PEAC

Primary Extension and Challenge (PEAC) is a part time supplementary program for students in Years 5 and 6. Students are identified as suited to participation in the PEAC Program through testing in Year 4.

Students from Atwell Primary School attend PEAC at Atwell College.

Test questions are multiple choice, of a contemporary nature and are separated into the following sub categories:

• Reading Comprehension;

• Reasoning by analogy;

• Working Mathematically/Thinking Scientifically; and

• Non-Verbal reasoning

The test will measure the child’s ability to:

• recognise patterns,

• predict with accuracy,

• use their reasoning skills in a range of contexts,

• apply their knowledge and learning in language, mathematics, and thinking scientifically.

The PEAC programs focus on:

• Social interaction with gifted and talented peers;

• Intellectual rigour and challenge;

• Pursuit of excellence;

• Development of higher order process skills;

• In-depth investigations of real problems;

• Open-ended activities which encourage choice and negotiation;

• Opportunities to interact with practising experts;

• Students working at their own pace;

• Self/peer evaluation and reflection of performance.