High potential and gifted education
At Glossodia PS, the High Potential and Gifted Education program is designed to challenge and engage students across intellectual, creative, social-emotional, and physical domains. Our curriculum provides tailored opportunities through Dance Groups, Choir, Public Speaking Competitions, the Young Writers Competition, Chess, a range of Sporting Gala Days, Talent Development Squads, Debating, Spelling Bees, leadership opportunities and extension opportunities. These activities foster critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration, connecting learning to real world contexts. Our positive school environment, helps students build the confidence to excel and develop skills, ensuring they thrive as versatile and capable individuals.
Intellectual Domain - refers to natural abilities in processing, understanding, reasoning, and the transfer of learning.
Creative Domain - refers to natural abilities in imagination, invention and originality.
Social-emotional Domain - refers to natural abilities in self-management and relating to and interacting with others.
Physical Domain - refers to natural abilities in muscular movement and motor control.
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Challenge Hour
At Glossodia Public School, Challenge Hour ignites the curiosity of students from Kindergarten to Year 6 with engaging, higher-order thinking activities that go beyond daily lessons, offering a unique opportunity to stretch their minds and uncover hidden talents. Held weekly, this innovative program features a diverse range of tasks, spanning STEM favorites like robot building and coding to creative challenges in arts and problem-solving puzzles, designed to extend thinking and reveal skills that might otherwise may not be seen. By integrating cross-curricular exploration, Challenge Hour fosters resilience, collaboration, and a love for learning, empowering every student to shine in an inclusive, dynamic environment.
Extra Curricular
At Glossodia Public School, we are committed to igniting a passion for learning and leadership in our diverse K-6 community, offering a vibrant array of extracurricular and enrichment programs that extend beyond the classroom to nurture well-rounded, resilient global citizens. Students are able to participate in the Premier's Reading, Spelling, and Sporting Challenges, where they sharpen literacy skills through immersive reading adventures, compete in spelling bees to build confidence and precision, and showcase athletic prowess in statewide sporting events, celebrating achievements that align with our core values of being a respectful, responsible and safe learners.
Our budding speakers and thinkers thrive in local public speaking and debating competitions, enhancing persuasive skills and critical thinking while fostering empathy and collaboration. Chess enthusiasts use their strategies in dedicated clubs and tournaments, developing problem-solving and resilience, while young writers channel creativity into our network writing contest, exploring narratives that reflect their unique voices and cultural backgrounds.
For those with a competitive spirit, our students select from a wide range of sporting gala days, including netball, soccer, OZ tag and cricket promoting teamwork and physical wellbeing in a supportive environment. Academic excellence is further encouraged through external assessments like ICAS, providing personalised feedback to guide growth in subjects from English to mathematics.
At the heart of our program is our dynamic leadership initiative, centred around a school parliament, modelled on democratic principles. Elected representatives from Year 6 collaborate on school improvements, amplify student voice through initiatives like PJ days and sustainability projects, and embody the reflective, motivated learners envisioned in our School Excellence Plan. These opportunities not only extend high-potential and gifted education (HPGE) but also ensure equitable access for all, including our EAL/D learners, empowering every child to discover their strengths and contribute meaningfully to our inclusive community.