Academic Excellence

Year 7-9 Academic Excellence Program

This eager group of students have learned about the cycle of habits and over the past few weeks have been determined to try to break a bad habit and form a good habit. They’ve shared the techniques that they are trying and seeing how successful they are. On a positive note, one student shared that he now does not delay doing his homework after getting home from school after figuring out what kept him in the cycle of delaying it.

We have been researching different types of bridges and the forces that act upon them. The students have designed their own bridges using a variety of sketching apps, including Sketchup and Minecraft. We are well into to our Bridge Building Challenge. Students are using either Lego or household recycling products to build their innovative, creative and hopefully strong bridges. Judging will take place in Week 7.

Last week the group were lucky to have a special guest, Dr Runco, visit them. He explained that Philosophy means ‘love of wisdom’ or ‘thinking about thinking’. He challenged each student to think of a controversial or open-ended question that we could discuss at our next meeting. Thank you, Dr Runco.

Australian Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC)

We wish Year 10 students  Diep Nguyen, Tony Ngo, Isioma Onyemgba and Juphil Jiji the best of luck as they embark on the Brain Bee State Finals on Friday 21 June at the University of WA. The students have been studying facts about neuroscience in the lead up to the competition. As well as answering the difficult quiz questions, they will also be taken on a tour of the Anatomy laboratories. Good luck students!

Classpad Workshop

A big thank you to Mrs Miranda for running a workshop after school last week on the finer points of using a Classpad in Senior school Mathematics. The students found it most beneficial.

Mrs L Cardenia (Academic Excellence Coordinator)