6 kidsLife
OCTOber
2012
7 kidsLife
OCTOber
2012
A WORLD OF
OPPORTUNITIES
the anged significantly from School programs have ch er oth d cursions, camps, an days of our parents. Ex tie ni s nts with many opportu activities provide stude ny rld and to try out ma to learn about their wo e th to g ol that is respondin opportunities. One scho l, gfu students with meanin challenge of providing gton experiences is The Essin out of school learning School Darwin. a variety of opportunities : “The school seeks to provide skills and attributes they Principal David Cannon said y man the r ove r world and to disc experiences for students for students to explore thei riate rop gram of varied, age-app possess. We try to plan a pro over their school years”. r, is their Year 10 Learn To Fly grams, now in its twelfth yea One of the school’s unique pro g Program. ry lessons and practical flyin intensive program of theo an d in nce ate erie icip exp part an is ents in Stud ley. Gav n of instructor, Gavin Wrig lly, nationally loca nce erie lessons under the directio exp of rs yea y instructor with man nationally accredited gliding er is used for the lessons. The t single engine powered glid and overseas. A European buil meters south of Darwin, are helor airstrip one hundred kilo flying lessons, held at the Batc flying, but also to develop and t fligh of ics students the bas ential. designed not only to teach pot r thei h encourage them to reac s their self confidence and to its Music and Dance program ing elop dev n bee has win s Dar gram ool pro Sch e on thes ngt in Essi The involved bers of students are now e for, and reach, striv to d over recent years. Large num age our enc are h year as students and continuing to excel eac ce individual goals. rs of age participating in Dan sees students down to six yea Dance movements ern The Middle School program Mod and Jazz use s display program Performance Evenings. Group techniques as well as revise ents learn new moves and and techniques. In class stud n called on to perform at ofte dance routines. Students are up gro te crea to es niqu tech nts. community and cultural eve nds through to Year 12 at the in the primary years and exte Music education commences nd their knowledge in their exte ups allow the students to o Senior College. Interest gro learning the violin, viola or cell students have the option of are encouraged to ents area of interest. In Year 3 all stud 5 & 4 rs Yea In . m program as part of their weekly classroo in instrumental lessons in a . Students can also participate continue with these lessons violin, guitar, clarinet, trumpet, including piano, keyboard, wide variety of instruments ol programs are also offered scho n atio Vac . few a to name French horn, and percussion . interested students during the July vacation for think that these programs Essington School said: “ We of David Cannon, Principal of and opening up the world building student confidence are important first steps in opportunities to them”. ently accepting enrolments nts at some levels and is curr e on Phone: 8985 0100. The school has limited enrolme offic information, please call our for 2013 and 2014. For further
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