Issue 32 Volume 30 13 Oct 2023 28 Tishri 5784

G&T Extra-curricular for Term 4

Term 4 Extra-curricular Activities
Delivered by the Gifted and Talented Department

Term 4 Weekly Lunchtime Sessions 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Chess


Debating
Year 9-10

UN Youth Voice Public Speaking

Philosophy Club


Ethics Olympiad 
Year 8

The Quest


Debating
Year 7-8


Ethics Olympiad 
Year 7

Brain Games

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V Feldman

J Tritch
L Fosbery

C Moss

C Moss

C Moss

C Moss

J Tritch
L Fosbery

C Moss

C Moss

Additional support for those involved in other extracurricular activities is available at Recess, Monday to Thursday, in B12. 

Term 4 Events

WEEK 2

Critical and Creative Thinking Sessions

  •  Based on the FPS Topic for Term 4 2023 Throw Away Society.
  •  Will teach critical thinking skills, stimulate creativity and encourage development of a vision for the future.

Years 7-10

Monday 16 October 2023
P4 and P5

 

WEEK 3

Critical and Creative Thinking Sessions

  • Based on the FPS Topic for Term 4 2023 Throw Away Society.
  • Will teach critical thinking skills, stimulate creativity and encourage development of a vision for the future.

Years 7-10

Monday 23 October 2023
P4 and P5

WEEK 4

UN Youth NSW Voice Public Speaking Competition

  • Unique public speaking competition
  • Solve world issues. Think outside the box

Years 7-10

Monday 30 October 2023 
PLC

WEEK 5

Free Thinkers Forum

  • Student-centred whole day activity
  • Opportunity for students from various schools to come together to listen and discuss topics of particular interest to them
  • Awards

Years 9-11

Tuesday 7 November 2023  Rosebank College

Ethics Olympiad (Middle School)

  • Develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration and communication. 
  • In teams of 5 you engage with each other and teams from other schools on interesting and relevant cases
  • Respond to questions while building and critiquing their own and others’ arguments
  • Opportunity to build arguments with each other in a framework that encourages careful considered responses to important ethical issues

Years 7-9

Wednesday 8 November 2023

Future Problem Solving –
Global Issues Problem Solving

  • Research a series of global topics
  • Critically analyse an imagined situation set in the future and solve a major issue 

Years 7-10

Thursday 9 November 2023 Emanuel School

WEEK 6

History Mastermind Competition

  • Hosted by Tara Anglican School for Girls
  • Teams of four students from Years 9 and 10
  • Teams will also have the chance to win points in trivia-style questions and other competitions throughout the day

Years 9-10

 

Wednesday 15 November 2023 Tara Anglican College

 

WEEK 7

The Quest

  • Team challenge (3 per team)
  • Ultimate stimulation of creativity, problem solving and love of learning
  • An over-arching theme of A NEVER-ENDING TALE
  • Incorporates the main disciplines of Mathematics, Sciences and Humanities 

Years 7-8

Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 November 2023 
Australian Catholic University

History Mastermind Competition

  • Hosted by Tara Anglican School for Girls
  • Teams of four students from Years 9 and 10
  • Teams will also have the chance to win points in trivia-style questions and other competitions throughout the day

Years 7-8

Friday 24 November 2023
St Clair High School