Academic Extension

Academic Extension Program

Academic Extension is Ivanhoe Grammar School’s dedicated gifted and talented educational service. It provides holistic support and development of students through Ivanhoe Extend, staff through professional support and networking and the wider educational community.

At its heart, Academic Extension programming strives to identify and cultivate Sternberg’s concept of transformational giftedness in our young people. Individuals with transformational potential seek to use their strengths to create positive, meaningful and enduring change in the world at some level.

Wherever possible, students are encouraged to develop capacities required for successful participation in and contribution to society (civic, moral and performance character), both now and into the future.

We recognise that not all potential shows itself in our traditional assessment measures, so we intentionally create rich learning environments, both within and outside of the classroom, in which students’ abilities and talents can be identified and grow.

For our students Ivanhoe Extend operates alongside the teaching and learning that occurs in classrooms. It aims to provide opportunities for students to participate in rich, rigorous learning experiences through a range of programs across key subject areas and beyond.

Read below our latest Academic Extension web stories or read earlier stories about this program.