Introducing 'Beyond Pacific'

Our students’ success in the world Beyond Pacific will depend on their ability to articulate their strengths, talents and interests; as well as their ability to identify opportunities and position themselves to take advantage of those opportunities. 

Beyond Pacific is a new program, unique to Pacific Lutheran which will provide a structure that supports students to seek and capitalise upon opportunities to develop their employability.  The program will help them select and engage with learning and personal development activities that are aligned with their strengths and interests. It will also help students recognise and acknowledge the value of their own achievements.

Any Senior College student can participate in Beyond Pacific.

Beyond Pacific tracks students’ participation in school-based activities in four categories. The categories are:

• Character
• Leadership
• Community
• Work Readiness

There are a wide variety of activities that are included in the program. Most of them are regular school activities that students already engage in.

As students complete these activities, they will naturally develop personal attributes, capabilities and skills that will be seen as valuable to employers. But sometimes students are not easily able to fully recognise or describe the benefits of these activities in terms of capability and skills development.

Beyond Pacific provides templates to help students identify and analyse the benefits of the activities they participate in. When students complete and submit these templates, they can earn Beyond Pacific credits. The more activities students participate in, the more Beyond Pacific credits they will accumulate.

Students will also be able to request, at any time, a copy of their Beyond Pacific profile, which lists all the activities they have gained credit for, and the attributes, capabilities and skills they have demonstrated. Students can use this list to create or update their resume when they apply for jobs.

Beyond Pacific will be overseen by a Reference Group, consisting of staff, student, parent and employer representatives.

For more information, or if you are interested in volunteering to be a member of the Beyond Pacific Reference Group, please contact Mrs Wanda Hayes.

Mrs Wanda Hayes, Head of Career Development