29 min

Year 13, Navigating Your First Year Outside Of School The Parent-Teacher Project

    • Parenting

Doug is a graduate of Redfield College and has completed two university degrees. One a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, and the other, a Master in Environmental Economics. In this episode we'll be talking about Year 13, navigating your first year outside of high school. This is an episode for students to get a grasp of some of the potential challenges ahead, and it is also an episode for parents to understand that their roles as mentors does not stop after high school.  

Key Quote:  

"The moment you graduate and you start applying for a job, the first thing companies look at is your experience."  

You don’t want to miss 

First year struggles 
Forming new friendships 
Finding work during university 
Scholarships are easier to get than you think! 
Resources: 

Meet As Strangers Leave As Friends 
You can: 

Submit a question to our team 
Follow us on instagram @theparentteacherproject 
Find out more about us and what we do, visit our website 
Remember to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on any of our future episodes! 

 
 
 

Doug is a graduate of Redfield College and has completed two university degrees. One a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, and the other, a Master in Environmental Economics. In this episode we'll be talking about Year 13, navigating your first year outside of high school. This is an episode for students to get a grasp of some of the potential challenges ahead, and it is also an episode for parents to understand that their roles as mentors does not stop after high school.  

Key Quote:  

"The moment you graduate and you start applying for a job, the first thing companies look at is your experience."  

You don’t want to miss 

First year struggles 
Forming new friendships 
Finding work during university 
Scholarships are easier to get than you think! 
Resources: 

Meet As Strangers Leave As Friends 
You can: 

Submit a question to our team 
Follow us on instagram @theparentteacherproject 
Find out more about us and what we do, visit our website 
Remember to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on any of our future episodes! 

 
 
 

29 min