6. What school is about…
• Learning a LOT
• Honing your skills
• Teamwork and communication
• Understanding people
• Having fun and discovering what you
most enjoy doing
• Working out the lifestyle you want
• Preparing for a career which will get
you that lifestyle!
10. 3. Challenge yourself.
• Turn £1 into £200!
• Build a website
• Change your life one swap at a time!
• Raise money for charity
• Plan an adventure to go and see
something you’ve studied at school
• Start a magazine or a blog…
11. 4. When it comes to your career, think
about the sort of lifestyle you want and
try to achieve it by doing something
you’re passionate about…
18. 9. Join in.
• House Drama
• World Challenge
• Meet first years
• Outward Bound
• School events
• Sixth Form Play…
19. 10. Start something new and be
creative!
• Organise a charity event
• Start a club
• Write a blog
• Plan a project
• Go on an adventure
• Have fun!!!
20. Good luck!
Lizzie Fane
lizzie@thirdyearabroad.com
Twitter: @thirdyearabroad
Editor's Notes
In the seven years I was at school, I did drawing and painting, Italian, Guitar, Piano, Netball, Squash, Set Design for our Sixth Form play ‘An Absolute Turkey’, a Netball Tour to Barbados, a History of Art trip to Rome, 3 Italian trips to Florence and Perugia… it was amazing! I was the prefect in charge of Charities, and I was the lead guitarist in our band, Endemic. Last but not least my A Levels were in Italian, Art, History of Art and Chemistry – I wanted to be an Art Crime Detective or an internationally successful forger…! Unfortunately I never did enough public speaking at school, which would have come in handy today!
Learning as many new skills as possible is so important – whether you think they could come in handy or not. This is the theme for my talk. Here’s a video to inspire you!
So as an example, here are my hobbies…
And this is my job! I’m the Founder of ThirdYearAbroad.com. I have the best job in the world, I help people and have a lifestyle with a lot of freedom, and it’s all thanks to the skills I developed at school and university – it has been hugely helpful and the fact that I can do my own illustrations, translate French and Italian text, make things, etc. has saved me a huge amount of money!
One of the biggest benefits of boarding is that you are surrounded by things to do 24/7 !
Make the most of your summer holidays! Check out Enternships, Inspiring interns, Rate My Placement, Wexo and Brave New Talent!
The one thing ALL my friends and colleagues say now is “I WISH I’d kept up my [insert language here]” – don’t go down the same route! Keep your languages fresh by planning a gap year in a country that speaks your language, travel there with friends in the holidays, read books and watch films in that language. I promise you won’t regret it!
Whether or not you study languages, you are eligible for a year abroad. It’s something you should be aware of NOW so you can make good choices when picking your university course. There is a huge amount of support available to you. Find out more on my website, ThirdYearAbroad.com.
Young Enterprise, Shell liveWIRE awards, Smarta, The YES Network…