Celebrating Gifted Awareness Week 14-20 June June 10, 2009

Maia's Chindogu invention

Check out this Moustache Brush and Beard Curler!
The Upper Clutha S.T.A.R. programme kids are creating Japanese Chindogu inventions – useless (or are they?). Click to see more of their works ( micronations) and what they think about S.T.A.R.

Danielle Nicholson, facilitator of the S.T.A.R. programme, is offering an information evening for interested parents and members of our community to share and discuss how we identify gifted children. Come along Wed 24th June, 7.00pm, room 12A, Wanaka Primary School.

The S.T.A.R. (Students Thinking Achieving Reaching ) programme enables children professionally assessed as gifted, to gather once a week for a programme designed to meet their emotional, ethical, social and academic needs. Research shows that gifted children learn in a different way, often need help to achieve, and thrive when they are working with like minded peers. This programme is administered by Central Otago REAP.

Children are born gifted – regardless of their socio-economic or cultural groups. The future of the S.T.A.R. programme is threatened by lack of funding – can you help save this valuable programme? Donations, big or small, can be made by contacting Central Otago REAP 0800 267 327 or admin@coreap.org.nz

COMPETITION to celebrate Gifted Awareness Week June 8, 2009

(c) Tall Poppies

To celebrate Gifted Awareness Week (14 – 20 June 2009), the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children is running a competition to celebrate gifted kids, their families and professional educators. Click here to open Gifted Awareness Week Competition Flyer.

 The theme for our primary school children is The Tall Poppy:
Provide a story, poem or artwork (or a digital photo of an artwork) on this theme.

The theme for Parents of Gifted Children Living with a gifted child is…
Provide an artwork or short (less than 100 words) answer, poem, or story to this statement.

 Give it a go!  Win a $50 book voucher and your entry published!