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integrated Studies Program: sometimes an alternative is b tt A different approach to sohooling. Three work experience portraits

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before she leaves scliool at the end or this year. as well us hawin" at cmedalargenumherof hourswork experienceaivariouschildc"recen Ires, kindergartens, and pre schools. Kale aims to graduate with a Senior Certificate, a Certihcale in Cuminerd"land Omce Fundamen talls and three quarters or a Centn cate in andcare. Reb"cca Nuntz has covered a wide variety orhospitalityandlravel subjects UV"r the past eighteen monllis. Last year she attended B. G. G. S. campus on wednesday af lemonns from 3.30pm to 530pm to particip"tern TAFE travels"bierts andlhis year she haspursued hosyi winysubjects such as Foodand Din ing at COTAH. H"r twork exp"ri renee has also focusad on dev, loping her skills in this ar"a.

participated aciively in a "different" cial course. Brisbane Girls' Grainmar rip ToaCli 10 Senio S h I. . I s, h I I .. TAFE through work experienceplace- pressionso muchihatsheis develop. . ey awe 15.0vere atBris- 050P yO a'"iberal. broadbaSededU- incljce the k'11 . n I I ' provide a challenging education while work Experience Co- ordinalDr. has responding to the individual needs of challenged by the ideas and rigours of es"blished strong links with industry She is working towards acquir 51"denis who are being prepared for a the more traditional rare or such sub- and we value the support of the em ing her Visual Art and Design Cer- rapidly changing worldoutside school. jecls as English SIudies. Maths in So ployers who nappily provide wonder tincai". Besides working for their Senior ciely. Environmental Sindies. Druma ful OPPonuniiies for our girls Binncahas also enrolled in a five Centficaie. the girls are able to attend and Communication in ''dition to the school TAFE P Ur P acemenlS In- Wee Course at arside Columnntty TAFE-College courses of their own choice. both inside and outside usual courses taught by Grammar staff on preparation or art folios school hours. A number or the school our own campus. we also have outside Blanca aims to attain her Senior sialiareTAFE acerediiedieachers and TME teachers use our school as a Certificate. a Visual ArtD"sign Cer- TAFE units whicli are parr of Centfi- campus. SIudents from surrounding tincate. a Certificate in Commercial calc and Associaie Diploma Courses schools have gathered to partiapaiein Iiciiors. and Omce Fundamentals this year, are embedded in Board regisiered sub- such courses as childcare. travel and Over ripenod of two years, the ISP as wall as having gained valuable Jecis undertaken at school. Thus. sin- engineering dinwin" 51udenis accrue an impressive army of work rexperiencein a numbcr of rat- dents graduate with accreditation from A privilege valued by the Year 12 skills. expertence and material tonheir relsin this area orinter"SL both an Ihorities. ISP 51udcnis is their rinlii 10 aliend This arrangement w - ,,, , ' Purl On OS. Some girls specialise In Kale Flockhart has always 'arlywellinCompujjn". wjjerejh c, ll, ,, 1,1 . , . , area< in Which Ihey, see then15.1\es wanted to work I, nil children and dents become very pronCieniand Telt amil, use of

lime to acquire a varieiy or skills and e\orn, lices \\"Iicli Ihey use to Ilelp with realistic and informed career choices

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oilhelniegmiedSiudiesProgmm. Five SEPnmie weeks are allocaied for work experience over Ihe Iwo year course. Preparation for this henin< on 111e very first day of scliool \\. jibihe digtri buiion of handbooks and carefuldis cussion. especially ribouie\peciaiions. The yeariwel\res are a\. ajiableto tellor the, r experiences over Ihe past year and tile year elevens are \erv enihusi A great deal orcareisial;enjo find placemeiiic that match each 51udeiii's preferences in terns or furure \. con lionnlopi, ons. T. A. F. E. subjectch. ices can also innuence placemeiii choices: if cliildcnr* orlinqpiialiiy subjects are undertakeii. then correspon. ling place litenis are generally found. Students'reindividuallycon, ulied and encouraged loinvesiinai. an umber or career pathsio broaden 111eirknuwl edge or tile world of work and 10 lielp Iheni Inche more realisiic and anpro priale decisions. indeed. ithc I S. P. students have the opportunity to expe hence live different areas or types or Uirougliour the nigiriry or this course. students have beeninvolved in work experience in legal omces. ad VCriising agencies. major hotels. work if they so desire.

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