Do you want to know more about how you can support your gifted child?

UNSW is organising a series of free lectures on a range of topics for parents of gifted children. Attend these sessions which cover a range of topics from motivation to surviving the adolescent years of a gifted child. Have a look at the following website:  https://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/media/EDUCFile/Parent_public_lecture_series_2017.pdf.

The sessions are run by experts in the field of gifted education.

Are you interested in Science and like a challenge of putting your ideas onto a movie? Join this competition to win cash prizes.

The Australian Museum, sponsored by the University of Sydney, is again running the Sleek Geeks Science Eureka Prize for the best short science film that communicates a scientific concept in an accessible and engaging way. You may submit an individual or group entry of a 1-3 minute film, which tells a real scientific story, either of a scientific concept, discovery, invention, or produce their own scientific hypothesis.  There are different categories and levels that you can enter.

Please click on the link: https://www.australianmuseum.net.au/eurekaprizes for more details and watch previous years’ entries.

The closing date is 7 pm Friday 5 May. Although this date is still a while away, you may want to start working on your ideas and get a few of your friends together to work on your film early for this.

Interested students, please see Ms Mathieu for further details.

Are you a Year 12 student who is a passionate and talented photographer? Have you taken lots of great and interesting photographs, and many have commented how your photographs tell a great story? If so, consider entering this competition, the Future Leader Photography Prize 2017. The winner of this prize will receive a cash prize of $1000 and their submission displayed in the Future Leaders Photography Gallery.

Please click on the link: http://www.futureleaders.com.au/awards/Photography_Prize_2017.pdf for further details. Closing date of entry is : 31 May 2017.

Year 11 & 12 students, if you are a passionate writer who writes creatively and expressively, enter this competition. You will need to submit a piece of fictional or non-fictional writing, on any topic,from 800 – 1000 words. The winner will receive a cash prize of $1000 and their work will be published.

For further details, click on: http://www.futureleaders.com.au/awards/Writing_Prize_2017.pdf. Closing date of entry is : 31 May 2017.

Contact Ms Mathieu, Newman Coordinator, if you want to know further details.