Enrichment Programs


At BPPS we are committed to ensuring all students have the opportunity to strive for excellence, achieve success and develop to their full potential. We aim to do this in our classroom programs which are designed to cater for the individual needs of all students through the differentiation of lessons in the core subjects of English and mathematics.

For those students who are working well above their expected level we also provide a number of enrichment/extension programs that complement what they are learning in the classroom.  

 

Student Excellence: Mathematics extension program 

 

We are excited to be able to offer a mathematics extension program to students in Years Three to Six. The scope of this program is to provide enhancement opportunities to students who display high abilities in the curriculum strands of Mathematics (Number & Algebra, Measurement & Geometry and Statistics & Probability), as well as aptitude, lateral thinking and perseverance in relation to problem solving.

 

Boroondara Park PS has a high achieving student mathematical demographic, and as such, and in line with the aims and objectives of our Annual Implementation Plan, we wish to be able to fully extend and support the progress of these students. This program supports both the work of our differentiated classroom mathematics programs and the work of the Tutor Learning Initiative; this enables us to ensure all of our students are consistently met at their academic point of need.

 

The opportunities and activities delivered within this program will align with the Victorian Curriculum. Relevant data will be shared with classroom teaching staff to both enhance the classroom mathematical planning and learning of the individual student and to help inform student assessment.

 

Students will be taking part in a varied range of mathematical challenges and competitions across both Australia and Asia/Pacific. This includes generalised problem solving competitions as well as opportunities in algorithmic and computational processes and group tasks that focus upon collaborative projects in problem solving.

 

The program will run each week from the middle of Term 1 with students attending a 50 to 100 minute session during classroom mathematical teaching time. 

 

The ‘challenge’ nature of this program aims to engage and motivate high achievers and to create a supportive, like minded environment.

 

Additional skills including collaboration, metacognition, presentation of findings, flexibility in thinking and resilience in learning will all be targeted.

 

For more information regarding this program please click on this link.

 

Student Excellence Program - VHAP

 

We are currently participating in the State Governments Student Excellence Program. The two programs offered by the Government are for students who have been recognised as working at a high level across one or more learning areas. 

  • Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series - A series of high-quality, extension activities for high-ability students. The virtual program is delivered by organisations, universities, Tech Schools, teacher associations, and science and mathematics specialist centres to deliver activities within a series. Students from all year levels are identified and nominated at the school level to participate in activities within the Victorian Challenge and Enrichment Series according to their abilities and interests. The aim of the program is to allow students to find their special abilities and talents through enriched and challenging learning experiences.
  • The Victorian High-Ability Program - selected students in Years 5 and 6 participate in a 10-week online extension and enrichment program, in either English or mathematics. The virtual program, delivered by Virtual School Victoria, and focuses on extending and developing students' mathematic and English abilities.
  • Both programs are facilitated by our Enrichment Co-ordinator.

ICAS competitions

 

ICAS Assessments™ are designed to recognise academic excellence. At BPPS we our students have the opportunity to participate in ICAS English, ICAS Maths, ICAS Science and ICAS Digital Technologies competitions. Students are assessed on their ability to apply classroom learning to new contexts, using higher-order thinking and problem-solving skills.  They are asked to demonstrate a deeper, integrated, and thorough level of knowledge.

ICAS is offered to students in grades 3 to 6.

 

Writing competitions

 

Students with a passion for writing have the opportunity to participate in an external writing competition.  Successful applicants then have their work published.  This is facilitated by our Literacy Learning Specialist and Principal.