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Grade 8 Students Explore Career Pathways with Parent and Alumni Experts

Grade 8 Students Explore Career Pathways with Parent and Alumni Experts

Earlier this month, a group of parents and alumni brought their professional expertise into the classroom, offering students a firsthand look at the wide range of careers and educational pathways available to them.

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Students chose between sessions covering civil engineering, investment banking, theoretical physics research, pediatric cardiology, internal medicine, and entrepreneurship, each led by an ASB parent. The variety of fields on offer gave students a genuine sense of the many directions their futures could take, and the opportunity to ask questions in a personal setting.

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We are so grateful to the parents who gave their time and expertise to make this possible. 

  • Mr. Jason Barber - Global Lead for Civil Engineering Solutions
  • Dr. David Mateos - ICREA Research Professor in Theoretical Physics
  • Ms. Mireia Sureda Gallardo - CEO and Compnay Founder of Eric Vikel Boutique Apartments (Parent & Alumni)
  • Ms. Marianne Museaus Vazquez - Investment Banking
  • Ms. Aishetu Dozie - Finance Executive & Entrepreneur
  • Dra. Marta Escura - Physician, Internal Medicine (Alumni)
  • Dr. Joan Sanchez de Toledo - Physician, Pediatric Cardiology, Intensive Care Medicine
A teacher leads a discussion with students seated in a classroom, with a whiteboard displaying lesson notes in the background.
A teacher stands at a whiteboard in a classroom, addressing a group of students seated at desks.
Students sit at desks in a classroom, facing a projector screen displaying %22What is Civil Engineering?%22 while a teacher stands near the screen.
A teacher leads a discussion with students seated in a classroom, with a whiteboard displaying lesson notes in the background.
Students sit facing a projector screen displaying a diagram of the universe, while a teacher stands near the whiteboard in a classroom.