On Tuesday 23 June 2026, Lucy Marder and I (Philippa Evans) attended Cantell School’s Careers Fair. Despite the hot weather, we were met with 1000 young people, eager to learn about creative careers. The event reached students from Year 7 to Year 10, demonstrating to us the importance of educating young people of all ages about the benefits of pursuing a creative career.
As usual, we presented our members’ offerings to students and used the student’s interests as a jumping off point to discuss creative careers, and creativity within careers. We gathered 150 young people’s answers to the question,
‘What will you create in your career?’
Which sparked several informative discussions surrounding careers in the design of sailboats, architecture and music. One young person was excited to create spreadsheets, and another had the ambition to create a name for themself.
Thanks for having us, Cantell! We look forward to the next career event.
