Whether your child just received an admissions letter for a Gifted & Talented program this fall, is currently in a G&T program, or simply in need of more enriching talent development opportunities, join P.A.L. for Supporting Your Child’s Gifts & Talents: A Talent Development Roundtable on Tuesday, June 12 at 6:30 pm. Don’t miss a rare opportunity to hear experts Janine Caffrey,…
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Supporting Your Child’s Gifts & Talents
As parents, it’s not hard to pick up on our child’s interest areas, whether it’s dinosaurs, cats, princesses, or other obvious passions. But for the child who shows natural ability in music, yet refuses piano lessons, or artistic ability but doesn’t want formal art classes; or loves to play chess, but won’t participate in competitions, how can parents encourage without…
Finding New York City’s ‘Top’ School for YOUR Child
Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith. That’s what I’ve learned, and sometimes it pays off. With so many choices in New York City– and yet sometimes so few appropriate or viable options– how do you choose the best school for your child? As parents, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the hoops you have to jump…
More on Citywide G&T Programs
According to DNAinfo.com, the following distinctions were summarized according to parents of the Citywide schools at a PACE event this past week. And speaking of parents, if you want to chat with a parent directly about a G&T program that their child attends, whether its a Citywide, District or private school program, let us know and we’ll do our best…
Love Your Child’s Teacher or Principal?
Nominate him or her for the 2012 Blackboard Awards. This just in…from NY Family Magazine: Teachers from public, private, religious and charter schools in New York City are eligible for the award. Nominators must fill out the following fields and include a brief explanation of why their teacher is special. You are encouraged to be as specific as possible. The…
You Do The Math, Equations and Solutions
A New York City Word Problem: This year, of the children who scored high enough to be eligible for a gifted program— 2,656 kindergarteners — qualified for the five most selective schools by scoring at or above the 97th percentile. These highly touted Citywide schools — three in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn and Queens — have about 400 kindergarten…
Considering CityWide G&T Programs?
Considering a Citywide Gifted & Talented Public School for Your Child? If so, this FREE panel discussion, entitled, “The Parent’s Perspective on Citywide G&T Education” by our friends at PACE, (Parents’ Alliance for Citywide Education) may be a great opportunity for you to meet parents and reps from each of the five Citywide G&T Programs. Details: Tuesday April 17, 2012. 7-8:30…
GUIDING GIFTED GIRLS & BRILLIANT BOYS
Don’t miss our upcoming P.A.L. Workshop on guiding gifted girls and boys, with a focus on elementary and middle school children, Wednesday, April 25, 2012. SPECIAL TOPICS IN GIFTED EDUCATION: GUIDING GIFTED GIRLS & BRILLIANT BOYS Finding the right school for your child can be a struggle, but educating advanced learners can be further complicated by gender differences and the…
Share the Wealth
As organizers of the P.A.L. Workshops, we’re firm believers in sharing the wealth of information that can benefit parents and thus their kids. Transformative Culture beat us to the punch on this workshop that explores several approaches to education, with philosophies represented that include Reggio, Montessori, Waldorf and even homeschooling. We’ll have a Q&A on this topic soon, but if…
The Gifted &Talented Smörgåsbord
Smörgåsbord. I love that word… it reminds me of Florida restaurants I frequented in the summers with my dad and grandparents growing up. They offered loads of bland, under-salted, over-processed food, but the dessert buffet was amazing. Or so it was to a sugar addict who was plenty satisfied with chocolate pudding and whipped cream. But I digress… This month-…
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