It was a fabulous endorsement of NYSF as our 2 students Charlotte and Simeon reported on their experiences at
Brisbane and Canberra. respectively They were effusive in their comments, and delighted to have met so many likeminded young people.
Hosted by the Australian National University and assisted by Rotary Australia, the NYSF is a Nationwide program dedicated to inspiring the interests of Year 12 students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
Simeon atte
nds Mount Alexander College in Flemington and he went to Canberra.
Charlotte attends Penleigh and Essendon Grammar and she chose to go to Brisbane.
Brisbane and Canberra. respectively They were effusive in their comments, and delighted to have met so many likeminded young people.
Hosted by the Australian National University and assisted by Rotary Australia, the NYSF is a Nationwide program dedicated to inspiring the interests of Year 12 students in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
Simeon atte
nds Mount Alexander College in Flemington and he went to Canberra.Charlotte attends Penleigh and Essendon Grammar and she chose to go to Brisbane.
Charlotte and Simeon were both inspired by their experience and have heard of so many STEM options for university of which they were unaware.
Our new member Chris Richardson, a member of the District NYSF team, was delighted to hear from them and see their obvious pleasure at attending NYSF.
Students attended incredibly cool activities such as a Codebreaking Class at the Australian Signals Directory, as well as visiting the Mount Stromlo Observatory and seeing a life-sized replica of the Mars Rover, Curiosity.
Highlights for him were live conferencing with scientific experts, living on campus at ANU and making close friendships that will last me for life.
I found my tribe he told us!
Undertaking workshops and lectures by specialists in their own fields, getting valuable insights into the world of science as a career and experiencing uni life.
I found my tribe he told us!
Undertaking workshops and lectures by specialists in their own fields, getting valuable insights into the world of science as a career and experiencing uni life.
Simeon said that his most amazing experience was seeing the supercomputer at NCI, how big it was and the copper cooling tubes used. He devoted over half his presentation to this, showing just how much it impacted on him.
He was also very keen to discuss the visit to Mount Stromlo where he experienced the team working on satellites; creating, developing and programming them.
Charlotte chose the Brisbane program where she was most interested in the biology sessions.
She explained that students were placed into 2 groups – a larger interest group and a smaller home group. These become her family during the program, and she has developed strong links to all.
She was especially interested in the pathology, diseases, mRNA and seeing the specimens in the labs. She also worked on robotics and dinosaurs, bringing items home for her young brother. The lectures and presentations by experts in the field were a good introduction to what university life could be, as was living at the uni.
