Hi Guys,
This blog was set up by myself to record all of the exciting things I will be getting up to during Work Experience. In Ireland, if you choose to do Transition Year (an extra year of school) one of the great things you must participate in is work experience, which falls on the Wednesday of every week for my whole school year.
It's simple, we were given our work experience dates and told to find local and national businesses that would take us on every wednesday. It was hard work, calling up lots of places and handing in CV's (even going to meetings) but I finally found my 3 required placements.
This week was my first week of work experience, and my destination for the next ten weeks is a great local Montessori. I was nervous about commencing work experience, beacause I simply had no idea what to expect. However, as soon as I stepped foot inside that montessori, I was calmed by the welcoming atmosphere and the super friendly staff. I knew straight away that I would get on just fine there. I was put to work cleaning painting utensils and observing a class of happy children.
It was a wonderful experience and I feel like I have already learnt so much about the world of work. I can't wait to return next week and see what else is in store for me.
I'll be putting up a new post here every week regarding Work Experience, and I also have another blog about Transition Year as a whole if you'd like to learn about that. You'll find a link for it on the top right hand corner of this blog so check that out if you like!
Till next time,
Ciara
