Gifted Education Program News

Maths/Science Club

3:20pm – 4:30pm

Tuesday 4 May – Science Club – Mystery Week – it will be very cool

Tuesday 11 May – Maths Club – Exponents, Bases and Binary

Tuesday 18 May – Science Club – Electricity

Tuesday 25 May – Maths Club – Programming and AI with Spheros

Tuesday 1 June – Science Club – Egg-drop Competition

Tuesday 8 June – Maths Club – Codes and Encryptions

Public Speaking Club

3:20pm – 4:45pm

Continues each Wednesday afternoon in Room 402

Includes ESU competition preparation for Year 7-10 students

Critical Thinking Program

Wednesdays Break 1 in Room 406

Students preparing for the upcoming Ethics Olympiad must attend.

Future Problem Solving

Break 1 in Room 402

Term 2 Problem starts on Tuesday 27 April

New teams from Year 10–12 are welcome

Cyber Club

Friday morning 7:30-8:30 in Room 403

Cyber Security Program - Group meets each Friday. Term 2 Program starts in Week 2, Friday 30 April. New students are always welcome.

Model UN

Thursday 29 April 3:20pm-4:45pm in Room 401

First Security Council for Term 2 will be held on Thursday 29 April in Room 401 from 3:20pm-4:45pm. Students in Years 7-12 are welcome to attend. New students are always welcome. 

English Speaking Union – Public Speaking Competitions

Students in Years 7-8 – Registrations close Monday 3 May

Heat – Monday 10 May; Final – Monday 24 May

3-minute speech

Topic: ‘The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled’ - Plutarch

Students in Years 9-10 – Registrations close Wednesday 28 April

Heat – Wednesday 5 May; Final – Monday 17 May

4-minute speech

Topic: ‘Life is like riding a bicycle – to keep balance you must keep moving’ - Albert Einstein

Students in Years 11-12 – Registrations close Wednesday 16 June

Heat – Monday 19 July; Final – Monday 9 August

5-minute speech

Topic: ‘I don’t need a friend who changes when I change, or who nods when I nod. My shadow does that much better.’ - Plutarch

Public Speaking Practice will be conducted during Break 1 in Room 401 on Thursdays. Contact Ms Stevens for further details. 

Writing Competitions

IEU Literary Awards

Years 5-6

• Short Story (400 – 800 words)
• Poem

Years 7-8

• Short Story (500 – 1200 words)
• Poem

Years 9-10 

• Short Story (500 -1500 words)
• Poem

Years 11-12

• Short Story (600 – 1500 words)
• Non-fiction Prose (600 – 1500 words)
• Poem

Open Category (teachers and school officers)

• Short Story (800 – 2500 words)

Entries to Ms Stevens by Friday 4 June

Young Voices Awards 2021

Craft an article, capture some images or record a podcast or video. Divisions include Junior (Years 5-6), Intermediate (Years 7-9) and Senior (Years 10-12). Entries to Ms Stevens by Friday 21 May (end of Week 4)

Maths for Young Australians – Challenge Program

Years 7-10

• Problem Booklets – available for collection from Tuesday 27 April in Room 403 during Break 2. 

Years 5-6

• Problem Booklets – available for collection from Tuesday 4 May in Primary Conference Room.

Da Vinci Decathlon 

Years 5-10

• Training continues in Break 1 each Wednesday and Friday.