Learning Enrichment
Our College
provides three levels of Learning Enrichment support for students.
Challenge activities, where many students
participate in beyond-school opportunities such as:
- Reader’s Cup Challenge
- ICAS Competitions in Science, Digital Technologies,
- Spelling, Writing, English and Maths
- Westpac Maths Competition
- Inter-School Chess Competitions
- Tournament of Minds
Classroom Learning, where teachers differentiate
the curriculum in the classroom to engage learners and provide opportunities
for intellectually challenging learning experiences for all students including:
- Design based investigations
- Project Based Learning tasks
- Extension activities
These
activities ensure learners are utilising core learning, along with critical and
creative thinking to generate and evaluate knowledge, clarify concepts and
ideas, seek possibilities, consider alternatives and solve problems. Students
are encouraged to think broadly and deeply using skills, behaviours and
dispositions such as reason, logic, resourcefulness, imagination and
innovation.
Co-curricular activities such as programs such as the weekly
Chess Club, Faith’s Got Talent (Talent Quest), Kaleidoscope Club, Spanish Club
and digital technologies in the Creation Station Maker Space.
Gifted and Talented at Faith
What
does term ‘Gifted and Talented’ mean? It is often considered that the students
in this area are a homogenous population themselves; however, gifts and talents
correspond to distinct types of abilities. These natural abilities can be
divided into four aptitude domains of either, intellectual, creative, social or
physical. Everyone possesses some form of ability in each domain but it is
those whose ability level largely exceeds most of their peers that are
considered "gifted". With this in mind, gifted and talented students
are encouraged to stay with their peer groups to allow them to develop their
other domains effectively. At Faith, students are catered for within the
classroom with multi-level activities and programs developed for students in
order to develop and improve their skills, whilst enhancing their inherent
motivation to learn. By stimulating student interests and creating a climate
that promotes achievement, students are encouraged to accept and value their
gifts.
Provision
for gifted pupils is integrated into an appropriate learning environment and an
enriched curriculum giving the gifted and talented students opportunity to
demonstrate and develop their talents. Opportunity is also provided through
extracurricular activities and clubs providing additional in-depth explorations
of subjects. Special experiences are also provided throughout the year where
students are able to extend and challenge themselves.