Western Sydney University in Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia | Higher education

Western Sydney University

Locality: Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9678 7663

Address: Western Sydney University 2747 Kingswood, NSW, Australia

Website: westernsydney.edu.au/firstfootforward

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25.01.2022 Congratulations to one of the First Foot Forward Student Ambassadors, Tasha Reynolds. Tasha recently graduated from her Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedicine) degree course. Tasha is one of 3% of children from an Out of Home Care experience that go onto tertiary education. Tasha is the first in her family to complete a University Degree and is now a qualified Paramedic. The team is very proud of Tasha and want to thank her for inspiring Stage 3 students in Western Sydney and assisting at the First Foot Forward University Days throughout her studies.

25.01.2022 Punchbowl Public School participated in our Engineering workshop. The workshop introduces students to different careers in Engineering. It was great to see how well the students worked together as a team, displaying great communication skills while participating in fun, educational and interactive activities.

25.01.2022 A Future For All Day with Inglburn and Sackville Street Public School! #flashbackfriday

25.01.2022 Piloting some new ideas for our 2017 program

25.01.2022 Discover Western Webinar Do you know anyone thinking of starting University in 2021? Join our staff and current students to find out more about the Western Sydney University experience. Theyll take you through our courses, pathways and student life to get you started on your journey to Western. This online zoom webinar will give you the opportunity to gain key information about our areas of study, entry programs such as HSC True Reward and benefits of a Western degree. You w...ill hear from our staff and current students and have the chance to join an online Q&A. Students, career advisers, teachers and parents are all welcome to attend. https://uws.zoom.us/web/register/WN_eBLnXlG0Tqievfish18k5Q

23.01.2022 Today stage 3 learners engaged in an in school workshop provided by Western Sydney University. We had a wonderful time learning about what University is all abo...ut. We even engaged in a design and make task. We were asked to construct a two story building that could withstand the effects of an earthquake. Our learners did a wonderful job! Thank you Western Sydney University. We look forward to our on campus visit in term 2! See more

23.01.2022 We're proud to have opened Caddens Corner neighbourhood shopping centre today a five-star, green star shopping precinct where the local community can connect... right next door to our Kingswood campus. Caddens Corner is part of the Uni's strategy to work with local communities, government and industry to deliver world-class educational facilities and infrastructure to our region. Located in the Penrith’s Health and Wellbeing Precinct, Caddens Corner will generate over $60 million in local economic activity and support over 400 new jobs. It includes a Woolworths supermarket, childcare centre, a food and dining precinct, a range of speciality retail stores, and a 500-car onsite car park, complete with electric vehicle chargers. Councillor Karen McKeown, Melissa McIntosh MP Read more - http://ow.ly/CQjV50CoNKu

22.01.2022 Thank you Braddock PS. We are looking forward to working with the year 5 and 6 students.

22.01.2022 The First Foot Forward program held their family nights last week at the Campbelltown, Kingswood and Bankstown campuses. With over 500 participants, parents learnt how to support their child in their tertiary education aspirations via insightful stories and practical tips from the OWP team. Students got involved in either a Science, Languages or Visual Communications workshop, to introduce what is on offer at university. A big thank you to all involved in making all the nights a great success and thank you to all the families that attended!

21.01.2022 The First Foot Forward team have formed a partnership with 5,500 stage 3 students in 55 primary schools across Western Sydney. The 3 main objectives of this program are to: - Raise aspirations for primary school children for future educational opportunities.... - Increase awareness of University courses and careers available. - Create opportunities for the development of creativity, flexibility and innovativeness. See more

21.01.2022 First Foot Forward are extremely exciting to announce that you can now purchase our famous Snapback hats at the Western Sydney University store!

21.01.2022 The First Foot Forward team are very sad to say goodbye to Sandra who has received an amazing position working with AIME in North Queensland. The team, our teachers and all the students wish you all the best - you are incredible!

20.01.2022 Our second last day with our Industrial Design workshop at Hebersham Public School!

20.01.2022 Thank you to Campbellfield Public School for joining us today in our virtual High School Transition workshop. Good luck in high school.

19.01.2022 It is with great regret to let you all know that our lovely B-Rad has moved on from the First Foot Forward team. Brad has been such a valuable member to the team and has displayed great enthusiasm and guidance to all of our students. We wish Brad all the best in his new role with the Roads and Maritime Services. Congratulations!

19.01.2022 The First Foot Forward team are in the middle of running their On Campus Visits with Years 5 and 6 students. So far over 800 students from 12 schools in the Western Sydney area have been visiting Western Sydney University Campuses and experiencing workshops which include Coding with Dash the robot, Spanish language lessons and Medical Science with Annie the Manikin. Check out highlights from some of the events.

18.01.2022 Thank you Mulgoa Public School for sharing your enthusiasm with us at our virtual workshop today.

17.01.2022 The full 2021 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge regulations have been released. Lets take a trip down memory lane and reflect upon our journey last year (full ...video out on YouTube next week). We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our team, university, partners, friends and family again for all your continued support. We cant wait to get the ball rolling on this cycle and show you all what weve got up our sleeves. Follow us for all the new updates on our drive towards sustainability. #EatSleepSolarCarRepeat #BWSC2021

17.01.2022 B-rad and Marina had an awesome time at Cecil Hills Public School Future Focus Learning Expo! Was great to meet so many excited parents. Thanks for the invite!

16.01.2022 Day 2 for Cabramatta Public School !

16.01.2022 Alicia and Sandra are with the Smith Family this afternoon teaching students from Mount Druitt about 3D printing!

15.01.2022 Thank you Punchbowl PS year 6 students for participating in the virtual High School Transition workshop. Looking forward to the virtual Leadership workshop and the in-school Engineering workshop this week.

15.01.2022 Thank you Heckenberg Public School. It is great to have your school involved in the program. Looking forward to working with the year 5 and 6 students.

14.01.2022 The UV Smart Cool Playground we collaborated on in Merrylands, Cumberland City Council is now open for play! Just in time for the summer, the refurbished playg...round will offer the local community a cooler space to enjoy. The playground project which brought together government and industry partners is one way our researchers are helping to address climate change and associated hotter summer temperatures in western Sydney. The UV Smart, Cool Playground project has delivered Australia’s first prototype playground to address increasing temperatures which are leaving our playgrounds unplayable, said Dr Sebastian Pfautsch, research lead. Heat-smart playgrounds can provide a safe and enjoyable place; they can be used longer in summer and act as a cool refuge for the community. The adaption of existing playgrounds is an important way to reduce urban heat loads. Read more - http://ow.ly/QKOV50C2lLZ

14.01.2022 The 2016 First Foot Forward team are heaps excited to kick-off our on campus visits! Wish us luck

13.01.2022 Thank you Crawford Public School for joining us in our virtual workshop on top tips for a smooth transition to High school.

12.01.2022 Thank you Mulgoa Public School for joining us in our virtual Leadership workshop.

11.01.2022 Get started at Western with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pathway Program.

11.01.2022 As promised, interviews with Year 6 Students at a Future For All day.

11.01.2022 We cant believe we have had nearly half of our on-campus events! Heres some students and our Ambassador Judith enjoying our Natural Science Workshop!

11.01.2022 With Lansvale Public School for the next two days :)

09.01.2022 An insight into the incredibly rewarding, Future For All program! Please like and share. Interviews from the day being uploaded tomorrow :) Video by: Lachlan Paterson

09.01.2022 On this day two years ago, 23rd July 2018, our Western Sydney Solar Team won the American Solar Car Challenge, making them the first international team to win the race. #throwbackthursday

08.01.2022 In term 1, the First Foot Forward (FFF) team conducted in-school workshops based around Engineering which gave students the opportunity to construct a solar car. The Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) activity was aimed to equip students with relevant and practical information to the world around them and provide an insight into a career as an Engineer beyond high school. See highlights of the schools the team visited.

07.01.2022 Reporting live from the First Foot Forward Journalism Workshop with Cabramatta Public School

07.01.2022 A massive thank you to all of our schools from the First Foot Forward Program! We cant believe our Industrial Design workshop is all over, but we know that the kids had a great time with our 3D printers. See you all on-campus

07.01.2022 Thank you Windsor South PS year 5 and 6 students for your enthusiasm and participation in our workshop, introducing University and careers in Engineering. Goodluck to the year 6 students in high school and year 5 we can’t wait to see you next year.

07.01.2022 Thank you Lurnea PS for participating in the virtual High School Transition workshop. It was great to see the year 6 students again. Good luck in high school.

06.01.2022 The First Foot Forward team kindly invite parents to join us for a Parent Information zoom. Please register here: http://t.info.westernsydney.edu.au/r/

05.01.2022 We have less than a month until our on-campus visits kick off! Cant wait to present our Natural Science, Music and Journalism Workshops for 2016.

05.01.2022 The multimedia workshop has been a hit with our students - take a look at what some Kingswood Public School students were able to put together!

04.01.2022 Our robots are rolling out to schools across Greater Western Sydney! Cant wait to deliver these to all our students.

04.01.2022 A typical PhD thesis is somewhere around 100,000 words in length, and represents a journey of more than three years, countless hours of experiments and an inten...se period of individual writing effort. Having experienced life in Australia as part of her undergraduate study, Johanna was keen to consider PhD programs in Australian universities for her next challenge. When her supervisor Dr Jonathan Plett achieved the prestigious Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) from the Australian Research Council, it opened up a PhD scholarship at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE) to investigate the molecular signals that eucalypts roots produce to interact with soil microbes in Australias unique ecosystems. So it was that Johanna returned to Australia with a PhD scholarship. Australia was always on my radar and I have loved being in the countryside at the Hawkesbury campus. Its just a beautiful place to study plants! I was looking for an opportunity around plant-microbial interactions - HIE is the place for this research. And I have now submitted my thesis, and so pleased to have a job in bioinformatics and microbiology lined up at a university. Getting through the project and then the COVID-19 crisis hasnt been easy for any of us - PhDs are a real challenge. But Ive been well-supported by my supervisors, and by the collegiality of the Institute and the Universitys Graduate Research School. Programs like the Saturday Thesis Writing sessions have been lifesaving somewhere I can be part of a supportive network to do that writing work (the free food and coffee helps!). Ive had to make sure we all keep connected, keep talking to my colleagues and supervisors. You just cant do this alone even if everything goes to plan, which it rarely does. Im really honoured to have been awarded the 2019 John Cairney Award for Outstanding Student Publication and I will remember my Hawkesbury days with fond memories.

04.01.2022 Today we gathered some of western Sydneys brightest youngsters and put them through their academic paces. Congratulations to Campbelltown North Public School for taking home the Academic Challenge Shield today!

03.01.2022 Happy Birthday Sydney Zoo.

03.01.2022 We cant believe that we are over half way in rolling out our in-school workshop! Plenty of positive feedback and the kids are loving the 3D Printers :)

02.01.2022 In our Natural Sciences workshop as part of our On-Campus Day with Busby Public School

02.01.2022 A post about another one of our Primary School Programs!

01.01.2022 Study at Western through our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Pathway Program for an alternative entry into university.