Fort Street Alumni at work at Fort Street!

Fort Street students are very fortunate to be able to benefit from the knowledge and expertise of a number of our alumni through some new programs which have been trialled and are now running in the school. These wonderful people are graduates from 2011 through to 2020. Some are undertaking their undergraduate university degrees, some doing a Masters of Teaching, several undertaking the writing of theses for Masters Degrees and several about to commence their PhD (Oxford University) or complete their PhD (UNSW).

We have a number of School Learning Support Officers (SLSO) positions being filled by our past students, who are doing wonderful work both in and out of classrooms and in the Learning Centre and twice-weekly Homework Centre, working with students from Year 7 to Year 12 across all subject areas. They are assisting students with organisational skills, literacy, essay writing, breaking down assessment specifications and any number of things which will help our students be the best learners they can be.

There is also an alumna (2011) running tutoring programs for small groups of students whose progress was affected by the pandemic closure of the school last year to ensure they are able to meet all subject outcomes. Some of our wonderful student thinkers attend the Philosophy Club, under the tutelage of a 2013 alumnus.  Some have returned as music tutors and debating coaches – ensuring Fort Street continues to produce brilliant musicians and winning debaters.

A few alumni are working as volunteers in the Homework Centre after school.  A great number are working as one-on-one mentors for the twenty English Extension 2 students developing unique and individual Major Works across a plethora of subjects and forms.

We are so fortunate to have the enthusiasm and expertise of these outstanding young people who, in their desire to “give back” to the school that nurtured them, will ensure that the next generation of Fortians are in turn gifted with a wonderful school experience.

Ms Catriona Arcamone