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3.1.5 Imaginarium: A Holistic Approach Toward Nurturing and Growing Gifted Girls so They Can Flourish
The Imaginarium is a unique initiative fostering the holistic development of gifted girls’ cognitive, social, emotional, and vocational domains. Courses, predominantly featuring STEM topics, are developed based on participants’ interests, passions, and intense curiosities. This presentation will explore the growth of the Imaginarium from an initial idea to a flourishing community resource addressing the needs of gifted girls from years one through nine. The session will include pedagogical models, examples of courses and their content, and methods employed to develop 21st-century skills through a Positive Psychology lens.
Author(s):
Bek Duyckers
bek.duyckers@pc.wa.edu.au
Imaginarium @ Perth College
Australia
Bek Duyckers is Head of Imaginarium at Perth College Anglican School for Girls, Western Australia. She has two Masters degrees, specialising in Gifted Education and Learning Difficulties, with her doctoral studies complete mid-2019. In 2018, Imaginarium was recognised on The Educator’s Innovative Schools List whilst Bek was featured as an influencer, reinventing the education landscape in Australia on The Educator’s prestigious Hot List. She was awarded an ACEL New Voice in Educational Leadership scholarship, a finalist for Head of Department of the Year at the Australian Education Awards and is a member of the Editorial Committee - AEL Journal, 2019.