Student Excellence @ SKiPPS

Since 2020 groups of selected students at SKiPPS students have had opportunities to participate in many extension activities via the Victorian High Ability Program (VHAP) and the Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series (VCES). These are a series of high-quality, extension activities across all areas of the curriculum which are provided and funded by the Victorian Education Department.. 

Teachers nominate students to participate in activities according to their recent academic performance, abilities and interests.

This term SKiPPS has participated in two VCES events.

Year 5/6 - Write What Matters with Nathan Luff - Monday 17th March

Children’s author and Primary School teacher Nathan Luff shared some tips for creating more interesting and well-rounded characters in the students’ creative writing. He took selected Year 5/6 students step by step through how to plan and write an exciting narrative. Along the way he shared some other challenging ideas for writing stories. For example this short story with each word being in alphabetical order. 

Year 3 to 6 - Draw like an Italian Master -Tuesday 29th March

Selected Year 3 to 6 students learnt about primi pensieri (an artist’s initial thoughts) and modeli (finished drawings) with Educators from the NGV on an excursion to the St Kilda Road gallery. 

We explored the Gallery’s European collection, discussed the Renaissance period and how it changed art and used some Italian language to interpret and respond to artworks along the way.