PROGRAM OVERVIEW
FLEX (FOREIGN LANGUAGES EXCELLENCE) is a co-curricular opportunity offered to Year 8 students as part of the wider IGNITE EXCELLENCE opportunities at Grace Lutheran College. The purpose of the co-curricular FLEX opportunity is to provide students with a pathway to maintain and further develop their language skills outside the classroom and explore the Japanese culture in greater depth.
The FLEX opportunity will be provided in the way of lunch time or afternoon sessions, once a fortnight. On some occasions, longer events and/or incursions and excursions may also occur for FLEX participants.
The FLEX opportunity at the Caboolture Campus is facilitated via Japanese immersion, a style of delivery where the teacher will only speak to students in Japanese. This gives students the opportunity to experience authentic language in practice and develop their aural and speaking proficiency in a casual setting without the pressure of assessment deadlines.
In Terms 1 - 3, the program covers a variety of words and sentence structures through games and story-based learning. In Term 4, students participate in a series of advanced cultural workshops, and (where possible) an excursion, to explore a number of aspects of Japanese culture in more depth. Attendance at the Term 4 workshops is limited to those students who have been part of FLEX for the duration of the year.
FLEX forms part of the College’s overall structure for the development of skills and talent in the area of foreign languages.
Year 7 - Japanese Study
Year 8 - Japanese offered as Semester elective
Co Curricular Flex Program - runs all year
Years 9 –12 - Japanese offered as an Elective through Senior School
Strong results in Japanese (languages) contribute significantly toward a high ATAR score. *Subject provisions for Senior School can change
Post schooling options: Study Japanese at UQ Institute of Modern Language; Study Languages with Business, Law, Music, Medicine, Engineering or other degrees; Study any degree at a University in Japan; do a GAP Year in Japan to experience the culture, work and see the world.
ELIGIBILITY
Whilst participation in the FLEX Program is not compulsory, it is highly recommended for all Year 8 students enrolled in Japanese and does require a level of commitment to attend each fortnight.
Costs involved: Where the activities take place on campus and are run by a GLC teacher, no cost will be incurred. However, for larger scale events such as special excursions, forms detailing the dates/ times/venue/cost will be sent to parents in advance.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please complete the attached Application Form and return it to the Campus Languages Teacher via: Nana_Sakamoto@glc.qld.edu.au
For more information on this program, please contact the Campus Languages Teacher on (07) 5495 2444.
APPLICATION PACKAGE - Year 8, 2026
NAME: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GRACE COLLEGE CAMPUS: CABOOLTURE CAMPUS APPLICATION FOR YEAR 8 IN 2026
CURRENT SCHOOL (if not Grace College):______________________________________________
PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME: CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: PARENT EMAIL:
Provide a statement of your interest in this opportunity:
Student Signature Parent/Guardian Signature
Please return the application to:
By email: Nana_Sakamoto@glc.qld.edu.au
By post: Grace Lutheran College Caboolture Campus 129 Toohey Street CABOOLTURE QLD 4510
In person: College Reception