Check out this amazing interview with our very own Phoebe Davis (Class of 2021).
As part of their International Women’s Day series, SpatialSource.com.au interviewed Phoebe about her career working in STEM. Within a month of graduating from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Surveying and Spatial Science, Phoebe was living and working in Switzerland for Leica Geosystems part of Hexagon, as the recipient of the Leica Geosystems and C.R. Kennedy Internship.
In her interview, Phoebe says of her time at Collegiate: “I went to an all-girls school between the ages of 13 and 18. I know there is debate about single sex versus co-ed schools, but this school helped me a great deal in getting onto the path I am now on. There was a heavy focus on women in STEM and students undertaking non-stereotypical roles. Even during their senior years, students could pursue their individual interests as part of their curricular studies. Students were studying architectural subjects, woodworking, cooking, sewing, physics, university mathematics, outdoor leadership… the list goes on.”
“In addition, for an entire year, there was a focus on outdoor education such as bushwalking, camping, caving, canyoning, rock-climbing, white-water rafting etc. Whilst I may have had some trials and tribulations, and it was definitely not all plain sailing, I had some fantastic teachers, supporters, mentors, friends, challenges and experiences.”
We are so proud of Phoebe and all that she has achieved!
