Poppyseeds

Grade: Prep- Kindy; Aged 4-5; Curriculum pitched at grade 1-2

2010 Poppyseeds Dates:
11-12 January
6 -7 April
5 - 6 July

Poppyseeds offers a range of half-day workshops for two days for gifted children who are either in Preschool - Kindergarten or who will enter Kindergarten the following year. Workshop content is designed by teachers qualified in gifted education to stimulate the interests of gifted children and is pitched at Years 1 and 2 levels. Students are not required to formally qualify for Poppyseeds, however, students should be:

• Motivated and prepared to undertake a challenging academic program;
• Able to meet individual selection criteria specified for the workshop for which they are applying (for example, able to read independently or able to perform some addition and subtraction);
• Able to work in a group environment without additional support;
• Able to adapt to new environments and people with ease and separate easily from parents;
• Over 4 years of age and able to use the toilet independently.

Places are limited and fill quickly, so it’s important to get your application forms in early and before the closing dates. Click here for our brochure and application forms.

Sponsorship

A limited number of full, half and part sponsorships are available. Sponsorship places are not allocated on academic merit but on the basis of financial hardship or geographical isolation. For more information click here.

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