First impressions of LJMU
10 February 2009
Year 7 Park High pupils visit LJMU for Aimhigher taster day and report back with findings.
What follows is a news article by aspiring journalist Hannah Carpenter, written exclusively for the University:
On the 30th of January a few people from Park High School who are in year 7 went on a trip to John Moores University in Liverpool, where we had to see how different a high school was from a university. The rest of the year 7 have the chance to go to the university a week or so after this one.
When we arrived at the university we met up with the people who were going to give us a tour around Liverpool John Moores and tell us all about the different rooms that there are.
We went through to the Lecture room where we met our head leader Phil. The year 7s were put into groups with the people who were taking us around. We were in our groups and we then began to look around, the Mentors told us about each room and what it was used for and how it was good for them. We had a sheet that we had to fill the questions in on what we have learned.
I thought it was good that people who are currently at the university and some who used to study there showing us around telling us about all the different rooms. We all learned a lot and had a better idea of what university is like.
I think it had changed the view on a lot of the year 7s on whether to come to university. We all enjoyed it and I think we would all like to come.
This trip has made a positive effect on the year 7 pupils to make them want to come to any university. This trip has made them think that if they work hard and get good grades they can get into university and study on what they would like to do.
It has made a good effect on me and I would like to go to university. We enjoyed our time at Liverpool John Mores University it was brilliant.
By Hanna Carpenter.
