Gariwerd Program

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Archive for April, 2008


Project Introduction and Timeline

Welcome to the Gariwerd Program blog! If you’re here it means you are student who is interested in taking part in this fantastic opportunity or a teacher who will be involved. Please read the About This Program page if you haven’t already received the initial information and application forms.

On Monday May 5th teachers in all the program schools will receive via email an application form to give to interested students. Included as part of the form is a Parent/Guardian consent section. Student applications CANNOT be considered if this form has not be signed and attached to their applications.

At this stage there are places for 4 students from each of the 5 schools involved. Each school can then waitlist 1 or 2 additional students. If one school does not fill the quota of 4 students, then the remaining places will be allocated to other schools.

Teachers will then select participants from their own schools. Any remaining places will be reallocated to other schools.

There will be in information day for Program staff on April 23rd, venue TBA.