Share Your Cranbrook Story – Cranbrook School

Cranbrook School is always wanting to reconnect with our Old Cranbrookians and we’d love to share the story of your journey from your time at Cranbrook until today.

Name

First Preferred Last

Year of Graduation

Current Occupation

(We might reach out to you for career’s nights at the School or for our Mentoring Network)

I give Cranbrook School permission to use my words and/or images in the following capacity

Social Posts i.e. LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, for Cranbrook community

The Old Cranbrookian Magazine, mailed to OCA members

Any Old Cranbrookian digital newsletters, emailed to OCA members

What is your favourite Cranbrook memory or story? What brings a smile to your face when you think about Cranbrook?

What have been some of the surprising ways your time at Cranbrook prepared you for adult life?

What are some of the lessons you would pass on to our Cranbrook students? Possibly some advice a fellow Cranbrookian gave to you when you were a student that has served you well?

Why did you attend the school? Family connections/knowledge of the school/the school’s reputation?

What were the most significant events to occur at school during your time?

Talk about your impression of the school at that time (buildings, events, changes, teachers etc.)

In your opinion, who were the influential people at school during your time?

(Look beyond school and note those who have succeeded and why)

Did you have any major roles at school e.g. Prefect

What career did you pursue after leaving school? In what ways did your experience at school prepare you for this/these paths? Give highlights of your career since Cranbrook.

Have your sons/grandsons/relatives attended the school? If so, when?

On reflection, what sort of school do you believe Cranbrook to be?

What have been your connections with the school since you left?

What is the book (or books) you’ve given most as a gift, and why? Or what are one to three books that have greatly influenced your life?

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Do you have a “favourite failure” of yours?

If we had a gigantic Cranbrook billboard with anything on it — metaphorically speaking, getting a message out to our Community — what would it say and why? It could be a few words or a paragraph.

What advice would you give to a smart, driven university student about to enter the “real world”? What advice should they ignore?

Please upload any images of yourself as a Cranbrook student, as well as any recent pictures of yourself

Max. file size: 16 MB.