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King's Pimpama

Championing Academic Potential 

The Lumiere Thinkers Program at King's Pimpama is designed to extend and challenge high-ability learners through engaging, purposeful experiences that go beyond the core curriculum. With a focus on curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking, the program empowers each 91ÖÆƬ³§ to think deeply, work collaboratively, and tackle complex problems with growing confidence. Through enrichment opportunities, 91ÖÆƬ³§s are encouraged to discover their strengths, build new skills, and connect meaningfully with the world around them.

The program offers a diverse range of lessons tailored to 91ÖÆƬ³§s in Years 4–6, with each experience carefully designed to foster independent thinking and collaborative problem-solving:

Enrichment Programs

• Story Studio invites 91ÖÆƬ³§s to develop their  imagination and expressive confidence through an after school creative arts program including drama, creative writing, art and problem solving. 
• Ethics Program challenges 91ÖÆƬ³§s to explore complex moral dilemmas, building critical reasoning skills and encouraging thoughtful, respectful discussion. 
• Innovators Club engages 91ÖÆƬ³§s in STEM and design thinking, where they investigate real-world problems and develop innovative, practical solutions. 

Inter-School Academic Competitions

A highlight of the Lumiere Thinkers Program is the opportunity for selected 91ÖÆƬ³§s to represent 91ÖÆƬ³§ College in a range of prestigious academic competitions across South East Queensland and beyond. These experiences challenge 91ÖÆƬ³§s to apply their learning in dynamic, team-based contexts:

• Da Vinci Decathlon - 91ÖÆƬ³§s are challenged across ten disciplines, promoting breadth of breadth of knowledge, creativity, and teamwork. 
• Ethics Junior Olympiad - a collaborative e-thlete competition where teams analyse real-world ethical dilemmas through structured reasoning and respectful discussion 
• Tournament of Minds - a creative and critical thinking problem-solving competition, with 91ÖÆƬ³§s tackling open-ended challenges that require innovation and teamwork.

King's Intercampus Competitions

• King's Challenge Day - An annual event that brings together primary and high school 91ÖÆƬ³§s from across our campuses for a day of critical and creative thinking. Students collaborate in teams to tackle a range of academic challenges across disciplines including science, engineering, English, code breaking, impromptu drama, art, poetry, and the iconic Rube Goldberg challenge. It is a day that celebrates curiosity, teamwork, and the unique potential within every 91ÖÆƬ³§.
• King's Spelling Tournament - Each year, our top Year 3 to 6 spellers participate in the Prime Minister's Spelling Bee. Our highest performing 91ÖÆƬ³§s are selected to represent their campus in our annual inter-campus King's Spelling Tournament, competing in grade level pairs to win the prestigious King's Spelling Trophy.