Publication Details
D'Olimpio, L.,
McCarthy, A.,
&
Pedersen, A.
(2016).
Cultural DeCoding: A humanities program for gifted and talented high school students seeking university entrance.
Journal of Philosophy in Schools, 3 (1), 84-103.
Abstract
This article details Cultural DeCoding, a humanities based high school extension program for gifted and talented Year 11 and 12 students in Western Australia. The brainchild of Dr Annette Pedersen (UWA & John XXIII College) and Dr Angela McCarthy (UNDA), the program runs for four days across the summer holidays before the start of the school term. The program fills a gap that exists in the education of gifted and talented secondary students who are interested in the humanities. It is comprised of sessions run by academics who facilitate discussion and activities based on their area of research and teaching expertise. The group is deliberately kept small in order to give students a chance to engage deeply and respectfully with like-minded others. The intention is to give these students an experience of what university will be like, and to have a chance to think philosophically; namely, critically, creatively and morally, in collaboration with others.
Keywords
art, education, gifted and talented, humanities, philosophy, theology
