Meet Bardie Somerville
Carpenter
About Bardie
Bardie is a qualified carpenter and site manager whose pathway into carpentry started with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. After finishing high school, Bardie moved to Sydney for university and started working in hospitality but didn’t enjoy it. Her dad offered her casual work as a labourer and despite a rocky start, Bardie fell in love with carpentry, eventually choosing an apprenticeship over completing her art degree. Bardie loves that her career allows her to use her hands to bring creative visions to life, solve problems, and work on remarkable projects. Bardie aspires to continue learning and hopes to positively impact the construction industry by creating a healthier, safer, and more inclusive environment.
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Download this PDF and learn more about Bardie and discover how his experiences can inspire the next generation.
"My ability to show up, it doesn’t matter who you are. Everyone has ups and downs in my life. There is so much power in showing up and giving each day the opportunity to be something. The days we show up for ourselves when it’s difficult are the days that make us."
The CSIRO Strengths Wheel
The STEM Together program from CSIRO helps curious Year 5 to 10 students strengthen their confidence, capability and connection with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
As part of this program, they offer free resources for educators, such as the strengths wheel. The strengths wheel is a self-reflection tool designed to empower students to think about their strengths, set their own learning goals, and identify actions to help them achieve personal success.
We asked our Pathfinders to fill in the strengths wheel so that your students can see what they have in common with each of these remarkable people.
Resources
- Students
- Teachers
- Parents
For students
Career Info Sheet for kids – Bardie
Career pathway infographic – Carpenter
Meet Bardie
Poster – Bardie
Skills colouring in – Bardie
Student activity pack – Bardie
Wordsearch – Bardie
For teachers
Capability Conversations – Bardie
Career information sheet – Bardie
Career pathway infographic – Carpenter
Comprehension Questions – Bardie
Meet Bardie
Poster – Bardie
Skills colouring in – Bardie
Strengths Wheel – Bardie
Teacher’s pack – Bardie
For parents
Career information sheet – Bardie
Career pathway infographic – Carpenter
Meet Bardie
Poster – Bardie
Skills colouring in – Bardie
Future You was funded by the Australian Government as part of the Women in STEM Ambassador Initiative from 2019 to May 2024, delivered through a grant with UNSW Sydney. The program is hosted at UNSW Sydney and co-funded by the Optiver Foundation and the Faculties of Science at UNSW Sydney and The University of Sydney.
