Gifted and Talented

Emanuel’s Gifted & Talented Program

The Gifted Program at Emanuel School includes a vast array of evidence-based approaches and models, with the purpose to meet the unique needs of all high potential and gifted learners. A committed team of experienced and informed teachers play a vital role in ensuring that talent development is achieved both in the classroom through quality differentiation, and through a range of extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities. These carefully designed provisions to ensure high degrees of intellectual challenge and rigour is provided for gifted learners from Years K-12, through curriculum compacting, acceleration, enrichment, extension, mentoring and a range of grouping structures. In order to achieve this, our teaching staff are continuously up-skilled in gifted education, both internally and through external courses at GERRIC UNSW.

A variety of identification methods are used to identify the high potential and gifted learners at Emanuel, including those with a learning disability.

This is frequently reviewed and monitored to ensure programs and learning opportunities are delivered to meet each child’s individual learning needs. Furthermore, gifted learners at Emanuel feel part of the School community, where not only their academic needs are met, but they are supported socially through wellbeing programs, mentoring and study skills. Working in partnership with families in an integral aspect of the program, ensuring a nurturing environment where the individual excels.

We look forward to sharing more about our program and gifted education throughout the year.

Term 1 lunchtime sessions

Primary School extra-curricular clubs

Please see the below timetable for lunchtime clubs available from the Gifted & Talented Department in Term 1. Visit the Gifted & Talented tile on the Parent Portal for more information here.

Day	Monday	Tuesday		Friday
Club	da Vinci Coaching Club Years 5-6	Casual Chess Years 3-6	Science & Innovation Club Years 3-6	Competitive Chess Coaching Cub Years 3-6
Room	Year 6 Main Breakout Space B’Yachad Building	Year 6 Main Breakout Space B’Yachad Building	Year 5 Breakout Space B’Yachad Building	B15
Teacher	Ms Hards	Ms Hards and Ms Tritsch	Ms Hards and Ms Tritsch	Mr Feldman Ms Hards

High School Extra-Curricular Clubs

The most up-to-date version now available on the Gifted & Talented tile of the Parent Portal here.

Monday				Tuesday	Wednesday		Friday
Chess	Debating 11-12	Debating 9-10	Debating 7-8	Philosophy Club	Mock Mediation	Ethics Olympiad 10-12	Mock Trial	Future Problem Solving
B13	B11	B14	B15	B15	B15	B15	B15	B14
C Moss V Feldman	J Tritch L Fosbery	J Tritsch G Desaraju	J Tritsch M Granot	C Moss	C Moss	C Moss	C Moss B Zipser	C Moss