Splitting Atoms and Infinitives: The Young Minds Conference
After two weeks of gruelling demands of time management skill and the need to juggle between internal assessments and preparation towards the Young Minds Conference, the South Australian Matriculation students could finally exhale in relief as their hard work paid off with the Young Minds Conference coming to a successful end.
The Young Minds Conference was held in Taylor’s College Sri Hartamas on the 20th of August, catering presentations of various subjects from the three different pre-university courses, namely the South Australian Matriculation, Cambridge A Levels and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
Students from different courses came together to give presentations and discuss about interesting topics ranging from “The Big Bang Theory” to “Psychodynamic Theory”. These presentations were divided into separate classes according to their respective subjects which include Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Psychology, English as Second Language (ESL) and Theory of Knowledge (TOK).
One of the more compelling moments of the event was the unique launch which involved the breaking of the ice sculpture containing a brain model, symbolising the act of freeing the minds of the youth of Taylor’s College.
Interesting fact – the lights that were used to illuminate the ice sculpture were actually light bulbs from the laboratory, connected by circuits prepared by students.
The first round of presentations began at 2.45 p.m. with students and lecturers making their way to the respective classes on the first floor. Each presenter was given ten minutes to present his or her topic followed by a quick question and answer session. A ten minute interval was allocated in between each presentation to allow the audience to move around and choose other presentations to attend.
Physics was one of the more popular subjects, gathering many audiences and experienced a ‘full house’ almost throughout. The most entertaining presentation (according to many of those who were present) would be the Psychology presentation by our emcee of the day, Ross Stephenson in which he conducted a Memory Quiz. Nevertheless, all presenters did equally well and provided the audience with mind-gripping knowledge. The event came to a close at 4.30 p.m. after six rounds of presentations.
Despite the low turn up towards the end of the event, the objective of the conference prevailed as audiences could all go back with a new piece of knowledge to ponder on. On behalf of the organising committee, we would like to extend our gratitude to the lecturers for guiding us throughout the entire process.
It was a truly wonderful experience to be able to work with one another and being able to end the day with smiles and pats on the back. All in all, the Young Minds Conference instilled knowledge in each of us present that day and the results achieved will definitely contribute to the young minds of Taylor’s College Sri Hartamas – and that is what truly matters.
BY JUANITA JAMSARI
Opening of the Young Minds Conference
The Young Minds Conference was held in Taylor’s College Sri Hartamas on the 20th of August, catering presentations of various subjects from the three different pre-university courses, namely the South Australian Matriculation, Cambridge A Levels and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
Students from different courses came together to give presentations and discuss about interesting topics ranging from “The Big Bang Theory” to “Psychodynamic Theory”. These presentations were divided into separate classes according to their respective subjects which include Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Psychology, English as Second Language (ESL) and Theory of Knowledge (TOK).
One of the presenters showing a slide of a protein molecule
One of the more compelling moments of the event was the unique launch which involved the breaking of the ice sculpture containing a brain model, symbolising the act of freeing the minds of the youth of Taylor’s College.
Breaking the ice
Interesting fact – the lights that were used to illuminate the ice sculpture were actually light bulbs from the laboratory, connected by circuits prepared by students.
The first round of presentations began at 2.45 p.m. with students and lecturers making their way to the respective classes on the first floor. Each presenter was given ten minutes to present his or her topic followed by a quick question and answer session. A ten minute interval was allocated in between each presentation to allow the audience to move around and choose other presentations to attend.
Physics was one of the more popular subjects, gathering many audiences and experienced a ‘full house’ almost throughout. The most entertaining presentation (according to many of those who were present) would be the Psychology presentation by our emcee of the day, Ross Stephenson in which he conducted a Memory Quiz. Nevertheless, all presenters did equally well and provided the audience with mind-gripping knowledge. The event came to a close at 4.30 p.m. after six rounds of presentations.
Despite the low turn up towards the end of the event, the objective of the conference prevailed as audiences could all go back with a new piece of knowledge to ponder on. On behalf of the organising committee, we would like to extend our gratitude to the lecturers for guiding us throughout the entire process.
It was a truly wonderful experience to be able to work with one another and being able to end the day with smiles and pats on the back. All in all, the Young Minds Conference instilled knowledge in each of us present that day and the results achieved will definitely contribute to the young minds of Taylor’s College Sri Hartamas – and that is what truly matters.
BY JUANITA JAMSARI
