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UK Gap Year

Dr Fox visit February 18

Dear Year 12s,

Next Monday, February 18 sees Dr Jason Fox visit us from Melbourne to support us with our Yr 12 Academic Agility Program. Academic Agility is a term we use in Year 12 to describe the optimum learner behaviours which we look for in students. An agile learner, much like an agile athlete, is able to practise, plan, adapt and refine their craft to achieve their maximum potential. Dr Fox’s input, as well as other wellbeing sessions throughout the year will aim to support all students to craft their academic agility.

A program for Monday is displayed below, it will also be on the Yr 12 blog and on the whiteboard.

All students will attend a Key Note Address by Dr Fox in Module 3 in ANZAC Hall.

Other smaller groups will operate throughout the day, please check for your name. Future visits from Dr Fox will allow other groups of Yr 12 students to work closely with Dr Fox on academic agility.

Jason Fox:

Academic Agility

Visit 1: 2013: Monday February 18

Module	Activity	Students	Venue
2	FLAG meeting	Hugh Schievenin Jock Girvan Shaun Gerschwitz Declan Sharp	W03
3	Jason Fox Key Note	All Yr 12s and subject teachers	ANZAC
4	Jason and SPA meeting	None	SPA office
5	Student coaching	Alexander Mallia Tyson James Beauchamp Thomas George Geoffrey Szumski Samuel Bruce Tonkin Cameron Lowe Brenden Gavin Edwards Crawford Jonathan Kotsionis Stuart Harvey Dylan Parker Hoang Minh (Nicolas) Koh Nguyen Alexander (Alex) Stuart Jones	W03
6	Student coaching	Charles Baker Hugh Schievenin Trevor Adelson Hank Ly Henry Hung Duc Bui James Whitehead Charles John Limbert Hall Simon Thomas Brown Declan Sharp Xavier Warne Luke Janowski Theodore (Theo) Squires Anthony Lai Jake Gugliotta Marc Webber Henry Basedow Oliver Clarke	W03

Electronic Diaries

You may wish to view these excellent tutorials from Mr tang regarding ways in which you could use e diaries as a Year 12 student

http://pac.edu.au/Our-School/Senior-School/Senior-Curriculum/eDiaries.aspx

Degree and University choices

check out:

www.whatdegreewhichuniversity.com

IB Deadlines

From Careers

Dear Year 10,11 and 12 Parents and Old Scholars

It is my pleasure to announce our main careers events for 2013! (As you read these, please consider volunteering to be a ‘career guest speaker’ and contact me ASAP)

Health Science Night

Tuesday 26 March                              

(PAC, Wilderness, Seymour, Walford, St Peter’s Girls)

Prince Alfred College Careers Office and the PE Department, together with Uni SA (sponsor) and SA Health will host a special evening to educate Year 10 – 12 students on a variety of Health Science Pathways.  Students will rotate in small groups to hear from a Paramedic, Podiatrist, Nutritionist, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Medical Radiologist, Nurse and Sports Scientist.  Healthy snacks will be offered.

Times:                                   6:15 PM commencement. Event finishes at 8:30 PM                         

Place:                                    Piper Pavilion and Anzac Hall

Students only. Bookings are essential.

Gap Year Information Night

Tuesday 28 May                                  

(PAC, Wilderness, Seymour, Walford, St Peter’s Girls)

Prince Alfred College Careers Office will host a special evening for Year 10 – 12 students and their parents to introduce them to the value of a gap year.  6 gap year providers will share about their programs including Camp America, Projects Abroad, Lattitude, Antipodeans, Agriventure, Au Pair in America, and UK Gap Year Program. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be on offer, as well as fun prizes as part of a quiz game played between speakers. Supported by The University of Adelaide.

Times:                                   6:15 PM arrival for 6:30 start.  8:30 PM close     

Place:                                    Anzac Hall and Piper Pavilion

Med/Dentistry Night @ Wilderness

Tuesday 25 June                                  

(PAC and Wilderness)

Utilizing the career experience/stories of parents and Old Scholars from both schools, a broad selection of 8 medical professionals will share with small groups of Year 10 – 12 students as they rotate around to hear each speaker.  This will allow interested students to get better insight into these career pathways and become familiar with just some of the many specializations that are on offer. 

Times:                                                   tbc (evening)                                                                                    

Place:                                                    Wilderness School

Bookings essential.

CAREERS EXPO EVENING

Monday 5 August                                

(PAC Year 10 – 12 students)

The Careers Office will host a careers ‘extravaganza’ with a large variety of exhibitors and an exciting array of career guest speakers.  Students will have the opportunity to meet with educational providers, key people in industry and also hear 3 guest speakers working in career pathways that interest them.  The evening also includes prizes, free food and has a wonderful party atmosphere. 

Times:                                                   6 PM doors open, 8:30 PM close                                     

Place:                                                    Piper Pavilion, Anzac Hall and Classrooms

Bookings essential.

As I mentioned above… what do you for your career?  Would you be interested in sharing about your career pathway with our students? I am always on the lookout for parents and Old Scholars who are able to invest some time in enlightening and empowering our boys.  A personal story always goes down well.  If you are able to support the Careers Office with sharing at an event or in a class setting, please let me know.  I am looking for engineers, police officers, fire fighters, lawyers, doctors, mechanics, politicians, pub owners, pilots, farmers, authors, teachers, veterinarians, advertising gurus, astronauts, bankers, horse whisperers, podiatrists, diplomats, university lecturers… and more!   Please let me know if you are available!

Additional note:  If you have overcome any learning challenges in your journey to success such as dyslexia, would you be so kind as to also let me know? Our Student Success Team is seeking inspiring speakers as well.

Additional note again:  Do you work in a business or organization that would be able to host a work experience student from Year 11?  Again, please let me know. Thanks!

Any questions?  Feel free to ask!                             

It’s going to be an exciting year!

Kind regards

Ms. Monica Magann

Careers Counsellor

Prince Alfred College
Dequetteville Terrace Kent Town, S.A. 5067

t: +61 8 8334 1243

f. +61 8 8363 0702
e: mmagann@pac.edu.au

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Mooting

Registration is now open for the 2013 High School Mooting Competition

Bond University’s annual High School Mooting Competition is not only for those that are interested in a career in law but for students keen to expand their horizons.

The competition is aimed towards Year 11 and 12 students who want to:

·         Be challenged by preparing, articulating and defending legal arguments

·         Experience live courtroom environments

·         Apply legal rules to real-life cases

·         Mount legal arguments before one or more judges

In teams of three, students will prepare a ‘moot’ which is a presentation of a legal argument by opposing teams before one or more judges – a simulation of a barrister’s appearance in a real court.  Contestants are asked to apply legal rules to fact situations, and are judged on their advocacy skills along with their ability to understand and argue the legal problem. The competition also introduces the students to the courtroom environment and provides insight into the workings of the legal system. Most of all, students find it exciting and fun!

The Best Team and Best Advocates in the competition will each be offered a 40% scholarship to study a Bachelor of Laws at Bond University.

Competition information and registration form are available at www.bond.edu.au/high-school-mooting, or for any additional queries please contact highschoolmooting@bond.edu.au.

Competition materials will be distributed to all registrants on Wednesday, 27 February 2013.