Caningeraba is a community committed to educating happy, healthy, confident 21st century learners.
Rationale
Caningeraba State School
Recognises the needs of all students including students who display giftedness
Aims to provide rigorous, challenging and supportive learning environment for these students
For the purpose of the Gifted and Talented/Enrichment Program, we use the Gagne model which proposes the following definitions:
Giftedness is the possession of natural abilities or aptitudes at levels significantly beyond what is expected at one’s age, in any dominion of human ability.
(Potential)
Talent equates to high achievement. Talent is achievement or performance at a level significantly beyond what might be expected at a given age.
(Performance)
Gagne believes that giftedness becomes talent through the quality of the child’s learning through personal contexts (motivation, confidence, perseverance) and environmental contexts (surroundings, significant persons, school provisions).
Goals
Identification Process
1.
Teacher/Parent Nomination
2.
Data collection
Class teacher, Gifted and Talented/Enrichment coordinator
· Referral to Gifted & Talented / Enrichment Committee form.
· Multiple identification instruments may be used to identify students' strengths
· Referral to Gifted & Talented / Enrichment Committee form (and any other Specialists' reports)
· IQ Assessment (N.B. At Caningeraba, IQ tests such as the WISC III will be used for the purpose of acceleration only)
· Social/emotional/behavioural assessments of observations
· Psychologist assessment
· Speech Language Pathologist/ Optometrist/ Neurosensory specialist findings and recommendations
3.
Gifted and Talented/Enrichment Committee Meeting to review the data and information on each student to determine giftedness and areas of giftedness.
Gifted and Talented/Enrichment Committee
The Associate Principal, Head of Department Curriculum, Gifted and Talented/Enrichment Coordinator, Classroom teachers from each year level, Guidance Officer and Head of Inclusion
Role of the Committee:
Review student cases to determine student suitability for extension and enrichment.
Gifted and Talented/Enrichment Coodinator
Caningeraba is committed to the continuation of the Gifted and Talented and enrichment program and have employed a teacher whose roles and responsibilities include:
· Coordination of the identification process
· Test / screen the students
· Chair Gifted and Talented Committee meetings
· Case manage identified students
· Coordinate enrichment programs
· Coordinate extra curricular activities
Gifted and Talented/Enrichment Program
Gifted and Talented
Support for students who have been verified as gifted include:
· Student Profiles/tracking
· Access to enrichment programs
· Clustered into classes where possible
Enrichment activities to broaden and develop a student's knowledge, skills, processes and experiences will be offered when appropriate.
Where possible, students will be offered opportunities to participate in:
· Excursions such as Storyfest
· Problem solving and critical thinking sessions
· Chess coaching & tournaments
2009 Australasian Pacific Winners (Maths & Engineering)
2010 Australasian Pacific Finalists (Language Literature)
2011 State Finalists (Language Literature)
2012 Australasian Pacific Finalists (Social Science)
2013 State Finalists (LL, SS, AT)
2014 State Finalists (LL, AT, SS, EM)
2015 State Finalists (Applied Technology)
2016 State Finalists (Language Literature, Social Sciences)
2016 Australasian Pacific Finalists (Social Sciences)
2017 State Finalists (Language Literature, Social Sciences)
2018 International Finalists (STEM)
2019 State Finalists (The Arts)
2023 State Finalists (Social Sciences)
DaVinci Decathlon
2018 3rd place Art and Poetry, 2nd place Coding.
2019 2nd place Creative Producers 2nd place Engineering
2022 3rd place coding, 1st place Creative Producers
2023 1st place Art and Poetry
Readers Cup
2015 Gold Coast Champions
Further Information
If you would like further information, please email:
EnrichmentProgram@caningerabass.eq.edu.au