{"id":12190,"date":"2024-12-13T14:32:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T03:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=12190"},"modified":"2024-12-13T14:32:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T03:32:14","slug":"gifted-and-talented-report-45","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/gifted-and-talented-report-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifted and Talented Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-9.21.55\u202fAM.png\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10621 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-9.21.55\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-9.21.55\u202fAM.png 178w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-06-at-9.21.55\u202fAM-96x150.png 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My thanks to all staff, students and families who supported the 2024 Newman Symposium. It was a new format, with our Newman students taking on the role of the teachers and the parents experiencing life as a student. The students planned, prepared and presented 20 minute workshops on a variety of different topics. Parents experienced English workshops where they had to deconstruct poetry, solve logarithms in Maths, run Science experiments and ponder philosophical questions. Parents even got to experience a PDHPE practical lesson, where students ran pickleball sessions. Thank you to the many students for their efforts and for the families who attended &#8211; it was wonderful to see families socialising and getting to experience what an MSCW education is all about.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12190 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/pic-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/pic-1-640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/DSC_0025-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/DSC_0025-2-640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/DSC_0015.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/DSC_0015-640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/DSC_0014.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/DSC_0014-640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/DSC_0009.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/DSC_0009-640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/DSC_0007.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/DSC_0007-640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I would like to share with you an interesting and highly relevant article on gifted education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2024-12-08\/gifted-children-who-cant-afford-to-succeed-\/104689716\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gifted and ignored: The smart kids who can&#8217;t afford to succeed<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some key ideas it raises:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">High ability children are at risk of disconnecting from school.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Up to half of gifted students fly under the radar, uninspired and even ignored, they never reach their potential.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Truly inclusive education means supporting all learners across the full range of abilities. Talent development is the ultimate goal of gifted education.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A solution for this underachievement must be found in the classroom: how are gifted children identified, how is their learning differentiated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Children from low-SES areas or from less advantaged backgrounds \u2014 including First Nations and refugee students \u2014 are at risk of not even being offered opportunities in gifted programs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The article explores the options in catering for gifted and talented students &#8211; citing the SCS Newman program &#8211; and gives interesting insights into selective schools. I encourage you to read the article during the break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congratulations to Year 8 talented actor Madison Hanchard on her performance in \u201cPushed\u201d which I thoroughly enjoyed at the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Play Project. For other talented actors, I would encourage you to find out more about this youth theatre initiative which is designed to provide passionate and driven young actors with the opportunity to bring a play from page to stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/madison-h.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12204 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/madison-h-640x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/madison-h-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2024\/12\/madison-h-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finally, I would like to extend my gratitude to Dr Anne Ireland, who\u2019s vision, leadership and perseverance of the Newman Program has made it the success it is today. Being a Newman school requires the support of principals and Dr Ireland has been the driving force behind the program at MSCW.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you Dr Ireland for believing that girls can do anything and MSCW girls can do everything.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"highlight\" style=\"text-align: left\"><i style=\"font-size: 1.4rem\"><em>Mrs Rachael Colreavy, Inclusive Learning Coordinator (Gifted &amp; Talented)<\/em><\/i><\/div>\n<div data-block-enewsletter=\"text\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"row enewsletter-text-block\" data-block-enewsletter=\"text\">This article on College life meets The Archbishop&#8217;s Charter for Catholic Schools &#8211; Charter #1, #2, #8\u00a0<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My thanks to all staff, students and families who supported the 2024 Newman Symposium. 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