Author: jasmine harris

09 Aug

Posted at 08:41h in Gifted & Talented Buzz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]Maxwell Liu (Year 8), represented Western Australia in the U15 squad. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

23 Jul

Posted at 08:52h in Gifted & Talented Buzz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]After studying the test in Fahrenheit 451, students had to select a feature film, TV show, or song playlist and demonstrate the intertextuality between both. This task was not just about understanding the texts in isolation,...

28 May

Posted at 08:31h in Gifted & Talented Buzz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]Students measured water quality - pH, turbidity, temperature, moisture content of soil and wind speed. A dichotomous key was used to identify a range of macroinvertebrate species living in the water.   [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

21 May

Posted at 08:58h in Gifted & Talented Buzz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]Year 8 Gifted and Talented students were given the opportunity to use modern biotechnology to understand first-hand how scientists are applying these processes to support the conservation effort of our essential Western Australian biodiversity.   [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

21 May

Posted at 08:42h in Gifted & Talented Buzz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]Year 8 Gifted and Talented students participated in the challenge which aims to engage students' algorithmic thinking skills in a fun and interactive environment.   [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

11 Mar

Posted at 08:59h in Gifted & Talented Buzz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]The first of four Zero2Hero workshops took place this week. The aim of the program is to empower young people to positively manage their own mental health and wellbeing and support others.   [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

05 Mar

Posted at 12:45h in Gifted & Talented Buzz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]The Make it Write workshop was a hive of learning activity this week.  The Year 9 afterschool workshops further develop literacy knowledge and skills.   [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

05 Mar

Posted at 10:24h in Gifted & Talented Buzz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]Eight Year 10 Gifted and Talented students have been accepted into the Curtin University Rising Scholars Program (RSP). This program offers high achieving school students first-hand experience of leaning at Curtin University and allows them to earn...

05 Mar

Posted at 09:48h in Gifted & Talented Buzz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]Senior Gifted and Talented students are encouraged to attend the upcoming university open days: Curtin University – 24 March Edith Cowan University – 14 April Murdoch University – 23 March University of Western Australia - 17 March   [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

05 Mar

Posted at 09:43h in Gifted & Talented Buzz

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]The Year 9 Gifted and Talented students were challenged to apply their knowledge to determine the total cost of paint required to repaint Miss Colquhoun's classroom. They were given a measuring tape, the cost of 4L of...