Thinking About Careers After Greenwood

On February 6, students explored ways that they can venture further in their careers. They got valuable career insight from professionals in Careers Morning.

During Careers Morning, Grade 9-12 students had the opportunity to attend two career information sessions featuring volunteer guest speakers from the Greenwood community including parents, past parents, and alumni. It was a great experience for students to hear from the 16 alumni, because those speakers were recently in the same position current Greenwood students are now. Seeing the many different paths Greenwood alumni have taken really demonstrates that the potential career opportunities for students are diverse and exciting.

At Careers Morning, the speakers themselves emphasized this diversity of career choice and potential paths in life. From medicine to law to architecture to film and graphic design, there were speakers from a broad range of industries. Students selected two sessions for topics that resonated with their interests. Over the course of the 45 minute presentations, they got solid information about the realities of working in these fields, and had lots of time for questions.

Students can use this insight to further their goal setting and career plans. It can inform their course selection and for Grade 12s, it can help them plan to get the most out of their postsecondary destinations.