This presentation features the critical moments that led two people to university. For Louise, being part of her school's student leadership team and receiving an award for her work in a social justice committee was influential. Erin left school after grade 11 believing it had nothing left to teach her, but after traveling and having children, she realized she needed further education to get a better job, so enrolled at Griffith University. Both Louise and Erin ended up at the same university despite having very different experiences that shaped their lives.

1. Critical Moments

2. What is a Critical Moment?

3. Critical Moments are recognised when
reflecting back on our past. They are
events in our life that are considered to be
highly consequential and, as a result, are
what lead us here.

4. This presentation features a time line of two
people’s critical moments which has led them to
university today

5. Louise

6. Student Councillor of the
leadership team

7. In my last year of school I was a part of the
student leadership team and my committee was
the social justice committee. In this committee
we raised money, visited the elderly and helped
out around the school and local community. For
all my work during this year in the committee I
received the community award at our awards
night for 2008.

8. School Formal

9. Graduation

10. schoolies

11. Turning 18

12. Saying Goodbye to Friends

13. Finding out OP

14. II achieved the OP I wanted and was
accepted into my first preference at
Griffith University. I decided upon a
bachelor of psychology as I enjoyed
helping people at school.

15. Accepted into
Griffith University

16. Erin

17. Leaving School
I decided after the end of Grade 11 that school
wasn’t for me anymore. At the time I chose to
leave I thought my motivation was sound. But on
reflection I realise it was driven by dissatisfaction
and a feeling of going nowhere fast. School was
boring for me. I felt like it had nothing left to teach
me because it lacked challenge, which I believed I
would find by entering the adult world.

19. After working for over a year I finally followed
through on an opportunity to travel overseas to
work. Seeing a new culture, country and learning a
new language made me want to see more of the
world.

20. After travelling I came home, back to the same friends
and peers who were doing the same things as when I
left. I realised then that I was in a bad place and
decided to make a move away.

21. An opportunity came up to visit an old
acquaintance. So I up and moved
country with only a suitcase.

22. Final relocation
After six months living in
Cairns my health forced a
move out of the far tropical
north to the Gold Coast.
I had plans to keep going from
there via the USA for a
round the world working
holiday...BUT

23. Children
A girl and a boy, with 5 years
between....put a halt on that!
Then single...
Young, struggling and very
little income. I decided this
was not for me, I needed to
do something more to
increase my skills and get a
better job.

24. Further Study
I tried TAFE and although it was not the right
course for me, it gave me the self belief that I was
lacking to take the bigger and better step to further
and higher education. I fulfilled the requirements
for entry as an adult student by completing a STAT
test at Griffith, Gold Coast campus.

25. Final Destination

26. Although we have two very
different stories we’ve both ended
up in the same place.

27. Credits
Louise
Griffith University Sign: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/images/griffith_400.jpg
Soundtrack: Light Surrounding you, Evermore, Light Surrounding you- EP, 2006.
Erin:
Globe in Hands: j0433132.jpg, Microsoft Clipart
Black and Yellow ducks; www.parmsplace.com/images/feeling_left_out.bmp
Suitcase picture
http://www.mississaugachildrenschoir.com/Images/Vancouver/mcj031098600001.
png
Globe: j0438061.png; Microsoft Clipart
Stork and baby: j0438507.jpg, Microsoft Clipart
Soundtrack: Yesterday to Tomorrow; Audioslave. Out of Exile, Polydor, 2005.
Griffith University Sign: http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/images/griffith_400.jpg