From the Futures Team
Year 10 Future You Festival
With support from the Upper School, the Futures Department are proud to share with you the program of events for the 2025 Future You Festival. You can view the program here.
This large scale event is the culmination of the Futures program for Year 10, preparing them with skills and knowledge to start planning for their post school pathways.
Each student in Year 10 will finish the year with a Cliftons Strengths Top 5 Report. This helps them to identify and use their strengths for:
- Self-Awareness: Identify your natural talents and use this knowledge to build confidence, focus on your strengths, and achieve personal growth.
- Career Success: Align strengths with career or academic goals to improve performance and satisfaction. For example, strengths like Achiever can drive productivity, while Learner supports thriving in growth-focused environments.
- Effective Relationships: Use strengths to work effectively with others. For example, Harmony fosters collaboration, Empathy builds understanding, and Strategic helps in leadership and problem-solving. These strengths can enhance teamwork and communication in any setting.
Thank you to our keynote speakers, workshop facilitators, alumni, industry representatives, parents and staff who engaged in the program to allow us to deliver it to the year group.
A special thanks to the Future You Festival committee led by Katrina O’Kelly and Paula Cansick from the Futures Department and supported by the wonderful Upper School team, our marvellously talented Graphic Design Manager, Rachel Fairbairn and the amazing Facilities team for bringing this event to the students.
Look out our for article next week, where we will provide a wrap up of the program from a student perspective.
Introducing our 2025 Futures Leaders
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected as the 2025 Futures Leaders. They will be representing student voice in the Futures Program, assisting with events and working with the Futures Department to meet the needs of their year groups. I wish them the best of luck in their new roles.
- Yuyin Luo – Year 11 Futures Leader
- Pippa Barney – Year 12 Futures Leader
Kim Maksimovic
Director of Futures and Partnerships (K-12)
Information for Year 12
University of Melbourne
Chancellor’s Scholarship. Up to $32,500 AUD
This scholarship is offered to high-achieving students in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement during their Australian Year 12.
Closing date: 14 January 2025
Click here for more information.
Uni of Notre Dame Info Day:
Date: 18 December 2024 | 10.00am to 3.00pm
Location: Uni. Notre Dame Sydney Campus, Broadway
Register: Info Day Sydney 2024
Macquarie Uni Info Day:
Dates: 17 to 21 December, 10.00am to 4.00pm
Wednesday 18 December, 10.00am to 7.30pm
Location: Macquarie Campus. North Ryde
Register: https://mq.edu.au/explore
Uni of Sydney Info Day:
Date: 18 December, 1.00pm to 6.00pm
Location: City Campus. Broadway.
UTS Info Day
Date: 18 December | 1.00pm to 6.00pm.
Location: City Campus, Broadway
Register: https://www.uts.edu.au/study/info-day
UNSW Info Day.
Date: 18 December | 12.00pm to 4.00pm
Location: Kensington Campus
Register: https://www.events.unsw.edu.au/event/unsw-info-day-2024
Australian National University: Moving Interstate for University Webinar
Join us to hear about life on campus at the Australian National University such as what it’s like to move interstate for university, the different accommodation options on campus, supports available, networks/clubs to join and life on campus.
Date: 9 December, 5.00pm
Location: Webinar
Accepting Your ANU Offer: What Next?
Date: 20 December, 5.00pm
Location: Webinar
AIE (Academy of Interactive Entertainment) Open Day
Date: 30 November
Location: Online
External Opportunities
The following is an advertisement and is not endorsed by Pymble Ladies’ College.
NIE (National Institute of Education) CAREERS: Medicine, Engineering, Business, Creative Writing, Psychology, Veterinary Studies A unique opportunity to experience 11 Days of Residential Career Program for students 13-18 years of age.
Dates: 5 to 15 January 2025
Location: Uni. of Sydney, Camperdown Campus
Contact: enquiries@nie.edu.au TEL. 1300 974 187 or 0412 439 115
Details via the link: https://www.niecareers.com.au/academic-insights.
NIE CAREERS: Future Doctors Australia Program (Age: 14 to 18)
A high-impact 4-day program that provides young people (Age: 14 to 18) with a unique opportunity to explore to explore medicine as a career.
Dates: 10 to 13 July 2025:
Contact: enquiries@nie.edu.au or call 1300 974 187 or 0412 439 115
Details via the link: https://www.niecareers.com.au/future-doctors-australia.
UNSW is hosting SciX@UNSW:
A five-day workshop for passionate school students who are interested in Science Research.
Dates: 20 to 24 January 2025
Registration closes at 11.59pm on 18 December 2024
Location: Online
Register: https://www.unsw.edu.au/science/study-with-us/scix-school-extension-program
Overseas Study
Students in Years 7 to 12 were invited to attend a lunchtime information session on Overseas Pathways last Friday in Conde Library.
In this presentation we explored:
- how Pymble supports student applications;
- timelines for students in Year 7 to 12; and
- resources and useful links to explore over the school holidays.
There is growing interest in this area and we are mindful some students may have been unable to attend. Please click here to access a Google folder with our slides from the presentation and additional resources that will help families to discuss overseas universities as a potential pathway for their student.
If your daughter is interested in exploring an overseas university study pathway, please ask them to register their details here to be included in our mailing list for notifications of further workshops and updates. Please check before registering your daughter as they may have already done so.
We are currently updating our Futures@Pymble site and aim to relaunch in 2025 with further resources to support students and families.
If you have any further questions, please contact futures@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au
Studying in the USA
Click here for a good resource regarding study in the USA is Education USA run by the US Government. They have representatives in local consulates to promote U.S. Higher Education to international students.