Students from Raymond Terrace Public School embraced careers day on Friday, dressing up as doctors, teachers, rugby league stars and police officers as they learned about the jobs they could one day have.
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Now in its seventh year, the school’s careers day welcomes a wide variety of professional including nurses, chefs, architects, blacksmiths and sheep shearers who talk to students about their jobs.
“It gives kids the opportunity to look at different careers and see what they can do,” careers day organiser Carmel Dunn, the community liaison officer from Raymond Terrace Public School, said.
“When I first started doing this the statistics showed that around six years of age children are shooting for the stars, they think they can be anything or do anything.
“But around eight, they’re already limiting their possibilities.
“This gives them an idea about different careers and helps to keep their options open.”
For two hours on Friday, the students moved around work stations where they listened to nurses, engineers, dancers, the SES, RAAF, a pastor, pharmacist, music teacher and speech therapist – just to name a few.
The students were able to pat animals, construct planes, see a chef in action and sheep shorn, and check out Port Stephens SES unit’s truck and equipment.