Building Resilient Children
Read More...Resilience is the ability to bounce back when things aren’t going right. Resilience is persistence and not giving up. Being resilient gives a person the sense of being somewhat in control, not a situation of learnt helplessness. Everyone throughout their life is going to face adversity at one stage or another. Resilient people are better able to deal with this. In general people who are resilient have better mental health and it minimises them being victims of bulling. For these reasons it is important that as parents and teachers, we build resilience.
Essay Writing for Selective Entry and Scholarship Exams
Read More...With Select entry exams rapidly approaching students will need to complete a writing task. This task may involve preparing a narrative or presenting a persuasive piece. Regardless of the type of written required students need to get their ideas across in a logical, easy to read format in a short amount of time. So what can be done to make your writing stand out from the rest? Here are some pointers when writing for a selective school or scholarship exam.
How to get into a selective school
Read More...Parents often come to us asking how to give their child the best chance of passing an entrance test and be accepted into a selective school. Many ask about what type of questions are on the test, others ask what score their child needs to achieve on the entrance exam to be selected. Pro-active parents may also enroll their child in a Selective entry preparation course to drastically increase their chances.
How to prepare for an admissions interview
Read More...In addition to written applications and academic assessment, Select Entry schools and schools that offer scholarship or Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) programs will often request an interview as part of their admissions process. Interviews can be daunting at the best of times (even for adults), so preparation is crucial to give students the confidence they need to succeed in an admissions interview.
The Importance of Reading
Read More...It is commonplace to hear teachers and parents encouraging their students/children to read. Reading is always a part of homework, silent reading programs part of the daily timetable and encouraged through events such as the Premiers Reading Challenge and MS Read-a-Thon. So why is reading so important?
