The ESTEAM and AWHI students spent the day at Tataki Auckland Unlimited. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, GRIDAKL work together to turn small ideas into great things and push Auckland towards a bright future. Tataki Auckland Unlimited / GridAKL creates new businesses, thriving tech hubs, and vibrant creative industries. 

Students also had the opportunity to visit Holmes Engineering, DATACOM and Media Design School. Students had great exposure to emerging career pathways as well as insight into the world of work as they become the  pool of talent for the future workforce.

A big thank you to Barbara Sholten, our Business Liaison and Catriona Stewart, Manager Entrepreneur Networks at GRID/AKL for organising such an amazing day for our students. If you are a parent and would like to provide an opportunity for our students to visit your business, please get in touch with Barbara at [email protected]

We bumped into Victoria Barber Westlake Girls Graduate for 2021 and ex STEAM student (bottom right in photo, at right) now studying for a  Bachelor of Motion Design at Media Design School.

Here is what the students had to say:

“My highlight of the visit was going to MitoQ and learning about the innovation in their business and about the different roles that certain people have in the company. I really enjoyed learning their different pathways to their current roles and it gave me more of an understanding of how people find their way into jobs and careers.” Kate Borton

“I really enjoyed going to all the different workplaces. They were nothing like I imagined. They were creative and interesting not boring. It was cool to see people being able to find jobs that fused their interests such as seeing an accountant that was also very interested in science being able to find a job that suited them. It was also great to be  able to see lots of women in the stereotypical male fields.” Jappan Kaur

“ The overall experience is very inspiring and help me focus more on what Esteam career I would like to work in the future.” Rachel Xie

“Being able to have further insight of what a civil engineer does at work. I found this trip very insightful and it has made me more confident and knowledgeable about my career interests. I’m still very set on attempting a scholarship for calculus or physics, so I want to continue studying it in hopes for going further in engineering.” Arissa Raufie