Developing Your Child's Gifts & Talents
Classroom Strategies
All Teachers' Programs strive to provide opportunities for each child to develop individual gifts and talents. Ways in which we affirm, and encourage children's gifts and talents include the following classroom strategies: cooperative planning (where Teachers share good ideas), open-ended projects (where children learn to become comfortable with the notion that there is no set correct way, or no one solution to a problem).
All Teachers' Programs strive to provide opportunities for each child to develop individual gifts and talents. Ways in which we affirm, and encourage children's gifts and talents include the following classroom strategies: cooperative planning (where Teachers share good ideas), open-ended projects (where children learn to become comfortable with the notion that there is no set correct way, or no one solution to a problem).
Academic Competitions
The children receive coaching and encouragement to enter competitions that allow them to further develop their gifts and talents. Competitions we encourage children to participate in include: Australian Schools Competitions (ICAS) - Science, English, Maths (Years 3-6); Problem Solving Competitions and various other Competitions offered to children throughout the year - Story Writing, Art, etc. Competitions are selected on a year-to-year basis, taking into account important school commitments and level of interest shown by students.
The children receive coaching and encouragement to enter competitions that allow them to further develop their gifts and talents. Competitions we encourage children to participate in include: Australian Schools Competitions (ICAS) - Science, English, Maths (Years 3-6); Problem Solving Competitions and various other Competitions offered to children throughout the year - Story Writing, Art, etc. Competitions are selected on a year-to-year basis, taking into account important school commitments and level of interest shown by students.
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Choir and Performance
The children are given every encouragement to use their dramatic and musical talents for the enjoyment of the whole school community and can choose to enter the annual Mackay Eisteddfod. Each year, depending on interest shown, our school enters a team in the Rock Pop Mime competition held in Mackay. Whole School Activities
There are occasions where the whole school recognises and is involved in nurturing each child's individual gifts and talents. Children are given public acknowledgement at our weekly assemblies when they receive encouragement awards for Student of the Week. These awards recognise that each of us has gifts and talents. |
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