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The Life Beyond School (LBS) programme is a series of themed discussions between high-school students Life after school is not lived in isolation.

The Life Beyond School (LBS) programme is a series of regular, themed discussions between high-school students and recent school leavers about life beyond school. We currently run these sessions on Friday evenings at Auckland University. The first aim of the programme is to encourage you to discover your own goals in life and to empower you to reach for these goals. Therefore, many of the discussi

ons are geared towards exploring what options are available to you and how to pursue them. By attending LBS you gain access to the whole LBS community, which includes people all around the world, established in a wide variety of careers. Whatever your path, you will encounter many conflicting perspectives on political issues, moral issues and even religious/philosophical issues. LBS will never tell you what to think but we will discuss many interesting and difficult issues, as openly and critically as possible.

01/04/2020

What is important?
This Friday we will be talking about what is important to us. How do we determine what is important to us? How has it changed for you over time? Has it changed for you given our current circumstances? We'll be discussing these questions and more

Please sign up for zoom using your school email to be able to join.
Zoom Link:
https://auckland.zoom.us/j/391926291

17/09/2019

Life Beyond School - Friday 20th September
How can we develop psychological resilience so that we can be strong in the face adversity? How can some people remain calm in situations that would paralyse others? Developing mental fortitude allows us to pick ourselves up when we inevitably experience failure, or face unwanted change in our lives. Join us this week for a discussion on how we can develop mental fortitude ourselves.

Westlake Boys
Time: Friday 20/9/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Westlake Boys' High School (Room T1)

Waitakere College
Time: Friday 20/9/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Waitakere College (Room A3)

See you all soon,
The LBS team

10/09/2019

Life Beyond School - Friday 13th of September

Westlake Boys - Why are some people good at stuff?
How come some people appear to be naturally talented at things? How much does hard work contribute to becoming good at something? Come for a discussion on nature vs nurture, as well as practical ways we can maximize our ability to get better at stuff.

Time: Friday 13/9/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Westlake Boys' High School (Room T1)

Waitakere College - Sports Careers
What is it like to coach in one of New Zealand's most high performing sports environments? How does one even get to that stage?
This week at Waitakere we have the pleasure of welcoming guest Scott Logan from High performance sports NZ to provide insights into sports careers ranging from Physio to Strength and Conditioning coach.

Time: Friday 13/9/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Waitakere College (Room A3)

04/09/2019

Life Beyond School - Friday 6th of September
We have 2 separate discussions this week:
At Westlake, we will be exploring the question 'Should we be treating animals better?'.
This week at Waitakere, we have 2 special guests, Alfred Ngaro and Jessica Rose, who currently have a career in politics to discuss with us what a political career is like. Alfred Ngaro is a National list MP based in Te Atatū, and Jessica rose is a member of the Albert-Eden local board, as well as a founding member of Women in Urbanism Aotearoa. Come along to explore what political careers are like and what options there are for High School students to pursue.

Westlake Boys - 'Should we be treating animals better?'
Time: Friday 6/9/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Westlake Boys' High School (Room T1)

Waitakere College - Careers in Politics
Time: Friday 6/9/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Waitakere College (Room A3)

Hope to see you there!

The LBS team

26/08/2019

Life Beyond School - Friday 30/8/19
It took many Apollo missions before one landed on the moon. So in line with history, this week we'll be returning to our discussion about What our Moonshot is! As a reminder, a Moonshot is a radical solution/goal. The term 'Moonshot' was coined after JFK's radical ambition for man to walk on the moon.

If we were to be the most ambitious we could be, what would we aim to achieve?
What would be the pinnacle achievement for what we value?
What crazy goals do you have?

Come along this week and you might just figure out what your moon shot could be.

Westlake Boys
Time: Friday 30/8/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Westlake Boys' High School (Room T1)

Waitakere College: No session this week due to exams

Best for luck to Waitakere students for your exams!

The LBS team

21/08/2019

Life Beyond School - Friday 23/8/19

If we were to be the most ambitious we could be, what would we aim to achieve? What would be the pinnacle achievement for what we value? What crazy goals do you have?

A moon shot is a radical solution/goal. JFK's ambition to have man walk on the moon by the end of the 1960s was considered radical at the time.

"We choose to go to the Moon in this decade... not because [it is] easy, but because [it is] hard... because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win."
- John F. Kennedy

So, what is your moonshot? Come along this week to share your thoughts, or even to start figuring out what your moonshot could be.

Waitakere College
Time: Friday 23/8/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Waitakere College (Room A3).

Westlake Boys
Time: Friday 23/8/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Westlake Boys' High School (Room T1).

Look forward to seeing some of you on the moon!
The LBS team

14/08/2019

Life Beyond School - Friday 16th of August
What are the benefits and drawbacks of capitalism? How capitalist is New Zealand? What important things does capitalism ignore? Join us to discuss these questions and more this Friday at LBS!

Waitakere College
Time: Friday 16/8/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Waitakere College (Room A3).

Westlake Boys
Time: Friday 16/8/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Westlake Boys' High School (Room T1).

Hope you join us!

The LBS team

06/08/2019

What does our future look like in the face of automation? What can we do now to ensure society is able to thrive? How can we ensure we are prepared? Come along to discuss questions like this and more at LBS this week.

Waitakere College
Time: Friday 9/8/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Waitakere College (Room A3).

Westlake Boys
Time: Friday 9/8/19 Room open at 3.30pm, session beginning at 4pm
Location: Westlake Boys' High School (Room T1).

Hope many of you come along to discuss!

The LBS team

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