Extension Opportunities

JUNIOR EXTENSION WRITING
Teachers select a small number of junior students to participate in an Extension Writing Workshop. Students are given one on one coaching to enhance their creative and formal writing skills. Students learn to be more analytical and critical of their own writing, which will help them improve their writing technique.

JUNIOR/SENIOR DEBATING
Students who are strong speakers may audition and be selected to be in the Junior or Senior Debating Teams. There are usually 4 students on each team, 3 speakers and a reserve. Debating Teams compete in the Freemason’s debate yearly. It is a competition between the local secondary schools: Tokoroa High School, Putaruru College and Matamata College. Teams also compete against Rotorua Lakes High School during the Academic Exchange held yearly. Debating Workshops have been organised for all students who are interested. The workshop provides opportunities for students to gain and practise debating skills.

ACADEMIC EXCHANGE
The Academic Exchange is a competition between Forest View High School and Rotorua Lakes High School. It occurs once a year and is held alternatively in Rotorua then Tokoroa. Teachers select students to participate in various teams such as General Knowledge, Social Science, Science, Mathematics, Art, Music and Debating. Students who excel in English may be selected to be in the General Knowledge or Debating Teams.

VISITING WRITERS WORKSHOP
The Library and English Department have organised popular New Zealand writers to visit and conduct a workshop with specially selected students. Students may be invited to attend the workshops. Students should pay attention to the school notices to learn when the workshops will be held.

FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING
Future Problem Solving (FPS) is when students read about imaginative futuristic scene, work out problems that could arise in the scene, come up with solutions to the main problem and then write out an action plan to overcome the main problem. Students work in groups of four, improve their thinking skills and complete booklets to participate in the Future Problem Solving National Competition. The time commitment required is about 3 hours twice a term. Students who are interested in joining FPS need to pay attention to the school notices at the beginning of the year to learn when the enrolment period starts. Students may try out a session and then decide whether FPS is for them.

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