The First Years
Just do it! Loreto mentored
our school initially when
we started the program
Liz Dirckze
Mother of outstanding FPS
student, FPS Coordinator and
Coach Mount St Benedict College
1994
FPS was taught as extension in
Year 8 English Class
1 Middle team - unplaced
Administration Team wanted
more gifted provisions
1992
First team of Senior (Year 10) girls
entered the competition
Coach experimented with whole
class instruction in a Geography
class, not successfully
Nationals in Melbourne VIC
No Invitations
Jenelle Minto,
Former Loreto Coach
Head of TAS
Nationals in Melbourne VIC
1992-1993
1993
A special memory is
travelling to
Melbourne for 2 years
to the finals and
designing and
constructing the flag
for National Finals.
1995
1994
First team to Nationals
Madeleine, Lucy, Fiona, Brooke
with Coach Mary Lane
Our second FPS flag was made
by Jenelle Minto for 1995
(Her second is on the inside back cover)
1995
Coach trained as national
evaluator
First NSW network meeting and
coach training day held
School had first guest speaker
on Antarctica
Nationals in Melbourne VIC
2nd Middle team GIPS
(no invitation to IC )
2rd Middle Action Plan
3rd Middle Scenario