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Future Problem Solvers

Participation in Future Problem Solving encourages students to become responsible global citizens and lifelong learners by developing the skills to create solutions to complex problems, evaluate those solutions and turn them into a workable plan of...
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Buranga Dive Deep Day

Last week a number of Year 6 students embraced their curiosity, imagination and creativity and took on the challenge of attending the Buranga Dive Deep Day. This event is an experience organised by the Sunshine Coast Independent Primary School Heads...
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Year 9 Subject Selection

Thank you to the many families who attended the Year 9 Elective Selection Evening on Tuesday. It was pleasing to see that students were well prepared for this event, arriving armed with their preference guide and questions about elective offerings...
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NAPLAN

PLC students have now completed NAPLAN Online testing, including catch-up testing for students who were absent last week. Student feedback was that the online testing was an improvement on the traditional booklet format and teachers supervising the...
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NAPLAN Online Next Week

Students in Year 3, 5, 7, and 9 will be participating in NAPLAN online from Tuesday 10th – to Friday 13th May. NAPLAN tests will be computer-based assessments this year. NAPLAN Online questions will be tailored to student responses, providing the...
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High Achieving Middle College Students Attend University Satellite Course

Recently Mrs. Hayes, Head of Career Development, invited students to apply for a crash course in building satellites at Griffith University. Three Middle College students, Emily Studiman (Year 9), Sam Roberts (Year 8), and Ryan Dent (Year 7)...
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Philosophical Inquiry

Philosophical Inquiry was introduced as a Year 8 core subject this year. Research suggests that regular participation in a community of inquiry is associated with sustained gains across a range of academic, intellectual, and emotional domains. So,...
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Pacific Plus

The Pacific Plus program is now underway, with students in Years 6, 7 and 8 now meeting weekly to extend their thinking together. Students in Pacific Plus will engage with the following essential questions: Year 6: How might we use our gifts and...
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Pacific Plus

Many of our high ability learners received invitations to participate in Pacific Plus last week. We are excited to be introducing this program to Years 7 and 8, in 2022. Pacific Plus is a program designed to extend high ability learners and meet...
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