HPGE Cherrybrook Public Passion Projects

Students at Cherrybrook Public School showcased their Passion Projects in a recent school event. 

Throughout the third term, both Year 5 and Year 6 of the High Potential and Gifted Education classes worked through their regular curriculum. At the same time, the students created Passion Projects to answer the question “What is success?”.

For the project, students were required to keep an online progress journal using CANVA, research, design, plan, and craft something with their hands to display. As part of twwhe criteria, the Passion Projects were presented at a presentation night on the 24th of September in the school hall. 

Projects ranged in topics from the French revolution, phone photography, model airplanes, sewing, how to become a children’s author, fashion design, cosmic connection, baroque music and instruments, paper airplanes and how they fly, among a host of others. 

Set up in neat rows, with tables holding their Passion Projects, the event was visited by family and interest community members, who asked the students about their chosen topic. 

Hornsby Shire Deputy Mayor Janelle McIntosh was in attendance, her first public appearance since the Local Government Elections.

‘I am so delighted to see such ingenuity, entrepreneurship, and the imagination gone into this work,’ said Deputy Mayor McIntosh. ‘Local council is about peoples’ ideas. I hope they go on to be involved in public life. It’s an absolute honour to be with you.’

Cherrybrook Public School teachers Mrs Jasmin Kooper and Mrs Suzanne Curteis organised the event, and Ms Kelly Tennant supported the children’s efforts.