GERRIC axes Poppyseeds and Small Poppies
GERRIC Director Dr Miraca Gross released the following announcement to parents today:
GERRIC is beginning to plan our January 2011 programs for gifted and talented students and I have to tell you that regretfully there will be a significant change in the programs we are able to offer next year.
For 2011, at least, we are putting our two younger student programs, Poppyseeds and Small Poppies, on hold. This has not been an easy decision but it is one that we have made after much thought and with the advice and support of GERRIC's Management Committee. These two programs are particularly expensive to run because of the very low student/teacher ratios we must adhere to in order to ensure the smooth running of these younger children's programs and, most importantly, the safety of the young children while they are on campus. For several years GERRIC has run these two programs at a financial loss, as a service to the community, but we cannot continue this indefinitely. As you may be aware, GERRIC is a self-funding Centre. My position as a professor in the School of Education is funded by the university but the salaries of all other GERRIC staff, including the casual staff (teachers) who teach the student program workshops during their vacations, are funded by the Centre itself from the finances accruing from our various programs.Junior Scientia and Scientia Challenge, which serve older students, do not require such low student-teacher ratios, and therefore are able to break even in terms of costs and income. We are therefore able to continue to offer these two programs. Children will be eligible to enrol in Junior Scientia from January of the year in which they enter School Year 3.
I know that this will be a disappointment to you but I hope that you will understand our situation and the decision we have had to take.
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