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Teacher's surprise visit leads to happy reunion

March 21, 2005

godcar.jpgA chance meeting during a Careers convention at the University of New England led to a reunion of Moree students with their former Science teacher.
Ms Sheree Cayirylys, Careers Advisor at Moree Secondary College, was one of the guests at the Rural and Remote Career Advisors' Conference, organised by the NSW Department of Education and Training.
The three-day conference, which ended on Thursday, March 17, brought counsellors from as far as Galargambone and Narrandera to UNE to sample college life and find out more about courses and the careers to which they lead.
A total of 48 careers advisors from across the state attended the UNE leg of the conference and while dining at Austin College, Ms Cayirylys was tapped on the shoulder by one of her former students, Erin Nalder.
"I was totally surprised and delighted," Ms Cayirylys (pictured with Dr Ian Godwin, Senior Lecturer in Animal Physiology) said. "I had taught Erin and another student now at Austin [Pamela Ha], Science and Biology.
"Erin is now studying Primary Teaching at UNE and was able to show me around the campus and show-off her room and the facilities offered. It was so good to see her happy."
During the visit the counsellors learned about UNE’s “flagship” courses in Agriculture, Rural Science and Natural Resources Management and found out how their students could apply for one of 250 scholarships on offer at UNE. They also learned about UNE’s Schools’ Recommendation Admissions Scheme, where high school students who are recommended by their principals can gain early entry to university before they have even received their HSC scores.

The purpose of the visit was to show what UNE had to offer and get career advisors from remote parts of NSW to hear first-hand some students’ tales of university life, UNE Schools Liaison Officer Brian See said
“The important thing is that they [Careers Counsellors] get to see what we have and then can take that message back to their schools,” he said

Posted by Lydia Roberts at March 21, 2005 11:27 AM