Expression of Interest – Explore8 Guest Speakers 2026
Are you making a meaningful impact in your community socially, environmentally, or through purpose-driven work in your field? Santa Maria College warmly invites our alumni to return and inspire the next generation as guest speakers in our 2026 Explore8 program.
Explore8 is a dynamic, real world learning experience designed for our Year 8 students. Through this program, students are encouraged to research, problem solve, and innovate in response to the challenges they see in their communities and the wider world.
Grounded in the College’s values, Explore8 reflects our vision of empowering young women to become thoughtful changemakers for both people and the planet.
A key highlight of the program is the opportunity for students to hear directly from our alumni.
Guest speakers play a vital role in bringing real-world perspectives into the classroom by sharing their journeys, challenges, and successes. Your story can help students connect their ideas to meaningful impact and envision future pathways they may not yet have considered.
Key Details
Dates: Tuesday 21 July to Friday 24 July, and Monday 27 July 2026 (a different guest speaker for each day)
Time: 8.50 am to 9.45 am
Purpose: Our goal is to expose students to a diverse range of experiences and career pathways. By hearing authentic stories from our alumni, students gain insight into resilience, purpose driven work, and the realities of tackling complex global and local challenges.
If you are interested in being part of this inspiring program, please click here to submit an Expression of Interest by Friday 15 May.
For further information or any questions, please contact Chelsea Weaver at [email protected].
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Author: Santa Maria College
Santa Maria College is a vibrant girls school with a growing local presence and reputation. Our Mission is to educate young Mercy women who act with courage and compassion to enrich our world. Santa Maria College is located in Attadale in Western Australia, 16 km from the Perth CBD. We offer a Catholic education for girls in Years 5 – 12 and have 1300 students, including 152 boarders.
From the President – May 2026
Santa Maria College alumni can look forward to several upcoming events in 2026. These include a joint alumni event with Aquinas College later in the year, a movie night at Windsor Theatre Nedlands in late July, and the Pleiades Meeting hosted at Santa Maria College in August. The update also encourages support for the College’s Winter Appeal.
Expression of Interest – Explore8 Guest Speakers 2026
Santa Maria College is inviting alumni to submit an expression of interest to speak in the 2026 Explore8 program. Explore8 is a real-world learning experience for Year 8 students focused on research, problem solving and innovation in response to community and global challenges. Guest speakers help students connect ideas to lived experience by sharing their career journeys, challenges and impact.
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