High potential and gifted education programs | HPGE
Our High Potential and Gifted Education programs provide enrichment opportunities for primary students through creative, scientific and inquiry-based activities. These curriculum-aligned enrichment programs extend student thinking, build digital and creative skills and offer authentic opportunities for problem-solving, leadership and environmental investigation. Each one-day workshop offers meaningful, challenging learning experiences that develop students’ intellectual, creative and social-emotional abilities.
HPGE workshops are held on selected days and led by specialist teachers from the Field of Mars Environmental Education Centre and other subject experts. Additional dates are added throughout the year.
Programs are held at Field of Mars Reserve in Sydney and do not require classroom teachers to attend.
HPGE programs are only available to NSW Department of Education schools. Maximum 8 students per school per day.
Animate HPGE enrichment program
Stage 2 and 3 | Creative arts
A digital animation enrichment workshop where students design and create short animated sequences inspired by nature, building skills in visual storytelling, sequencing and digital creativity.
2026
Term 1 - Week 3 - Tuesday 10th February - capacity 40 students (36 spots remaining)
Term 2 - Week 2 - Wednesday 29th April - capacity 40 students (40 spots remaining)
Bush studio HPGE enrichment program
Stage 2 and 3 | Creative arts
An art studio experience using natural materials, drawing and mixed media to create detailed artworks based on local bushland, extending students’ observational, compositional and creative thinking skills.
2026
Term 3 - Week 6 - Tuesday 25th Aug - capacity 50 students (50 spots remaining)
Term 3 - Week 6 - Wednesday 26th Aug - capacity 50 students (42 spots remaining)
Bush studio photography HPGE enrichment program
Stage 2 and 3 | Creative arts
A creative arts and photography focused enrichment day where students learn to use iPad cameras as a creative tool. Students will explore cyanaotype printing, use of mirrors to alter images and create digital artworks by mixing up layers of photographs.
2026
Term 3 - Week 10 - Monday 21st September - capacity 60 students (60 spots remaining)
Term 3 - Week 10 - Tuesday 22nd September - capacity 60 students (60 spots remaining)
Cinematographer HPGE enrichment program
Stage 2 and 3 | English and creative arts
A filmmaking workshop where students plan, film and edit short films that combine narrative, visual techniques and environmental settings, extending their skills in scriptwriting, camera work and digital editing.
2026
Term 1 - Week 4 - Thursday 19th February - capacity 60 students (51 spots remaining)
Term 2 - Week 4 - Thursday 14th May - capacity 60 students (60 spots remaining)
Entomologist HPGE enrichment program
Stage 2 and 3 | Science and technology
A science-focused program where students investigate invertebrates and their adaptations, collect field data, communicate scientific findings and create a framed model.
2026
Term 1 - Week 4 - Thursday 19th February - capacity 60 students (51 spots remaining)
Field guide HPGE enrichment program
Stage 2 and 3 | Creative arts and science and technology
A creative arts and science-focused program where students become nature explorers and digital artists, they observe and document both living and non-living elements of ecosystems through hands-on fieldwork and creative journaling.
2026
Term 1 - Week 9 - Wednesday 25th March - capacity 40 students (40 spots remaining)
Term 2 - Week 8 - Tuesday 9th June - capacity 40 students (40 spots remaining)
Mystery HPGE enrichment program
Stage 2 and 3 | Science and technology
A forensic-style investigation where students solve a wildlife mystery using field evidence, maps and secondary data, strengthening higher-order thinking, scientific inquiry and collaborative problem-solving.
2026
Term 1 - Week 4 - Wednesday 18th February - capacity 40 students (32 spots remaining)
Wild shots HPGE enrichment program
Stage 2 and 3 | Creative arts
A digital photography enrichment day where students capture, edit and curate striking images of nature, developing both technical camera skills and creative visual storytelling.
2026
Term 1 - Week 4 - Tuesday 17th February - capacity 60 students (60 spots remaining)
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