The Anchor

Secondary School

From the Head of Secondary 

Over the weekend I spent time reading some of Bruce Lipton’s ideas and I was reminded about the power of our mindset. Amongst many other things, Term Two tends to be a term full of learning, assessments and growth. Many students in Years Ten, Eleven and Twelve are ready for this challenge and very much see this term as a necessary step to life beyond school. 

 

For our younger students, the routine of learning and assessments can be more of a struggle, particularly in the mandated subjects outside of the core areas. I met with our Year Eight students this week to challenge them to be more positive about some of these subjects. I urged them to approach these classes with a little more curiosity and to engage in the creative tasks set by their teachers. With a change of mindset, I asked the Year Eight cohort to engage positively and strive for success in all of the classes on their timetables.

 

In Values and Christian Service (VACS) this week, I saw some of these ideas in action.  As the Secondary students joined the Primary students for a Mathematics lesson and the students were urged to work together, share ideas and ‘talk maths’, the changes in students’ attitudes were visible! Students from both subschools became more enthusiastic about the task at hand and deepened their understanding of all sorts of concepts. The new connections were fostered further when the Secondary students sat with the Primary students while they ate their lunch and then played with them in the playground.

World’s Greatest Shave

The Secondary School came together on Monday at lunchtime to watch 12 of our Year Twelve students cut their hair or shave their heads. The conditions were perfect with warm temperatures and no wind. Our courageous participants carefully collected their hair to either be made into wigs, compost or floating hair booms which absorb oil spills from our oceans.

 

As well as the donations of hair, this incredible team has raised $12,200 as I write this article, and we plan to add to this total in Term Three when we hold our Crazy Hair Day. This is an outstanding achievement and I thank the entire community for your support.

 

Elevate

Elevate had to cancel their sessions last Friday and we have been able to reschedule them for this week. As planned last week, I will make recordings of these sessions available to absent students in Years Nine and Eleven.

 

A number of GSG parents have been accessing the Elevate webinars and I have received very positive feedback about these sessions. Please see news from Elevate below about the next session. If you are unavailable at the scheduled time, please register anyway and a recording of the session will be made available to you.  

 

Elevate Education's next free webinar will be taking place on Wednesday 24 May, titled ‘Ask Elevate Anything’. This is a great opportunity to ask any questions you feel have been unanswered by Elevate in the webinars so far, whether that relates to your child’s study space, their motivation levels, the way they study – sign up to the webinar for an opportunity to have your question answered! 

 

Elevate Education works with our students, delivering high-impact workshops on study skills, motivation, wellbeing, and exam preparation. By tuning into the webinar series you will learn how you can help better support your children at home through reinforcing the skills they learn at school.

 

Wednesday 24 May at 6.30pm (AEST) Ask Elevate Anything

Click here to register for free

 

Mrs Victoria Turnor | Head of Secondary

UWA ATAR Revision Courses for Year Twelve students

Year Twelvestudents can live and study at UWA whilst they attend ATAR revision and exam preparation classes. The is to provide students with real-world experience of both university life and learning. Previous attendees reported this had been an invaluable opportunity for them.

 

UWA Revision and Exam Preparation Courses with The Exam Experts are available in Week One of the July School Holidays (Monday 3 to Friday 7 July). 

 

At $195 for a 10-hour subject revision ($19.50 per hour), these courses provide incredible value and give students the opportunity to experience student life at UWA.

Students will have access to some of WA's most experienced revision and exam preparation teachers and they will leave our courses feeling confident to tackle exams.

Accommodation places are limited and are filling up fast so students are encouraged to plan their travel and enrol early to avoid disappointment.

 

Students can bundle accommodation and courses with the reduced cost accommodation bundles. Students will be staying at UWA at the newly built 4-star Wonil Hotel with board and supervised accommodation for 5 nights:

  • 3 subjects and accommodation $1,195
  • 4 subjects and accommodation $1,335
  • 5 subjects and accommodation $1,435

Students who cannot join everyone at UWA, can enrol and join the classes online via live streaming. Enrol online: https://www.theexamexperts.com.au/

 

Places are still available but filling fast.

 

There is a competition for students to win a FREE subject enrolment worth $195. To enter go to: https://www.theexamexperts.com.au/competition/