College and Career Counselor’s Corner – January 17, 2020

BIS Career Day is here !

On Monday, Jan. 20th BIS will welcome over 20 professionals on eight different career panels ranging from arts and engineering to technology and tourism to manufacturing, psychology and sustainability. These amazing panelists will speak to our secondary students about their education, training, experience, and the ins and outs and day-to-day tasks of their professions.

The students have selected two panel sessions to attend following the keynote address by Kaycee Odom, counselor, human resource director and founder of Interaction Guidance, her own therapeutic transition business. Over the past 25 year, Ms. Odom has worked in psychology, corporate sales, and human resources. Her focus is on overcoming barriers and fear of change. Learn more about Kaycee Odom in her bio here.

As a lead up to the day students were given the assignment to complete a Career Exploration task in BridgeU and, using the Careers Tool, select and save as a PDF three careers to discuss in homerooms on Friday, Jan. 17. All students in grades 6-12 can access their BridgeU accounts using their managebac login details.

Following Career Day, students will do a reflection activity and write thank you notes to the panelists. Our Grade 10 students will launch their careers in earnest and will embark on their Career Exploration Week later this semester, from April 13-17, with each student securing an internship position at a work site of their choice. Career Exploration Week is a great opportunity for our Grade 10 students to gain knowledge and real-life, practical experience in the career areas that interest them, make contacts in the industry, and build their resumes.

Upcoming College & University Visits

Jan. 20: Australian National Airline College (ANAC) will visit during lunch on Monday from 12:30-1:30 in the CCC.

ANAC is a pilot training school in Melbourne, Australia. Our private students train with us at our Melbourne base whilst our Airline Cadet students from China Southern Airlines train at our second base north of Melbourne. We have been training Indonesian and other International students for nearly 30 years. According to the latest forecast from Boeing, the world needs to train 804,000 new pilots by 2038, of which 266,000 are needed in the Asia Pacific region, so the future looks bright for aspiring Airline Pilots.

Please sign up with Indra if you and/or your son or daughter would like to attend this college visit:  counselorsecretary@baliis.net

Feb. 7: SUSS (Singapore University of Social Sciences) will visit BIS from 12:30-1:30 in the CCC

SUSS is a Singapore government university with a history in providing lifelong, learner-centric and industry-relevant education.

SUSS offers more than 70 undergraduate and graduate programmes through 5 schools:

– School of humanities and behavioral sciences

– school of business

– S R Nathan School of Human Development

– School of law

– School of science and technology

Please sign up with Indra if you and/or your son or daughter would like to attend this college visit:  counselorsecretary@baliis.net

Please be sure to check and scroll through the tabs at the bottom of the regularly-updated Opportunities for Students document for:

• Upcoming College and University Visits
• Spring break and summer programs around the world
• Internships
• Scholarships
• Tutoring Resources