Sponsored by Rotary, Universities and corporations this is a two-week live-in gathering for Year 11 students. It is a residential course at ANU Canberra for two weeks, with former attendees as staff, as well as Rotarian "Mums, Dads, Aunties and Uncles" to act as mentors, comforters and general overseers. Each District in Australia which participates can only send 12 or 13 students, so it is pretty competitive. The idea is to allow students access to a diversity of science topics which then allows them to make firmer decisions about Year 12 courses and future attendance at Uni. The Universities advertise their own courses and credentials during the NYSF courses. One of the NYSF students a couple of years ago was on a fossil hunt with his group and he turned up a new species of fossil armoured fish which has been named after him - quite a coup. Students practise public speaking, learn leadership skills and have an intense and wonderful two weeks during the January holidays surrounded by science and science teachers of the highest order. Looks VERY good on their CV as well. RCNE sponsored two students, Gary and Daniel, who were both accepted and will go to Canberra for the second of the two 2 week sessions.
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