Stanmore Career options unlimited Shen Goh (ON 2017), Nicholas Peppercorn (ON 2017) and Max Quinn (ON 2017) chat to Ms Katie Goldsmith about life after Year 12. Photo: Jared Leibowitz One of the central tenants of the Careers program at Newington is opportunity. In this increasingly complex and flexible world of study, it is necessary to provide appropriate opportunities to every boy. Some will do incredible things, travel the world and change lives. Some will ensure life and society go on. In recent years, we have had a number of boys go off to Oxford and Cambridge and to Ivy League Colleges in the United States. These have been boys who have a tremendous amount of talent but also a drive, passion and desire to work hard, maximise their efforts and open windows of opportunity for themselves. Year 12 students chat to Senior Constable Danny McManus and Constable Nick Grogin These young men will go on to do great about a career with NSW Police at the 2017 Careers Expo things and make a mark in the world. work. They will make a difference to our Learning Framework encourages many quality of life. of these attributes and puts Newington ‘Some will do incredible The most important thing is to make boys ahead of many others. things, travel the world students aware of the opportunities that The upcoming Careers Expo, slated for exist for each of them. The course they 5 June 2018, will showcase not only the and change lives. Some want to pursue, as they walk out of the main universities from around Sydney and will ensure life and Millner Gates for the last time, might not the state but, as importantly, many be what they start at university, might private colleges that offer courses in a society go on’ not be what they finish at university and myriad field of industries –everything might not be what they do for their first from catering to trades, the Defence We have also had boys who started job. As longas theyare equipped tobe Force, Police and TAFE. Many offer non- apprenticeships in cabinet-making and adaptable, willing to look beyond the next ATAR applications and no exams while are routinely commended for their horizon and take a chance, they will have you study. punctuality, conscientiousness and no end of opportunity in the workplace Mr Shane Serhon effort, as well as the quality of their and the wider community. The Newington Head of Careers 26| NEWS AUTUMN 2018| OPPORTUNITY