Year 7 and 8 learn new skills at Careers Day

Students in Year 7 and 8 developed skills such as teamwork, communication, leadership and problem-solving during a Careers Day.

Year 7 took part in an ‘Enterprise’ session during which they discovered more about social and commercial enterprise. They learned that the perfect team at work is made up of people with complementary skills. The session ended with a social enterprise challenge that involved making a product – a makarapa hat – and showcasing it to the year group.

The Year 8 session also focused on improving the girls' communication and problem-solving skills. They took part in a production and trading challenge styled on ‘Dragon’s Den’. In their teams the students had to make display boxes for loyalty cards, using paper, pens, Sellotape and scissors they bought from the ‘shop’ – and then sell them back for a profit. The students soon learned the value of dividing the tasks up between their team-mates in order to produce their boxes more efficiently and negotiating the selling price to increase their net profit.