Year 12

Trial Examinations

Trials are just that – an opportunity for students to test themselves in a similar context to their final examinations and learn from the experience. We are lucky at Redlands as we have enough time between trials and external examinations to receive meaningful feedback and reflect on it. There really are no pearls of wisdom for Yr 12 students as they prepare to sit their trial examinations over the next two weeks. The cohort has got a strong sense of what they need to do for Weeks 3 and 4 and have taken ownership of their approach to learning. The only advice for both parents and students is that what we focus on over the next two weeks will grow. If we focus on support, organisation and understanding, they will grow. If we focus on panic, pressure and disappointment, they will grow.

Careers and Universities

This is a very busy term for university visits. This week we had NYU visit on Tuesday in the Library. We thank Ms Salier for arranging so many opportunities for Yr 12 students this term as below:

Week 5 – How to apply to Australian universities: Wednesday 22 August at 10.15am venue TBA
Week 5 – How to apply to USA/UK universities: Thursday 23 August at lunch venue TBA
Week 6 – EAS application (applying for disadvantage): Monday 27 August at 10.15am in Library
Week 6 – Boston University USA: Tuesday 28 August at 10.15am in Library
Week 6 – University of Arts London: Wednesday 29 August at 10.15am in Library
Week 7 – Queens College Melbourne Uni: Wednesday 5 September at 10.15am in Library
Week 7 – St Andrews University Scotland: Friday 7 September at 10.15am in Library
Week 8 – University of Pennsylvania USA: Monday 10 September at 6pm in Library

Mr Ben Castelli
Yr 12 Advisor
bcastelli@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9865