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Beyond the school gates…

News from Careers & University Entry

by Natasa Ashioti, UCAS & Careers Officer
and Stella Nicolaou, Universities Administrator

The end of each academic year brings with it mixed emotions
and this year is no di erent. Inevitably, we nd ourselves
sharing in our graduates’ excitement at what the future holds
for them, but we also share in their anxiety as they await results
from examinations taken. Graduates, feel proud of what you
have accomplished throughout your time at The English
School, and hold dear the memories you have, because one
Thank you day you will look back on them with fondness. Embrace the
for the positive feedback fact that there are a number of paths for you to choose from for
we’ve been receiving
www.englishschool.ac.cy/university-entry-careers-e-news
with regards to our your future; choose what you love, relax and you will eventually
quarterly newsletter nd your joy! Both myself and Stella, wish you a happy
Careers e-news
You can nd past and successful future lled with memories
that are worth remembering. We’re
issues here:
moving!...

We are revamping our Careers & University Entry pages on the School’s website.
Among these pages you can now nd details of our Careers Programme, Strategy The Careers O ce is moving to the
as well as a Careers Timeline. http://www.englishschool.ac.cy/university-entry-welcome new 6th form centre and it’s a move
we’re feeling very excited about.
Students,
An Englishman in New we are going to be easy to nd
and super accessible, so come
...Jersey and visit us in our new premises,
and nd out more about how
we can support you.

by Lucas Irwin 7Y
We’re too often guilty of predicting our own paths. Ideas of who we are These are the moments that have taught me there is no need to
meant to be crystallise in our minds before we’ve even had a chance to predetermine anything about who you are or what you wish to do
experiment with dierent possibilities. because fulŠlment arises unexpectedly from the most extraordinary
places. I once thought I was a English boy who was destined to be
This fact is at the forefront of my mind as I write about my experience at punting on lakes and drinking tea on his path to Westminster. The truth
The English School. I currently Šnd myself in the midst of the unknown, is: that was never me anyway.
poised to set sail for the England I never imagined I’d call home— that
is, the “New”, larger, more orange and far less reserved one. Though I
never envisioned myself as someone who would pack up shop and Lucas Irwin
venture across the Atlantic without any clue of what I was to study, it’s has been o ered a place
now clear that nothing could better suit my personality and interests. at Princeton University,
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
In high school I was an academic schizophrenic. A reveal of my A level
subjects would often invite the raising of eyebrows “You took Literature
and Physics?” “Maths and History?” “Why?”. Well the honest answer is
that I did it because I don’t know what it is that I like, so I try everything
in the hope of discovering outlets for my determination. This is the
attitude that has framed my experience as an ESL19 student and it is
what drives me as I move forward.
When I re™ect on this period, it is not my achievements that stand out,
but rather those moments in which I felt I was truly doing what I
enjoyed. My eorts in our school’s Debating society led me to success in
the World championships in Australia but I remember that experience
because of the incredible feeling that came from making a crowd
laugh. My engagement with theatre secured me lead roles in “Julius
Caesar”, “Five Americans and a poisoning” and “The Play that goes
Wrong” but I remember the plays as a time in which a cast of classmates
would come together to explore their characters amidst banter at
rehearsals. I had a key role as a host at Talent Night for multiple years
but it is popular, laughter-evoking skits like “Papas kai Gios" that replay
in my head whenever I recall that incredible school tradition.