Using the rich intellectual resources of the Barker College to facilitate learning and growth through the School and wider community.
Giftedness is a much discussed yet often misunderstood area of education. Within the Barker Community, we seek to support and celebrate giftedness across multiple domains.
Recently the Sydney Morning Herald published an opinion piece: Students must learn how to get things wrong.
Last week, Barker had the privilege of hosting ex-student, Bo Seo, a National and World champion School and University debater who has recently published a book, Good Arguments, that threads together his personal narrative in debating with insightful ideas about how to argue well.
Our annually published document identifies high-level priority domains bringing together our rich intellectual resources to facilitate learning and growth throughout the school, and the local and global community.