Other Career Involvement

Other ways that Yarra Old Grammarians can help our current students in the area of careers, include hosting Lunch in the City, Work Experience or we are always open to more suggestions.

Lunch in the City

James Staughton (YOG 1986) from Workshop Architecture hosted four of our Year 9 students for lunch during their City Experience and the students found their visit an intriguing and fun experience. They learnt how Melbourne has a diverse and dynamic style of Architecture which makes our city bold and inspirational in a very interesting way. They thought that the lunch they had with James was very fun with lots of laughter and he gave them a really good talk about what he does and what goes on in the world of Architecture.

Work Experience

Work Experience can provide an invaluable insight into the working world. At Yarra we timetable a week of Work Experience at the end of Term 2 (in late June) for our Year 10 students.

The important thing about work experience is that it provides an opportunity for the student to get to grips with working - meeting deadlines and working in a team. While it may enhance the students’ knowledge and help them with course choices, it can also help them find out more about a job or industry, leading to more informed decisions upon graduation.

During the Work Experience week, an employer hosts the student for the 5 days, hopefully showing them all aspects of their business. The students can do age-appropriate tasks (and students do want to be involved) or shadow an employer. There is a contractual obligation of the student being paid a minimum of $5 per day (some employers will pay more). The School will contact the student whilst they are on work experience, and will try to organise a visit. We also ask the employer to fill out an evaluation form.

Other

We are really keen to offer our current students opportunities to hear and meet Yarra Old Grammarians, whether in person (at the School or at the YOG’s workplace) or via video conferencing. All YOGs have something unique to offer our current students and we are keen to hear from any YOG happy to share their story, knowledge and expertise. Please contact Yarra's Development Office for more information.