Onze studenten zijn verplicht om een lezing te geven op hun vroegere High School. Zo kunnen zij leerlingen laten zien dat er ook voor hen mogelijkheden zijn om aan een universiteit te gaan studeren. Een van onze studenten, Lara, doet verslag van haar High School Talk:
“I can glad report that the talk at my high school on Tuesday was an absolute success. Not going to lie I was very nervous initially and the plan was to be in and out in max 20min. This was fortunately not the case, it was nice to be welcomed by old teacher, who are true proud of what I have accomplished and excite to hear what lies ahead. Speaking to the Gr9 group was comforting, they had several questions pertaining to medicine as well as what university life is like, what do I would my advice be with regards to the upcoming subject choices. In the end I chatted to them for almost an hour, we had to stop the conversation because the bell rang, the period was over, and they need to go to other places. I have asked the teacher to chat to some of the girls to ascertain if they felt the talk was relevant and needed, still waiting for feedback. Subjectively from how I read the room I can confidently conclude that I believe they enjoyed it.
I would like to thank you and your team for creating the bursary it really means a lot to me. Secondly, I would like to thank you for including this type of opportunity into your bursary stipulations. I don’t think I would have ever attempted to do something like this, but I absolutely love the experience and the opportunity to give back to the community that contributed so much to where I currently find myself.
Many thanks
Lara