank you to ABCN, Minter Ellison and most importantly the mentors for supporting our students learning journey to realise their dreams, aspirations and potential by providing valuable advice and ways of thinking. Thank you also to our incredible Futures Centre for the work they undertake in developing and implementing a highly structured system and processes that enables students to bring to reality the future they seek, whether that be university, other tertiary training, an apprenticeship, cadetship, traineeship or employment.
Tim Lloyd, Principal
