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-…
Nature or Nurture… the Debate Marches On…
So your kid shows the musical prowess of Daddy, and the early reading ability that Mommy exhibited as a child, but after you argue whose genes she has more of, the inevitable question emerges: Are they born with it or is it learned? An interesting post on Huffington Post has two sides of the debate, We must stop referring to…
Supporting Early Giftedness Through Play
Dr. Julia Osborn, a psychologist specializing in gifted children and Kristen Pallonetti, the program director at Tribeca Community School, a Reggio philosophy preschool in Tribeca, presented their views on Supporting Early Giftedness Through Play at the February 28, 2012 P.A.L. Workshop Series in New York City. Among some of the take-aways presented by Dr. Osborn were: • Slow down and…
The Power of Books & Film for Kids: Using Children’s Literature & Movies to Help Kids Connect with Others, Explore Emotions and Understand Themselves
Join P.A.L. and Filmmaker Doug Morse this Tuesday, March 13, as we explore The Power of Books & Film for Kids: Using Children’s Literature & Movies to Help Kids Connect with Others, Explore Emotions and Understand Themselves Is your child anxious about the first day of school, shy around strangers, experiencing the effects of divorce, struggling with siblings, friendships or…
Register for The P.A.L. Spring Workshop Series
Welcome back to our Spring P.A.L. [Parents of Advanced Learners] Workshop Series! If you missed the January event with Dr. Rena Subotnik, you can check out her presentation posted on the last post. The entire Spring Calendar is here, so follow the link at right to sign-up soon! January: A Conversation with Rena Subotnik–Shifting from the Best of Gifted Education…
Realized Potential = Nature + Nurture + Mentors + Opportunity
How much does the interest or strength area of a parent dictate or guide the course of their child? Clearly some parents encourage their children to follow the paths they chose, or wished they had pursued; others discover the talent areas of their children and offer them support to pursue their own course. According to Dr. Rena Subotnik, who spoke…
The P.A.L. Workshops, Spring 2012 Series Begins this Friday!
Don’t miss a rare opportunity to join P.A.L. and The Speyer Legacy School for a Conversation with Rena Subotnik @ The Speyer Legacy School: Shifting from the Best of Gifted Education to Talent Development: Implications for Identification, Education, and Psychological Support Inside and Outside of School Friday, January 13, 2012 @ 8:45 am-10 am. The Speyer Legacy School on the…
Happy Holidays & Thank You for a Great First Year!
On behalf of the P.A.L. Partnership, we wish you all a Happy Holiday and look forward to seeing you in the Spring when our line-up resumes with more experts in gifted education, multiple locations in more boroughs to continue the dialogue and more great resources to help navigate the G&T programs in New York City. So check back in early…
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