Gifted Education Program News

Academic Co-curricular Programs Term 2 2022

Maths for Young Australians – Challenge Program

REGISTRATIONS  HAVE  CLOSED

Years 5-6 students: Tuesday and Thursday – Break 2 – Primary Computer Room

Years 7-10 students: Before school Tuesday – Friday – Room 403.

Public Speaking Program

Year Levels: Years 5-10

Meetings: Weekly on Tuesday afternoons.

Registrations: Email Majella Stevens (stevensm@marash.qld.edu.au)

Location: Room 402 (Secondary CLE)

Future Problem Solving 

Year Levels: Students in Years 10-12 interested in critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork. 

Meetings: Bi-weekly meetings on Tuesday and Thursday in Break 1 – Room 401

Readings and Research should be done.  Material is on the Learning Portal. Time to review the Future Scene.

Location: Room 401

Maths/Science Club

Year Levels: Years 5-10

Registrations: Registration is NOT required. Attendance is voluntary

Meetings: No Meeting on Thursday 19 May. Next meeting (Science) is Thursday 26 May.

Location: Room 403 for Maths Club; Science Centre Foyer for Science Club

Cybert – Cyber Security Club

Year Levels: Years 7-12

Meetings: Weekly – 7:30am each Friday. Next meeting is Friday 20 May.

Registrations: Please email Ms Stevens (stevensm@marash.qld.edu.au) or turn up on Friday.

Location: Room 403 (CLE)

Any enquiries about these programs should be directed to Majella Stevens – stevensm@marash.qld.edu.au

Ashgrove’s Model United Nations Club - ASHMUN

Year Levels: Years 7-10  

Meetings:  Meetings will usually be held fortnightly, on a Wednesday afternoon

Next meeting will be Wednesday 25 May.

Registrations: Registrations are encouraged. Email Joseph Lewis (23lewisj@marash.qld.edu.au) or Ms Stevens (stevensm@marash.qld.edu.au) if you would like to participate. No experience is necessary.

Location: Room 402

English Speaking Union’s Public Speaking Competitions 2022

Year Levels: Years 7-10  

Competition Dates:

Seniors - Years 11-12 – Heats are Thursday 21 July 2022

– Registrations are open now.

Intermediates – Years 9-10 – Heats are Thursday 12 May 2022 - Registrations are open now.

Juniors – Years 7-8 – Heats are Thursday 19 May 2022

– Registrations are open now.

Registrations: Contact Ms Stevens (stevensm@marash.qld.edu.au) to register. Speech topic is “The duty of a newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Anon.

Queensland da Vinci Decathlon

Year Levels: selected students in Years 5-11

Meetings:  Next meeting will be on Wednesday 18 May

Location: Room 401

Topic: Code Breaking

IEU Literary Competition

Year Levels: Years 5 – 12

Open Division: Teachers and School Officers

Entries due: Friday 10 June

See College Learning Portal for further details and prize money.

Australian Brain Bee Challenge

The Australian Brain Bee Challenge – part of the annual International Brain Bee Challenge. You need to be in Year 10 and you need to learn about the make-up of the brain, how it functions, diseases that affect it and various other topics. These four young men, Alex, Harrison, Hugh and Remy stayed the course, attending the weekly tutorial sessions run by Tom Magee (2019 Harold Old Boy). In previous years, your score in Round 1 determines the students to proceed to the State final. This year, with a late change to the rules, only two students from each school can progress. Harrison and Remy will represent Ashgrove with Hugh narrowly missing out. Good luck boys with your preparation for the State Final which will be held in July.