The following insights and thoughts about the excursion to Bond University with Sharyn Cabrera, Year 9 ALP teacher, and our students were written by our Year 9 ALP students:

The Year 9 ALP class trip to Bond University was very astonishing with the way the buildings looked and the amount of information given. It also gave an in depth “what uni is like for students”. The buildings were really cool and my favourite would the architecture building. The courses they offer are quite varied and suitable to most people. If I was to change one thing, it would be to add a course on zoology.

by Cooper Hayden

The year 9 ALP class trip to Bond University was a very engrossing and astonishing chance to delve deeper into the understanding of the ‘University Life’ and in particular, the rewarding, rich study life that would be undertaken by an undergraduate psychology student. This tour, led by the Domestic Regional Manager, Mr Sean Johnson, gave the chance for us ALP Students to have not only a tour of the beautiful campus, but also enter various study and investigation rooms where they undertake Psychology investigations.  Moreover, by serendipity, we were lucky enough to even be able to talk and interact with multiple groups of students who explained the pathways they chose, and the ones we can choose if we study at Bond. 

by Ayyan Qureshi and Nikau Currie

At Bond University we were introduced to the many different facilities that they had to offer. Some of these facilities were the accommodation areas for the students to stay at on campus as well as some surrounding rooms to help them get into the workforce and have tutoring services available to succeed in their studies.  We were also introduced to some more facilities that were designed to help them relax and stay fit. These facilities were things such as two different gyms, two different pools where one of them was a recreational use and the other was for competitions and they also had a jacuzzi. After that, the tour guide brought us to their psychology rooms where we were introduced to some of the work that the students were working on such as if people were able to concentrate with loud noises around them. Soon after we travelled to the library and explored the different floors to see how they work in a louder space on the bottom floor and a quieter space on the top floors. We then met one of the people who helps students find the pathway needed to kickstart their careers and he informed us about the different areas we would need to study in order to achieve our future career pathways. After this we then went to visit the science and health buildings, the lecture theatre, some of their courtrooms and an Ideas building where they had people come in and help make your idea a reality.  This is very similar to the Future Anything project that Year 9 students participated in this year in Activate. We also saw their unique fountain piece with the names of graduated students engraved on it and their cafeteria located next to the office.

by Noah Searle