Protea Glen learners explore career expos
Since its inception in 2001 by Kay Cheytanov, this project has evolved into a mighty platform that motivates and empowers students to seize the reins of their futures.
The expo has grown to encompass more than 240 schools annually, inspiring more than 35 000 matric students.
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The expos provide learners with a wide choice of choices from private tertiary institutions, eliminating access barriers and offering courses in skills development, work readiness, and practical studies.
Some of the schools which have been lucky enough to participate in this project include Curro Protea Glen, Acudeo College Protea Glen, St Barnabas and many more.
Students like Liane Nieuwenhuizen and Zander Van Rooyen discovered their place in performance and sound engineering at the expo.
It caters to students with diverse backgrounds, interests, skills, and aspirations.
According to Cheytanov, The Future Guide Magazine is a valuable publication for students, packed with facts on university life and education beyond school.
The Rocking Future expos have also created an online virtual career expo named Swiwel, available to every learner from Grade 8 up to 12, in all provinces.
She said they had visited 55 schools and inspired 6 246 students in Johannesburg alone and 152 schools and 19 186 students across our major cities by the end of March this year.
Cheytanov further noted that they have launched a new initiative named Success Starters to all the high schools who have decided to join the Rocking Future team this year.
She added students have been invited to join them on this motivational quest as they look for an outstanding student who is worthy of being awarded as the 2025 Success Starter Star.
'We are on a mission to spotlight extraordinary students in our schools who exemplify passion and dedication.
'We are looking for young entrepreneurs, talented performers, culinary creators, creative artists, sports champions and tech innovators. We believe these young minds are the future,' she continued.
'We will be sharing a link to our website where schools can nominate one outstanding Grade 11 student from their school. The top 20 nominees from across South Africa will be in for a treat. They will get bursaries from top private tertiary colleges along with other great prizes.'
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