INFORMATION HSC STUDENT DAY Paper

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1 INFORMATION HSC STUDENT DAY Paper Friday 22 nd February 2019 at Carslaw, Chemistry, Wallace, Building 23 and Merewether precincts of The University of Sydney. This document is aimed to make your day easier, more enjoyable and efficient. Please encourage teachers and students who will be attending this event to access this site and the relevant websites included in the document. 1. The Program: the program is a separate document attached to the event page. It outlines the content of each session and the times and can also be accessed at Click on Events, scroll down to Student Days, click on HSC Student Days and find this event. 2. This event is aimed at reinforcing student learning in the Common Module: Texts and Human Experience to assist students with consolidation and 1

2 revision for the HSC. We have tried to cover most of the Common Module texts and have also included three sessions on the Craft of Writing. 3. Wristbands will be the ticket. Please collect your envelope of wristbands and event documents at the registration desk. The registration desk will be in the foyer of Building 23. This is a new building situated at the City Rd entrance of the university. All students and teachers need to wear the wristband to gain entry to their sessions. 4. Students are encouraged to take notes on the day as this will help them in their own understanding and will make the course more relevant. 5. Location: The University of Sydney is located in the City Road precincts of the suburbs of Darlington and Camperdown, Sydney. There are various lecture theatre precincts involved in this event: Carslaw (also known as the Science building), Chemistry theatres, Merewether, Building 23 and the Wallace theatre. 6. Wallace theatre is about a minute walk from the registration desk and Merewether is across City Rd. Students will have to cross at the lights or access the overpass bridge. Rooming will be on the final flyer which will be posted on the website at least 2 weeks before the event. Please note the room for your first session. Ideally, we would like to house all sessions in the same precinct but we can only use the rooms released to us by the University. 7. To assist with navigation of Sydney University, students and teachers can download a FREE App from itunes and this is highly recommended. See information next page for downloading information. 2

3 - Click on Maps icon - Enter name of building in Search e.g. Carslaw, Merewether, Chemistry or Food outlets. 8. Food: Food outlets can be located using the App Food outlets include: -Baguette Café near Eastern Avenue auditorium -Carslaw Kitchen near Carslaw -Food hall across City Road in the Wentworth Building - Manning House is a 10 minute walk. It contains various food outlets (café, coffee cart, Mexican, Chinese, Salad Bar, etc) 9. The Sydney University campus is large so students and teachers need to be aware of the time needed to walk from Parramatta Rd if that is your entrance point. 10. February can be wet and hot. Consider bringing an umbrella. 3

4 11. Please print maps before you leave so you have a paper copy or download the App. 12. There will be ETA staff to assist you with directions and seating. 13. Travelling to Sydney University: Sydney University is about 2 kilometres from Central Station, the hub of all train lines in Sydney, as well as Railway Square, a major bus interchange. Information about public transport can be found at: See the next page for information from that site. 4

5 14. Parking: Access by car is possible but parking is restricted and car parking stations attract a fee. Information about parking can be found at: A screenshot from this site is on the next page: 5

6 15.Preferred paths Sydney university has identified a 'Preferred Paths' network to help improve the safety of staff, students and visitors on its campus. Please access at: Risk Assessment. Please see additional information on separate document. Jane Sherlock NSW ETA HSC Student Day organiser janesherlock8@gmail.com 6