Careers Development Programme

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Careers Development Programme

Extensive and Proactive Counselling To Help Students Attain Global Glory

Sunmarke students are prepared to excel in all aspects of academics and co-curricular activities and carve a niche for themselves wherever they choose to travel after school. We have an outstanding careers department that guides them to enter the world’s top universities.

Students are mentored to secure summer workplace internships and are given extensive career counselling so that by the time they graduate from school, they grow up to be confident skilled individuals ready to take on the challenges of the world.

SMS-Graduation-for-website-1920-720-1536x576Sunmarke graduates have reached the world’s top universities like Carnegie Mellon, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Georgia Tech, UCLA, University of Toronto, Imperial College, University of Exeter, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, Durham University, University of Exeter, University of St. Andrews, and the University of Melbourne, amongst others.

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Personalised Career and University Guidance ensure students are prepared for the Post 18 transition. The Unifrog portal enables them to explore varied career pathways and research global universities. Intense career guidance, regular university visits and fairs, and one-on-one meetings with counselors help them map out their future.

Additionally, Fortes Education invites speakers from myriad backgrounds to share their journeys through programmes like the “Think & Thrive” entrepreneurial series. Parents are also an important part of the conversations, being invited to SUNRISE sessions pertaining to university admissions and transitions to global colleges.

University Destination

Sunmarke students achieve their first choice in university destinations that include the UK Russell Group and other top US institutions. We encourage our students to follow their passions and experience the exciting opportunities that the world has to offer. 

Anton
(Class of 2021-22)
Computer Science, UCL

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Aaminah
(Class of 2021-22)
Economics, University of Toronto

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Ksenija
(Class of 2021-22)
Psychology, University of Amsterdam

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Fatima
(Class of 2021-22)
Liberal Arts, King’s College London, University of London

Parth
Parth
(Class of 2021-22)
Law, Queen Mary University of London

Sara
Sara
(Class of 2021-22)
Accounting & Finance, London School of Economics & Political Science

Discover how wide our community reaches around the world below:

Top University Placements

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Summer Internship Placements

Sunmarke has summer internship programmes from Year 10 upwards where students learn real-world skills in marketing, accounting, engineering, project management, HR, medicine, commercial and investment banking, consulting, tech, law, medicine and more.

 

Student interns have been placed in tech majors like Google and IBM, internet start-ups such as Bayt.com, investment banks like JP Morgan, consulting firms like McKinsey, Deloitte, and PWC, medical firms like Kings College Hospital and Al Zahra Hospital, to name just a few.

Sunmarke’s Entrepreneurial Speakers Series

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Top CEOs, business leaders & entrepreneurs share stage with our student hosts to share life experiences with them. With some of the most influential names in the region being a part of our ‘Think & Thrive’ series, our students are always learning and getting inspired from the very best in the trade.

Global Language Academy

Global Language Academy

Students are given the opportunity to develop their 3rd language skills in Mandarin, French and Hindi becoming better rounded global citizens.

Enrichment & Extracurricular Activities

Enrichment & Extracurricular Activities

We offer 90+ extracurricular activities in high-performance sports, the performing arts, ballet, music, journalism, debate, public speaking, community service, and more, enabling students to pursue and expand their interests and develop their character.

Careers Development Programme

Careers Development Programme

Students are coached to meet the future challenges of university and the workplace through a range of career development programmes such as guidance to top global universities; successful university applications; student internships at leading corporates; mentorships with business leaders; resume building; and mock interviews.

Virtual Reality Education

Virtual Reality Education

Our Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) programme takes students on a transformative and immersive journey enabling them to experience scientific, artistic, historical and cultural concepts like never before.

Term and/or Summer Abroad

Term and/or Summer Abroad

Secondary students are given an opportunity to attend a partner boarding school abroad to expand their historical, linguistic and cultural knowledge while developing independence and character.

AI Learning Platform

AI Learning Platform

Sunmarke’s next-generation AI learning platform supports learning through self-paced problem-solving for those keen to accelerate or catch up on their learning.

Environment & Sustainability

Environment & Sustainability

Students learn to become environmentally conscious and eco-champions coming to deeply appreciate Mother Nature through our Forest School programme, learning in Sunmarke’s beautiful Forest, Vegetable Garden, and Hydroponic farming programme.

Performing Arts, Media & Communication

Performing Arts, Media & Communication

Artistically inclined students can pursue a deeply arts-infused programme in music, theatre, the visual arts, dance, and media and communications to pursue their passion and creative interests.

The Sunmarke MBA

The Sunmarke MBA

Students develop strong leadership and entrepreneurship skills in this programme which has been developed in conjunction with the Peter Jones Academy for Entrepreneurship and the University of Birmingham MBA school.

Positive Education Ethos

Positive Education Ethos

Sunmarke is a recognised global leader in Positive Education where the development of character, values and well-being is central to a child’s development and anchors our school ethos.

IB, A-Level, GCSE & BTEC Pathways

IB, A-Level, GCSE & BTEC Pathways

We offer multiple pathways in the IB, A-Levels and BTECs enabling all children to meet their career aspirations.

STEAM & Design Thinking

STEAM & Design Thinking

This programme builds critical thinking and creativity with students working on solving real-world problems in interdisciplinary projects that follow the Stanford Design Thinking process.

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