The following examples provide an overview of some of our enrichment opportunities.

Maths Olympiad: Identified students participate in challenging problem-solving activities with like-minded students. Maths Olympiad aims to foster mathematical creativity, develop flexibility in problem solving, strengthen mathematical intuition and provide for the satisfaction, joy and thrill of mastering challenging problems.

Have Sum Fun Maths Competition: An exciting inter-school mathematics initiative that uses a quiz-night format. Teams of six students race against the clock to solve four intense rounds of eight challenging problems.

Creative Writing Club: Writing Club offers a place for boys to explore their creativity and indulge in authentic story telling arts. Words are woven with the careful support of shared writing, genre scaffolding and oral sharing sessions. Boys are also instructed in the use of language devices to up level their work and to develop a greater understanding of the written word and the magic it can muster. Once all is constructed, students indulge in the creativity of each boy’s ideas and celebrate the richness of his words through story telling. Writing Club is a place where authors blossom. Competitions include Make Your Own Picture Book awards, ICAS Creative Writing and UNSW competitions.

Speakers Challenge: Students in Year 5 prepare a persuasive argument that is presented at to their cohort. Intensive workshops allow the boys practice, guidance and advice in public speaking. The top nine performers then compete for the JS Speakers Challenge , addressing  the whole school and an audience of parents and guests. The top three performers advance to an inter-school competition.

Inter School Spelling Bee: A competition open to all Year 3 to 5 pupils to ascertain the school champion. Intensive club practice to work on spelling techniques and familiarisation prepare the winning class students to compete for the school title. The top Year 4 and 5 performers are then invited to compete in an inter-school competition.

Cluedunnit Kids Competition: Organised by the Law Society of Western Australia, this club provides Year 5 and 6 with an opportunity to investigate a criminal offence with the goal of identifying the offender. Teams submit their findings to a panel of experts from the legal profession and compete against other student teams from schools in Western Australia. Students learn to develop research, analytical, argumentative, creative and collaborative skills.

Tournament of the Minds

Mixed teams of students from Year 5,6,7 and 8 compete in a series of critical and creative thinking activities, participating in spontaneous and long term challenges that require them to use their collaborative skills and ingenuity in order to impress the judges. This competition encourages students to ‘think outside the box’ and push themselves to find original solutions that are presented in an imaginative and resourceful way.

UNSW Competitions: Run by the University of New South Wales and the Australian Mathematics Trust students can nominate to sit any of the following competition papers

• Science
• Digital Technologies
• Writing
• English
• Writing
• Australian Maths Competition

Aviation Club: Students learn the principles of flying, theory and practical training on flight simulation.

Other clubs that encourage students to develop their talents in a wide range of areas include:

• Chess Club
• Science Club
• First Lego League
• Chess and Checkers
• Philosophy Club
• School Newspaper
• Backgammon
• Maths Extension Club

Extension refers to the deepening of understanding offered to students in specific subject areas through differentiated curriculum within classroom teaching programmes.

Enrichment is distinguished from extension in that it refers to the broadening of learning opportunities and experiences beyond the regular differentiated curriculum within the classroom teaching programmes.

Acceleration occurs when students move through the traditional curriculum at rates faster than typical to match the level and complexity of the curriculum with the readiness and motivation of the student.

The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme offers a structure for extension by way of differentiation within the classroom learning programmes. Levels are determined through a careful process of pre and post testing in all subject areas and the curriculum is tailored accordingly to suit the student. Specific extension classes are offered in Mathematics from Years 2 to 5. Literacy and Numeracy extension sessions are co-ordinated between the Class Teacher and Enrichment Coordinator and delivered, on a needs basis, throughout Pre-Primary to Year 5.

The Enrichment Programme (Pre-Primary- 5) offers a wide selection of opportunities across all subject learning areas. Students are selected by the College for Enrichment Programme opportunities via a number of pathways including;

• Teacher nomination
• Ed Psychological report
• Standardised tests of achievement and potential
• Off-level testing

Being accepted into an enrichment opportunity requires the student to be able to manage the normal curriculum and, at times, be withdrawn from classes to attend before and after school sessions.

The Enrichment Programme in Years Pre-Primary to 5 is overseen and directed by an Enrichment and Extension Co-ordinator in conjunction with Junior School Dean of Teaching and Learning. Teachers across the Junior School deliver different aspects of the programme dependent on expertise and areas of interest. Co-curricular enrichment opportunities can take the form of ongoing or short term intensive activities.