YEARS 11 AND 12 “FATHER”/DAUGHTER BREAKFAST

from SPAN News - April 2022

STRATEGIC PROBLEM SOLVING Ada Yin

Year 11 and 12 “Father”/Daughter Breakfast

The much-loved “Father”/Daughter Breakfasts returned to the SCEGGS events calendar this year after being stalled by the pandemic. Designed to give current students an opportunity to hear from Old Girls about their careers, as well as to ask questions to guide students as they begin to think about their own career journey, 2022’s program kicked off with Old Girl Elizabeth MILLER (2011) who addressed Year 11 and 12 students and their fathers. Currently a Liaison Officer with the Office for the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning, Elizabeth has amassed an impressive array of skills and experience in the decade since leaving school. Graduating from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and Archaeology in 2016 and a Juris Doctor in 2019, Elizabeth served two years on the University’s governing body, the Senate, was Campus Director for the Sydney University Law Society and a Member of the Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness Management Committee. Not afraid of responsibility, Elizabeth was also a Senior Resident Assistant at The Women’s College and has served as a Pilot Officer with the Australian Air Force Cadets for more than seven years. Over breakfast pastries and warm coffee, audiences delighted in hearing Elizabeth’s insights and experiences, including her “10 top tips for the world behind the Green Gate”. These included encouraging students to make the most of their time left at SCEGGS, advising the girls that the more they get involved at university, the more opportunities that will open up and to “never rule yourself out”. The morning concluded with many interesting questions from the girls and their fathers and a renewed energy by each girl to do their best!

Our next “Father”/Daughter breakfast will be for Year 9 and 10 students on Friday 20 May, with details to be shared with the School community in due course.