Presented by Katherine Mitchell

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2012 HSC at Parramatta Library!

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BRANDING
What do you call your program?
Try a catchy Title!
" G e t a H e a d s ta rt”

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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 studies
HSC Blueprint for Success
Peter 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!