Work Ethic and Future Success Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College Year 12 Welcome Evening Tuesday 26th Sept 2017 Work Ethic and Future Success

OUR STUDENTS, YOUR CHILDREN MILLENNIALS Born any time after the late 80’s Participation generation ‘Reach for the skies’ generation Social Media generation Instant gratification generation Impatient generation ‘THERE IS AN APP FOR EVERYTHING’

SUMMIT OF THE MOUNTAIN A LEVEL SUCCESS

CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN CONSISTENT HARD WORK

WHAT CAN WE DO? COLLEGE – Provide the equipment to get up the mountain Provide the skills – Class work, homework independent study. Provide the support – Teach well, provide challenging resources, encourage independence.

WHAT CAN WE DO? STUDENT – Use the equipment to get up the mountain Go to EVERY lesson. Participate fully in EVERY lesson. Become independent and support others. Do your homework. Commit to a min 15hrs per week independent study (5hrs per subject) in addition to homework. Accept that if you don’t do this you will be ‘NAGGED’ until you do it.

WHAT CAN WE DO? HOME – Be the support team to help the climb Show an interest in your child’s studies and challenge them to become independent. Support them to be resilient when ‘the going gets tough’ Praise them when they work really hard or do well. Don’t be afraid to criticise them if you don’t think they are working hard enough. Come to guidance evenings, parents meetings and see us as partners from whom you can seek help. We will definitely be contacting you over the next 2 years.

HARD WORK

THE REWARDS

THE REWARD - SUCCESS