High potential and gifted education

Our school is dedicated to providing a fantastic learning environment that seamlessly incorporates cutting-edge technology into the curriculum, empowering students to thrive in a digital world.

We offer a variety of technology-driven learning opportunities to enhance student engagement and creativity, including:

• Lego Robotics (EV3 and WeDo 2): Students engage in engineering and programming through hands-on projects, fostering problem-solving and teamwork.

• Podcasting: Learners develop communication skills by creating their own podcasts, encouraging research and audio editing.

• Video Production: Students explore storytelling, cinematography, and editing techniques while collaborating on informative or narrative-based videos.
• Film By Participation: This program allows students to participate in filmmaking workshops and showcase their work in festivals, enhancing their storytelling skills.

• Stop Motion Photography: Students create animated films by capturing frames of objects in motion, enhancing their understanding of visual storytelling.

• 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD): Learners use CAD software to create digital models, preparing them for careers in design and engineering.

• 3D Printing: This hands-on experience brings designs to life, teaching students about the design process and applications of technology. These initiatives promote critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration, effectively incorporating technology to achieve learning outcome.

This is held during term 2 for students in Years 2-6. Students are chosen to represent each class in a stage public speaking competition.

Students in Year 6 are selected to write articles for a monthly edition of our community Lennox Wave magazine. They work with teachers to conduct interviews, plan, write and review articles.

The Premier's Spelling Bee is an engaging way for students to expand their vocabularies and improve their spelling. This competition is designed for Years 2 - 6. Competition winners in Stage 2 and 3 then represent LHPS in the regional competition.

Students in Years 5 and 6 are selected to represent the school in the Premier’s Debating Challenge, debating against schools from across the state.

Groups Students in Year 1 - 6 are selected to participate in a small mathematics group designed for High potential and gifted education (HPGE) students. This program aims to provide an enriching and challenging learning environment for students who demonstrate exceptional abilities and high potential in mathematics. The HPGE mathematics groups focus on advanced mathematical concepts and problem-solving strategies, encouraging critical thinking and collaboration among peers.

This program provides students with filmmaking skills and expertise to tell their own stories. The program includes festivals and workshops in film for students from all schools in NSW, culminating in the Film By Festival, showcasing films from our local region.

Children in Years 3 – 6 have the opportunity to participate in the school choir. Students have the opportunity to audition for the Primary Schools Choral Concert in Sydney on the years it is offered.

Weekly lessons are provided in flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone and saxophone, by teacher Fiona Clarke. Band rehearsals and performances are conducted and coordinated by school staff.

These are open to any student in Years 4, 5 or 6 who show a high level of skill in Music, Dance, Drama or Visual Art.

All classroom teachers use “Amplify” to deliver the compulsory music curriculum for their class. The music program is consistently delivered to all students school-wide with year-on-year progression and development. It involves high impact teaching strategies that meet all curriculum outcomes. It is accessed online by the teachers in their classrooms.

Children in Years 1 - 6 have the opportunity to audition for a number of dance groups that will perform at the Far North Coast Dance Festival.