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ACE Program 2015
(Academic, Challenge and Excellence Program)
Program)
Information Booklet
Mathematics
English
The Arts – Music
Science
“A creative, confident and resilient community of learners prepared for the future”
What sort of student should
apply?
What is the ACE Program?
ACE Students...
The Academic Challenge and Excellence Program (ACE) is aimed at providing a
stimulating and supportive learning environment, using the school’s latest
information and communication technologies, for high performing students to
demonstrate and achieve outcomes that are consistent with their academic ability.
• Are keen and enthusiastic and have potential
in Mathematics, Science, English,
Humanities and The Arts
Expectations
If you are accepted into the ACE program you must continually meet high standards
of academic achievement, behavior and effort. There are regular student review
points across Year 8 and Year 9 where every ACE student’s continued participation
in the program is evaluated. If you are not meeting the expectations of the program
you may be asked to relinquish your position for higher performing students in
other, non-ACE, classes.
What ACE students say about the program...
• “Everyone is in the class for the same reason—to do as well as they can.”
• “Everybody wants to do well, nobody wants to fail. What’s really cool is that in the
ACE class we all want to be better than we were.”
• “The activities that we do in class are great! They are more about thinking…”
• “ACE Maths is hard, but I like the challenge. Its been a while since I felt challenged
in Maths.”
• Have demonstrated the ability to learn
through self-motivation
• Have demonstrated the ability to learn
independently when provided with extra
learning opportunities
• Have good organizational skills, meet
timelines and set their own learning goals
• Are creative and high quality thinkers who
engage in meaningful discussions
• Have good interpersonal skills, enjoy
working in groups and can communicate
effectively in a variety of mediums
including digital, written and oral
• “The ACE teachers are helpful but they also know what I can do and push me to be
even better.”
• “Being in ACE has meant that I have had the chance to go on Writer’s Camp and
enter Science competitions. I also got to go on the camp for high performing
students! Doing all of these things has taught me so much about myself and
how I learn.”
How to apply
Mail your application to:
Attn: HOD Junior Secondary
Kepnock State High School
PO Box 4310
BUNDABERG SOUTH QLD 4670
Applications close Thursday 23rd October, 2014
Successful applicant will be announced Thursday 13th November, 2014
Contact Details
Kepnock State High School
PO Box 4310
BUNDABERG SOUTH 4670
Phone: 074 131 888
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Dear Year 6 Students,
When applying for a place in the Year 7, 2015 ACE Program please enclose the
following:
•
This page as your coversheet
•
A letter of application
•
A CV highlighting your achievements
•
A copy of your Year 5 NAPLAN results
•
A copy of your most recent report card/s
•
Copies of certificates highlighting your success
include only significant achievements as other
successes can be highlighted in your CV
NOTE
Do not submit original documents with your ACE/Bursary application; submit copies
only as the applications will not be returned to you.
Applications for both the ACE Program and the Bursaries
close Thursday 23rd October.
Academic Challenge and Excellence (ACE)
Application Coversheet
Year 7, 2015
Please note, Language study (Year 7) is mandatory.
German
Japanese
Student Name: _____________________________________________
Primary school: ____________________________________________
Please complete the following information (tick the box/boxes) in regard to your participation in the
programs below:
• I participated in the Year 6/7 Writers’ Workshop with Mr Davies
at Riverside Retreat on 31st July
• I participated in either of the following Science Days with
various Science teachers at Kepnock:
- Forensic Science Workshop (26th May)
- Australasian Big Science Competition (21-30th May)
- Science Workshop Days (2 or 3 September)
- Surfing Scientist Session (9th October)
• I participated in Challenge Mathematics activities with Ms Orr
(this year or last year)
• I participated in the Year 6 Mathematics Cluster Muster (20th March)
• I currently participate in Instrumental Music lessons at my school
Please refer to the information over the page when completing your application
Dear Year 7 Students,
When applying for a place in the Year 8, 2015 ACE Program please enclose the
following:
•
This page as your coversheet
•
A letter of application
•
A CV highlighting your achievements
•
A copy of your Year 7 NAPLAN results
•
A copy of your most recent report card/s
•
Copies of certificates highlighting your success
include only significant achievements as other
successes can be highlighted in your CV
NOTE
Do not submit original documents with your ACE/Bursary application; submit copies
only as the applications will not be returned to you.
Applications for both the ACE Program and the Bursaries
close Thursday, 23rd October.
Academic Challenge and Excellence (ACE)
Application Coversheet
Year 8, 2015
Please note, two-year Language study (Year 8 and 9) is
mandatory.
German
Japanese
Student Name: _____________________________________________
Primary school: ____________________________________________
Please complete the following information (tick the box/boxes) in regard to your participation in the
programs below:
• I participated in the Year 6/7 Writers’ Workshop with Mr Davies
at Riverside Retreat on 31st July
• I participated in the IMPACT Poetry Competition
• I participated in either of the following Science Days with
various Science teachers at Kepnock:
- Forensic Science Workshop (26th May)
- Australasian Big Science Competition (21-30th May)
- Science Workshop Days (2 or 3 September)
- Surfing Scientist Session (9th October)
• I participated in Challenge Mathematics activities with Ms Orr
(this year or last year)
• I have been selected to participate in the Year 7 Mathematics Cluster
Competition (31st October)
• I currently participate in Instrumental Music lessons at my school
Please refer to the information over the page when completing your application
ACE ENGLISH
AIMS OF THE PROGRAM
1. To motivate students between Years 4 – 9 to challenge themselves to achieve excellence
through language use
2. To use spoken and written language mediums to demonstrate personal capacity, resilience
and striving for excellence
PROGRAM DESIGN
Students will be engaged in exploring the power that language holds to inform, create and
persuade in the pursuit of personal empowerment. 2014’s theme “IMPACT” aims to motivate
students to explore the many and variant factors that encourage young people to make a
difference in their own and other’s lives.
PARTICIPATION
Whilst the program is in the planning stage at this point, the intention of ACE English is to provide
high achieving students with opportunities to engage with language to inform, create and persuade
in written and spoken forms. This may take the form of:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Regular, facilitated workshops
Access to ‘Writers in Residence’ and other similar resources to support writing outcomes
Writer’s camps at Bucca or Riverside Retreat
Creative access cultural capital (exotic knowledge) that contributes to quality writing and
speaking outcomes through research based projects at Kepnock SHS
5. Use of digital platforms to share work and interact with staff, including Students Space on
the Learning Place where students log into a workshop at their school
6. Access to writing and speaking competitions to exhibit outcomes
OUTCOMES
Students involved in ACE English will produce an entry into the ACE English Writer’s Competition
responding to the theme ‘IMPACT’. Students’ work enhances the capacity for success in English
in their own schools and may be used to guide decision making about placement in ACE English
in 2015.
For more information please contact:
Mick Davies
HOD English
mdavi166@eq.edu.au
07 4131 1892
ACE English Program
Each year, Kepnock SHS’s ACE English program delivers a program which relies upon differentiated pedagogy to meet
the specific learning needs of aspirational students. Year 7 provides a foundation to this differentiated practice while
year 8 and 9 contains explicit extension opportunities in both the daily curriculum and in assessment. These tasks are
designed to challenge students via extension work, not extra work. The assessment will look different to the rest of
the school at various junctures in the course. As time progresses this extension work may be included in the Year 7
program (tasks are subject to change via the internal quality review process).
Year 7 – Ace Foundation
Year 8
Year 9
4 units with 4 assessment task per
year
5 units with 5 assessment tasks
5 Units with 5 assessment tasks
Term 1
Knowing me: Knowing You
Term 1
What’s in a picture book?
Term 1
Representing Australia
Assessment: Written memoir
about a life experience – 200 –
500 words
Assessment: Written analysis of a
message in picture books – 300 –
500 words
Assessment: 3 minute spoken
response eulogising an Australian
icon
Term 2
Poetry Panel
Term 2
Teens in narratives
Term 2
Speculative Fiction
Assessment: Spoken analysis of
poetry in a group – 2 minutes
Assessment: Group analysis of
narrative texts and how
adolescent people and groups are
represented in them – 2 – 5
minutes per group member
Assessment: Hybrid narrative –
300 – 600 words
NB: This task is modified to
extend ACE classes in length and
complexity
NB: This is a differentiated task
designed to extend student
creative and analytical capacity
NB: This is a differentiated task
designed to extend student
creative and analytical capacity
Term 3
Novel study – Black snake
(or another negotiated Australian
text)
Semester 2
Unit 3: Representing Cultural Unit 3: Novel study
Assessment: Monologue is role as
diversity
Assessment: Written imaginative
recount - 300 – 500 words
Assessment: Narrative embedding
an indigenous value 300 – 500
words
Term 4
Advertising
Unit 4: The moral of the
story is…
Assessment: Multi-modal analysis
of a TV ad – 100 word paragraph
and a 2 – 4 minute multi-modal
analysis
Assessment: First person debate
speech – 2 – 5 minutes
NB: This task is modified to extend
ACE classes in length and
complexity
Semester 2
Unit 5: Persuading the world
Assessment: Web/Blog space of 3
– 6 information/persuasive items–
‘Texts that inspire’
character – 300 – 600 words
Unit 4: World Stories
Assessment: Radio transcript –
400 – 700 words
Unit 5: Representations in film
Assessment: Essay – Literature
Review – 500 – 800 words
ACE MATHEMATICS
The Kepnock ACE Mathematics (ACE-M) program is a unique targeted program that develops
the problem solving skills and knowledge of students identified as having potential in Mathematics.
Starting in the Coral Coast Cluster Primary schools, selected students from as young as Year 3
participate in a series of special ‘Challenge Mathematics’ lessons facilitated by staff from Kepnock
State High School. These students are encouraged to apply for a place in the Kepnock ACE
program in Year 8 where they continue to be engaged in an accelerated Mathematics program,
exploring open-ended investigations to develop higher-order thinking processes.
By remaining with the program through their high school years, ACE-M students are able to
complete their Senior Mathematics B in Year 11 and accelerate their pathway into University. The
ACE-M program contributes to a seamless transition from Primary to Junior Secondary School. It
creates an exciting focus for students to nurture and develop confidence in their mathematical
ability, be intellectually challenged and achieve success in our large regional State Secondary
school.
For more information please contact:
Ollie Orr
HOD Mathematics
eorr3@eq.edu.au
07 4131 1826
ACE Mathematics
Primary
Year 4, 5 & 6
“Demonstrating
Potential and Interest
in Mathematics”
•
Muster
•
Competitions
•
Activities
Mathematics Extension
Junior
Year 7 & 8
Year 8 & 9
“Achieving Excellence
for Continued
Progression”
Year 9 & 10
•
Curriculum
Mathematics
•
Competitions
Mathematics
•
Leadership
Mathematics Extension
Senior
Year 10 & 11
Year 11 & 12
Year 12
“Achieving Excellence
at exit”
•
Tertiary
•
Competitions
•
Leadership
Senior Mathematics B
Senior Mathematics B
University Subjects
ACE MUSIC
AIMS OF THE PROGRAM
1. To provide an enriching dimension to Kepnock State High School’s Instrumental Music Program
2. To motivate Cultural State School students to remain in the State School system
3. To increase student artistry, expression and aesthetic sensitivity through all five Arts disciplines
PROGRAM DESIGN
Students are invited to apply for one of 25 positions available in 2015. Students will study all FIVE Arts
disciplines throughout their ACE Music Program in order to enrich their learning. This includes five 8 week
rotations through the areas of Dance, Drama, Music, Media Arts and Visual Art.
Successful applicants will show a commitment to our Instrumental Music Program through rehearsal,
attendance, participation in workshops and compulsory public performances. Due to the importance of
music education, Instrumental Music in year 8 will occur during students’ Arts rotations. Students will
continue to experience a vibrant Instrumental Music Program without affecting their attendance in the
regular academic program.
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
Students who demonstrate skill and passion in the area of music and already play a musical instrument are
invited to apply for ACE Music. Students must be highly creative and motivated to pursue further study in
the Arts. Instruments can include: violin, viola, cello, double bass, bass guitar, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet,
saxophone, trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba or percussion.
PARTICIPATION
The intention of ACE Music is to provide high achieving students with opportunities to engage with all five
Arts disciplines to create, perform and present in various forms. This may take the form of:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Weekly group tuition and daily personal practice for their chosen instrument/s
Ensemble experience to develop ensemble performance skills
Solo and Chamber performances to develop confidence and independence whilst performing
Access to musical competitions, transition day performances and workshops as well as
performances at school functions such as Arts Night and Presentation Night.
5. Exposure to the latest technology available to compose, arrange and notate music using
GarageBand, Noteflight and the Arts Department’s iMac suite
6. A rounded Arts education where all five Arts disciplines are equally valued and experienced
OUTCOMES
International and Australian research shows music education can make significant differences to students’
abilities. Students who are active music-makers are more likely to have improved maths and language
performance, better reasoning capacity and problem-solving skills, better time management and self
discipline, improved memory and concentration, better social and team skills.
The ACE Music Program extends these benefits, providing students with a performance focus within their
music studies to strengthen and further increase their skills on their chosen instrument, and broadening
their analysis and composing skills. If your student already has proficiency on an instrument, why not
choose our Music Academic Challenge and Excellence Program?
For more information please contact:
Jess O’Neill
HOD The Arts
jonei39@eq.edu.au
07 4131 1858
ACE Music Curriculum Journey
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Year 11
Year 12
4 TERMS OF ALL
5 ARTS AREAS
8 WEEK
ARTS
ROTATION
2 SEMESTERS
OF 2 ARTS
AREAS
CHOICE OF
2 ARTS FOR
THE YEAR
CHOICE OF
UP TO 4
ARTS FOR
THE YEAR
CHOICE OF
UP TO 4
ARTS FOR
THE YEAR
THEMATIC
APPROACH
Dance
(OP)
Dance
(OP)
Drama
Drama
(OP)
Drama
(OP)
Music
Music
(OP)
Music (OP)
Dance
Combining:
• Dance
• Drama
Dance
SEMESTER 1
Drama
ACE Music
• Music
Music
Extension
(OP)
• Media Arts
Music
• Visual Art
Media
Arts
Media Arts
Film, TV &
New
Media
(OP)
Film, TV &
New Media
(OP)
Visual Art
Visual Art
(OP)
Visual Art
(OP)
Visual Arts
Making
Visual Art
Studies
(NON OP)
Visual Art
Studies
(NON OP)
SEMESTER 2
Choice of:
• Dance
• Drama
Visual
Arts
• Media Arts
• Visual Art
ACE SCIENCE
Aims of the Program:
1. Expose students to deeper scientific knowledge and concepts that allow them to truly
understand the world around them.
2. To develop important inquiry-based learning skills essential for life-long learning
3. To inspire aspirational students to think outside of the box through the teaching of embedded
contextual Science.
Program Design:
Students will be immersed in a contextual Science program. The ACE Science program strives to
deliver engaging curriculum linked closely to our local region. As Caine & Caine (1991, 1994,
1997a, b) state, “Classrooms free of threat, students engaged in immersive learning experiences,
and curriculum that connects to the community and the students' lives are all aspects of braincompatible teaching”.
Participation:
Kepnock’s involvement with the Scientists in Schools partnership, allows our high achieving
students to be partnered with current, industry renowned, scientists, David Aslin and Tim Fischer.
This relationship provides our students with access to cutting edge research and technological
advances, as well as valuable insight into the “real world” applications of Science in society.
Although ACE Science is in its preliminary phase, increased real world connectivity and freedom
for students to link, connect and integrate ideas invokes development of key life-long learning
skills of critical thinking, decision-making, and reflection.
Outcomes:
ACE Science students will develop deep scientific knowledge through contextual application of the
Australian Science Curriculum and incorporation of innovative technologies in our Science Centre
for the 21st Century. Our high achieving students will have an enhanced understanding of the role
science plays in society and the part they play as they are encouraged to take responsibility for
their learning.
Cluster Connection:
Kepnock’s ACE-S program is enhanced through the support of teacher colleagues in the Coral
Coast Cluster. By strengthening ties with each feeder Primary school we are better able to track
student progress and map curriculum relevant activities prior to students’ enrolment at our school.
Kepnock’s ACE-S program supports the training of nominated staff members to become Science
Facilitators, assisting to develop knowledge in areas such as Science program development,
resource management and professional development in scientific content areas. We have a
fantastic team of Science staff with expertise across all fields and are happy to share this
knowledge.
Kepnock State High School ACE-S Units.
Year 7 – Foundation
ACE-S
ACARA based Introduction to Science
Chemical Science
units
Extracurricular
requirements.
Year 9 ACE-S
Working with scientific data
Chemical Science
Biological Science
Physical Science
Earth and Space
Physical Science
Earth and Space Science
Biological Science
Chemical Science
ACE-S extended
experimental investigation
(EEI) conducted through
the use of the school
Drone.
ACE-S extended
experimental investigation
(EEI) identifying the amount
of solar energy required to
power household
appliances.
ACE-S extension practicals
conducted and constructed
in conjunction with
partnerships formed with
CQU Bundaberg campus.
• Science Club
participation
• Science Club
participation
• Science Club
participation
• External Science
Competitions.
• External Science
Competitions
• External Science
Competitions
• National Science Week
Assistance and
Participation.
• National Science Week
Assistance and
Participation.
• National Science Week
Assistance and
Participation.
• External Shows (each
semester)– e.g. ‘The
Surfing Scientist’
• External Shows (each
semester)– e.g. ‘The
Surfing Scientist’
• External Shows (each
semester)– e.g. ‘The
Surfing Scientist’
• Dr Joe’s – science
workshop
• Dr Joe’s – science
workshop
• Science Laboratory visits
to CQU Bundaberg
Campus.
Physical Science
Earth and Space Science
Biological Science
Extension
tasks:
(Semester 2)
Year 8 ACE-S
• 9-10 - Excursion (biyearly) science discovery
trip – Brisbane/Gold
coast (QLD Science
centre, GC Tech fair,
Infinity), Universities.
Bursary Application Coversheet
Year 7, 2015
Student Name: _____________________________________________
Primary school: ____________________________________________
Which bursary/bursaries are you applying for? (please circle)
Sporting / Academic / Cultural
When applying for a bursary, please enclose the following:
•
This page as your coversheet
•
A letter of application
•
A C-V highlighting your achievements
•
A copy of your most recent report card/s
•
A copy of your Year 5 NAPLAN results
•
Copies of certificates etc, highlighting your success
in your chosen field of excellence
Include significant achievements only as other successes can be
highlighted in your CV.
Applications for both the ACE Program and the Bursaries close Thursday 23rd October.
Bursary Application Coversheet
Year 8, 2015
Student Name: _____________________________________________
Primary school: ____________________________________________
Which bursary/bursaries are you applying for? (please circle)
Sporting / Academic / Cultural
When applying for a bursary, please enclose the following:
•
This page as your coversheet
•
A letter of application
•
A C-V highlighting your achievements
•
A copy of your most recent report card/s
•
A copy of your Year 7 NAPLAN results
•
Copies of certificates etc, highlighting your success
in your chosen field of excellence
Include significant achievements only as other successes can be
highlighted in your CV.
Applications for both the ACE Program and the Bursaries close Thursday 23rd October.
Additional Enrolment Information
ACE Music - Year 8, 2015
Student Name: _______________________________________________________________
Primary school: _______________________________________________________________
Please complete the following information in regards to
ACE Music at Kepnock State High School in 2015.
The Arts are compulsory in year 8. Which Arts have you experienced in primary school?
Art
Dance
Drama
Instrumental Music
Do you currently play a musical instrument?
Media
YES
NO
(IF YOU ANSWERED NO YOU HAVE NOW COMPLETED THIS FORM)
If so what instrument? _____________________________________________________
How long have you played this instrument for? ___________ years
Do you own this instrument?
YES
NO
YES
NO
Who was your Instrumental Music Teacher? _______________________
Will you be applying for the Year 8 ACE Music class in 2015?
You must be completing a two year languages course to be considered for Year 8 ACE
Music. Are you completing a two year language course?
YES
Please note you do not have to apply for the
ACE Program in order to participate in the Year 8 ACE Music Program
Applications for the ACE program and the Bursaries close Thursday 23rd October.
NO
PE@K POSITIVE EXPERIENCES AT KEPNOCK
PE@K = students + teacher + parents
achieving the school vision and values together
PE@K is a
school wide approach to developing sustained and successful teacher and student relationships.
It aims to:
• give students the tools to be able to develop and sustain personal and working relationships
with peers, teachers, staff, family and other community members
• develop a common language that underpins Kepnock’s school vision, values and expectations
• enhance and sustain positive behaviour
• improve restorative practices of students and teachers
The PE@K program is embedded throughout our Student Diary and it is based around the Learning
Curve Planner – Living, Learning and Thinking Program. This program is a student wellbeing program
that develops and supports student social and emotional development. (www.learningcurveplanner.com.au)
The key focus areas of the Learning Curve Planner are:
• Career and Time Management
• Personal Health
• Relationships
• Study Techniques/Approaches
Students undertake a weekly activity, based on the ‘Value for Life’. This activity introduces students to
a value which they can then embrace and demonstrate to enhance their relationships with peers,
teachers, family and community members.
A parental program and resources can also be accessed on the Learning Curve Planner Website.
For more information please contact:
Tess Hennessey
Deputy Principal
thenn12@eq.edu.au
07 4131 1805