Teaching and Learning > Primary School > Activities
St Margaret’s offers a comprehensive activities program which encourages participation and recognises excellence. Students have access to a wide range of sporting and cultural activities which suit individual interests and talents, provide challenges and fosters personal development.
Sport
Sport provides an important balance to the academic and cultural side of school life. It enriches the growth of the girls, especially with regard to the acquisition of recreational skills, desirable social attitudes, fitness, emotional stability, teamwork, leadership and initiative.
Music
The Music Program offers a range of Music ensembles catering for a diverse range of interests and ability levels. Students can learn an instrument, join choirs or instrumental groups, perform at concerts and events, or simply be part of the audience.
Speech and Drama
Private Speech and Drama Tuition in the AMEB syllabus is available to students from Years 2-12. Apart from the obvious aim of increasing confidence and ability with the spoken word, students find this work brings an enhanced enjoyment of literature in all its forms and a greater understanding of themselves through individual and group activities.
All Private Speech and Drama students in Years 2-9 take part in at least one formal play performance a year, to which parents are invited. In Year 7, students have the option of attending lessons as part of a pair or within a larger group. Students in Years 5-12 also have the opportunity to sit for practical AMEB examinations in both the Speech & Drama and Speech in Action syllabus.
Debating
Students in Year 7 have the opportunity to participate in the Queensland Debating Union Round Robin Competition. This competition runs from Terms Two to Four
Optiminds
This is a lateral thinking competition that encourages students to devise creative solutions to contemporary global problems. This is open to students in Years 5-7 and runs during Terms Two and Three.