From the Careers Department

**Ms Julie Stephenson**
Careers & VET Coordinator

Ingenuity Adelaide

Recently, all Year 9 students visited the Ingenuity exhibition held at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Ingenuity features a range of interactive, STEM-focused activities. It provides an insight into the variety of career opportunities available across architecture and built environment, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

SAC students attended an engaging information session and then had time to browse the array of projects exhibited. University students presented their work to school-aged students who were interested to learn more about studying STEM programs at the University of Adelaide. Bringing together all the faculty’s teaching disciplines across the twelve schools under the one event banner, Ingenuity delivered a collective showcase of over 300 student projects, information displays and achievements.

Students engaging in a water pipe physics activity

Ingenuity at the Adelaide Convention Centre

Students engaging in a water pipe physics activity

Life in the Uni Lane

This year, Life in the Uni Lane was designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to experience Flinders University through an exciting and practical program focusing on STEM, Sport & Fitness, Creative Arts, Nutrition and Health.

SAC students had a great day with opportunity to tour Flinders University and to take part in a range of interactive workshops including:

Rollercoaster construction
A visit to the brain and cognition laboratory
Mapping and connection from the department of Humanities and Social Sciences
CPR with Paramedic students

Life in the Uni Lane – Kathryn, Alexis and Leila at the connection activity

Life in the Uni Lane – Kathryn, Alexis and Leila on construction rollercoaster

Life in the Uni Lane – Alexis, Kathryn and Leila CPR

Coaching Collective

Last week saw commencement of the 2022 Coaching Collective program. It is a program that aims to encourage career exploration whilst offering students across two different year levels opportunity to work collaboratively.

Year 3 students were excited to be paired with year 8 students who will be coaching and offering support to create a visual presentation about a specific job. We are thankful to all year 8’s who voluntarily participate in the program and gain immense leadership and communication skills whilst doing so.

In the first session year 3 students participated in getting to know you activities with their year 8 coaches. They dressed up in career-related costumes and will commence research on their particular job. It was an exciting time for everyone and we look forward to flourishing relationships as their journey together progresses.