At the heart of The Friends’ School is a commitment to building a strong and vibrant global community and so we are excited to announce the launch of Friends Alumni Mentoring to support these aims.
Friends Alumni Mentoring provides opportunities for alumni to connect, support, and inspire one another wherever they are in the world. By participating, alumni can offer their wisdom, experience, and guidance to current students and recent graduates, helping to navigate the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
After conducting a review, the School selected LinkedIn as its preferred place to develop our global digital community. Through the use of existing technology we can capitalise on existing capabilities and make use of a platform that is already familiar to many. When you visit The Friends’ School on LinkedIn you will see the ‘Alumni’ button – where you will already find just under 500 alumni already registered.
Class of 2020 graduate Riley Curtain used the Friends’ alumni LinkedIn community recently to schedule some mentoring time with a leading Singapore based alum who specialises in economics. Through emails and a video meeting, Riley found the advice he needed to change and resolve the right pathways for him at University.
“I was on The Friends’ School LinkedIn page and I kept getting recommended people who had gone to Friends’ and were now quite senior economists all over the world. So I found one or two different economists and the Community Engagement office put me in touch. I was a little bit nervous. I had no reason to be intimidated, he answered all of my questions and gave me lots of advice.” Riley Curtain, Class of 2021
Every alumnus of The Friends’ School has a unique story to tell. By sharing your journey, you can inspire and motivate current students and fellow alumni. Your experiences, obstacles, and successes can offer important lessons and insights that may benefit others on their own paths and be a source of inspiration.
We invite all our alumni to join our Friends digital community on LinkedIn. Together, we can build a stronger, more connected, and more vibrant global Friends community.
To Join: On your LinkedIn profile, add The Friends’ School from the drop down list in your Education section. Then visit The Friends’ School’s LinkedIn page, select Alumni and you will be listed along with hundreds of other alumni.
For Mentees: Browse the alumni profiles, or use search fields to narrow down the list by industries or skill sets, then get in touch directly. Alternatively, you can contact Community Engagement to provide an introduction for you. Make sure you watch Riley Curtain’s video to learn about his experience, how he got in touch and what questions he asked.
For Mentors: If you would like to proactively offer your services as a mentor, please send an email to the Community Engagement team describing your pathway since School, and any specific skill sets and we will match you with a mentee.
Friends Alumni Mentoring is deeply rooted in our shared commitment to ‘community’, and aims to create meaningful, useful and lasting relationships that transcend generations. As alumni of The Friends’ School, you are our ambassadors in the wider world. By embodying the Quaker values in your personal and professional lives, you can demonstrate the positive impact of a Friends’ education.
For any assistance accessing Friends Alumni Mentoring opportunities please email: stayconnected@friends.tas.edu.au. To follow The Friends’ School LinkedIn page please use the link below.
