High potential and gifted education

AVID stands for Advancement via Individual Determination. It is a
programme with the mission to close the achievement and opportunity gaps by preparing students for postsecondary education, skills development and work readiness so they can participate in a global community as productive citizens.

• Year 6 students can apply for the AVID Enrichment class for the following year, when they are in Year 7. These students are capable in their studies and show individual determination to succeed.
• Students achieving average grades can apply for the AVID class in Year 7, with studies commencing in Year 8
• AVID Strategies classes continue as an elective in Years 9 and 10
• Students have a weekly tutorial session with Newcastle University student tutors
• Students attend career and university based excursions to open their eyes to possibilities for their future
• Career guest speakers are a feature of the programme
• Students follow the mainstream curriculum with a focus on Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organisation and Reading

AVID Year 7 Application Form

AVID Year 8 Brochure

Curriculum strategies for academic students may include:

• Differentiation: modifying the pace, level and content of teaching, learning and assessment activities
• Assessing a student's current level of learning and addressing aspects of the curriculum that have not yet been mastered.

The Glendale Technology High School Extension AVID offers students who are academically minded and or talented the chance to extend their learning in an environment with like minded students.

Students accepted into this programme will be encouraged to participate in a range of extra curricular activities such as cross curricular projects, external competitions and a passion project of their own design.

We encourage students to identify their own areas of strength and develop strategies to support them in areas of growth to develop a positive outlook of their learning and develop academic skills for success in senior school and beyond.

AVID Year 7 Application Form

Teachers identify what a student with High Potential would achieve and demonstrate as a result of engagement in the teaching and learning program within a faculty.

HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES

Identified Stage 4 students will work alongside Stage 6 Hospitality HSC Students in catering large events to build their front of house catering skills.

ROCKING THE DALE

Identified students from Years 7 - 12 perform to a panel to receive feedback and work with the music teachers to enhance their performance skills in preparation for further performance at Extravaganza.

Students who have been identified as High Potential to be engaged in a planned day to immerse themselves in an extended learning project which is held over a full day.

F1 in SCHOOLS

This program is for identified Stage 5 students who will design and model a vehicle suitable to compete in the F1 in Schools Challenge through the ME Program. Students will use CAD software to test the model and construct the car from appropriate materials.

ROBO RESCUE

Identified Stage 5 students will participate in learning to program in python to then program Go2 quadruped to carry out specific rescue tasks or scenarios that have been developed to represent real world problems.

PERSONALISED READING CURRICULUM

Identified students will undertake a personalised program of reading which aims to broaden their capacity and/or potential in a specialised area, which can be adapted to individual need and interest.

Opportunities to be developed which allows High Potential students to undertake a program in an area of HPGE domains which is external to the school and in association with other schools.

SOCCER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

This program is for identified Stage 4 and 5 high performing students to further enhance their soccer skills in the physical, social and emotional domains. Students will participate in 10 sessions that will take place during sport time working with external coaches and talented athletes.

INNOVATION CHALLENGE

Identified Stage 4 or 5 students will engage with the Defence Industry and industry experts to develop an innovative solution to a presented problem. Students will pitch their design to a panel and receive support from the experts throughout the design stages.