Author: Noeleen Regan

26 Jun

Posted at 08:39h 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]safeTALK is a half day workshop that upskills anyone over the age of 15 to comfortably have conversations about mental health, recognise when a person may be having thoughts of suicide and safely guide them to...

26 Jun

Posted at 08:35h 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]Pairs of students were required to solve mathematical problems to reach their destinations. The activity required students to expand, factorise, simplify, rearrange, substitute and design a poster outlining the three methods for factorising quadratics. The students...

13 May

Posted at 10:56h 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]Congratulations Venkat Lanka, Mika Burford, Praneel Bhushan, Chuqi Zhang, Marcela Clennell, Hannie Tan, Mehuly Mandal and Raina Gupta on being selected to the Gifted and Talented leaders’ team. These students will represent the lower school cohort...

13 May

Posted at 10:48h 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="1/6"][/vc_column][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]Students recently participated in the Bebras Challenge.  The Bebras challenge is designed to help students explorer their talents and passion for informatics and computational thinking with engaging challenges. It is an international challenge that involves over...

13 May

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="1/6"][vc_gallery interval="3" images="5865"][/vc_column][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]The Zero2Hero humankind program is informed by an evidence-based model called compassion-focus therapy. Year 9 Gifted and Talented students attended the first of four workshops this week.   Highlights from this program includes creating compassionate...

30 Jan

Posted at 09:30h 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]A record number of 15 students achieved an ATAR of 99+.  A record breaking ATAR median of 96.7 was set. The 48 SCSA Awards reflect the students’ dedication, resilience and unwavering commitment. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

30 Jan

Posted at 09:03h 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 three Gifted and Talented students achieved the highest possible rank of 99.95 in the 2023 Australian Tertiary Admission Rank exams. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

04 Dec

Posted at 14:45h 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="1/6"][vc_gallery interval="3" images="4928"][/vc_column][vc_column width="5/6"][vc_column_text]   her short story won second place in the Armadale Year 7-8 creative writing category.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

04 Dec

Posted at 08:15h 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 event is designed to help students appreciate the value of maths and mathematical thinking and included inspirational speakers who are passionate about mathematics and its applications.  The girls were made aware of the amazing opportunities available from...

28 Nov

Posted at 15:22h 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]Congratulations also to Teon Tong who was highly commended.     Melody Furness                        Teon Tong[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...