Enrichment News
Catherine Jetson and Michelle Wall
Rostrum Voice of Youth Speaking Competition Years 7-10
Rostrum Voice of Youth is a national speaking competition which provides an excellent opportunity for secondary school students to gain experience and confidence in expressing their views and communicating a message. Students first participate at a regional level. Regional winners go on to participate in the State Final. State winners will compete at the National Final to be held in Sydney.
Contestants are required to present:
- A prepared speech: 6 minutes - Juniors (Years 7, 8 or 9) or 8 minutes - Seniors (Years 10, 11 or 12)
- A short notice speech: 3 minutes - Juniors & Seniors with preparation time of 15 minutes.
The topics to choose from this year are:
Junior Prepared Topics (Years 7-9) | Senior Prepared Topics (Years 10-12) |
|---|---|
| 1. Blue Skies | 1. Error of Judgement |
| 2. Start a Conversation | 2. Connection to Country |
| 3. This Time it will be Different | 3. Spoilt for Choice |
| 4. Wait and See | 4. The Lesson that I Learnt |
| 5. Celebration | 5. Changing the Narrative |
Entries are now open and will close on Friday 8 April. Entries can be made through the website at rostrum.com.au/rvoy with entry fees paid by the College.
The competition takes place on Saturday 7 May at The Friends’ School.
For more information contact Ms Imogen Gray or visit their website:
https://www.rostrum.com.au/tas-rostrum-voice-of-youth
Extended learning and enrichment opportunities available at Mount Carmel College
In the context of the Australian Curriculum, teachers vary the pace and extend the level of challenge of every day learning tasks to meet the needs of gifted students.
Some students also have access to a range of extension and enrichment programs; these include Ad Astra in the primary school and Gifted Online in the secondary school. (Please note that due to COVID these have been postponed until Term 2)
Mount Carmel offers a range of co-curricular activities that can extend student learning and challenge students, in all learning areas. Our students have the opportunity to participate in the Rostrum Voice of Youth, the Whitlam Institute ‘What Matters’ competition, Ethics Olympiad, Da Vinci Challenge and STEM exhibition are just some of the activities we offer.
Where to get more information
- Talk with your child’s class teacher (primary) or subject teachers (secondary). Your child’s class teacher is the point of contact and they can liaise with us if required (Michelle Wall - Primary and Catherine Jetson - Secondary).
- Catholic Education Tasmania has information for parents and carers
https://catholic.tas.edu.au/learning-and-teaching#extendedlearning - The Tasmanian Association for the Gifted (TAG) is a parent-based organisation, offering support, resources and advice, including regular meetings.
https://www.tasgifted.com/