Your NYSF update is inside 👉 No images? Click here Hi Participants, Welcome to the NYSF community! In this update you'll find the name of your buddy and your social group...and excitingly, a way to meet each other prior to January and start making connections. Read on to access the NYSF Discord server, join visit wait lists, see upcoming program highlights, and more. Meet your buddy!Your program buddy and social constellation group are a chance to get to know your fellow NYSFers before and during the program! There will be opportunities for your constellation group to get together online, work through challenges, and chat about your favourite experiences of the program so far. Your buddy will be from the same state or territory, and they'll have just as much STEM passion as you! Your 2022 NYSF Year 12 Program buddy is coming soon! Your constellation social group is coming soon! Join the official NYSF social channel on....Discord!The NYSF Discord is a place to chat with your fellow NYSFers! You don't have to join, but it's a fun way for you to connect with each other. WHEN YOU JOIN: 1. Change your Discord nickname to your real name so we know who you are! 2. Wait for verification before you can start chatting. Verification will take place between 9am - 5pm on weekdays starting from next week. This delay allows for proper verification by NYSF staff. 3. Seek out your buddy and join your social group channel! If you can't find your buddy, you'll find them during the program on the NYSF program app. Have you attended an Orientation yet? Keen to hear NYSF information again? You are invited to an NYSF Digital Orientation on Thursday 16 December at 6pm AEDT. Tune in to hear from one of our 2020 Chiefs of Staff about how the 2022 Program will run and what you can expect to see and participate in. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions during the session. You will also meet some fellow 2022 NYSFers ahead of the Program commencing. We are so excited to meet you! Have you booked your tickets for in-person events?Tickets to STEM visits across our hubs in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, and Sydney opened on Wednesday evening. We can add you to a wait list for visits in any hub. Get in touch with us at programs@nysf.edu.au and let us know what visit you’d like to go to. We will be in contact with you if it becomes available. We understand that things can change, so let us know if you need to cancel a visit so we can release the ticket. There are still spaces on many of our hubs. Take a look at what is still available. We encourage you to step outside of your STEM comfort zone and try something you’ve never considered before. You never know, it could be a whole new passion! We'd love to hear what you try! 📣 Program announcement 📣We have over 200 STEM sessions booked in for the program! Here's a teaser, with a mix of digital and in-person around the country in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney and our Digital Hub. *Please note that visits are subject to availability and change due to COVID-19. Explore the Earth on a Virtual Field Trip! Not just a Google Earth fly-over - researchers from UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences will show you the Earth as you've never seen it before - geological clues big and small to discover ancient history. Save underwater forests! Dr Ziggy Marzinelli is on hand to show how you and teams of citizen scientists can help restore Sydney's Underwater Forests. How can we restore crayweed forests and the biodiversity and functions they support? We're not going to give it all away, but the University of Newcastle is putting on a show! Tickets are still available! Program feesProgram fees are now overdue. If you have not yet paid your program fee and have not negotiated an extension to your fee due date with our accounts team, please make your payment ASAP to secure your place on the program. For any questions regarding your program fee, please contact nysf@nysf.edu.au. NYSF COVID-19 PolicyA reminder that information regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements and a link to our updated COVID-19 Policy is available to students and families. Please do not send NYSF your vaccination certificate at this stage. If we need it for a specific visit you will be attending, we will be in touch with you closer to January. Got a question?Check out the past emails and any FAQs you might have on our website. You can also reply to this email, or email us at programs@nysf.edu.au. |