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Presented by Katherine Mitchell
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PARRAMATTA CITY LIBRARY
2012 HSC at Parramatta Library!
BRANDINGWhat do you call your program?
Try a catchy Title!
"Get a Head start”
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“Timing is of the essence”
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OPTIONS• TALKS TO HELP KIDS REVISE FOR THE HALF
YEARLY (MARCH)
• TALKS TO HELP KIDS REVISE FOR THE TRIALS (JUNE)
• HSC STUDY SESSIONS TO HELP KIDS REVISE FOR THE HSC (SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER)
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To maximize the number of kids who will attend I choose
• COMPULSORARY SUBJECTS e.g. English
– BELONGING & ESSAY WRITING– PETER SKRZYNECKI "THE IMMIGRANT CHRONICLES"
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Parramatta Library is offering a repeat session due to "Popular demand"
- this is a first for the HSC program
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MIX UP THE PROGRAM
Every second year I try to offer different subjects ie. Modern & Ancient History
– based on subjects nominated by students through "surveys"
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CONTENT VS. SKILLS BASED PROGRAMS
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CONTENT Programs like the March Half Yearly Revision Programs
Business studiesHSC Blueprint for SuccessPeter Skrzynecki
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STUDY SKILLS
Stress management programs– useful for the stressed students– stressed PARENTS
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HOW I SURVEY STUDENTS• Walk around the library
after 3pm & talk to students
• HSC Program Survey (handout)
• HSC sessions
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HSC PROGRAMMING IS NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE
• Poor attendance
• Poor promotion – e.g. 2011 English Belonging Talk
• Too many kids, too few booking places– eg last years Skrzynecki talk
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ENJOY THE RIDE!
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