PALNYC is pleased to partner with School Search Solutions for the Michael Perelstein Memorial Scholarship Fund ‘Discover Your Passion’ Competition. After going through all the entires, we learned that NYC’s Got Talent! And a lot of it… We’re thrilled to share the winners, who will be presented with their awards on Saturday, October 26 at the NYC G&T Symposium at…
American Promise Screening Hosted By RIISE
We’re all about collaboration and support, and our friends over at RIISE have shared a must see film screening on Sunday, October 20 at 8pm. We’ve heard Michele Stephenson discuss the film, and we can’t recommend it enough. It provides a really interesting backdrop for our upcoming NYC G&T Symposium panel on Supporting High Potential, Culturally Diverse Youth in NYC,…
P.A.N.D.A.S. Awareness Day is Today
Today, October 9, 2013 marks the first PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day. PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) is often referred to as rheumatic fever of the brain. As Executive Director of PALNYC, I want to make a personal plea to parents to put PANDAS on their radar now. Exactly two months ago– like most parents– I wasn’t familiar with the…
The Countdown Begins…
One month and counting! Register now for the NYC Gifted & Talented Symposium at NYU’s Kimmel Center and join us to: Support the cognitive, social and emotional needs of high ability kids, 2E and culturally diverse learners with advice from our featured presenters. Choose from any session within four strands that include: Talent Development, Social & Emotional Support, Negotiating the Practical & Supporting 2E & Diverse Learners and become stronger…
8 Days to win up to $15,000!
PARENTS & EDUCATORS, Take 15 minutes out of your day today to apply for the Discover Your Passion Competition to win up to $5000 for your child or student to pursue their passion in the area of their choosing. The School Choice Group in conjunction with The Parents of Accelerated Learners, NYC (PALNYC) has created The Michael…
Learning Day by Day, All Summer Long
Our PAL Workshops season finale on preventing summer learning loss provided some great tips on ways to support your child through the summer months. For parents who want to be sure to keep their 2nd through 5th graders math skills in check, we found this FREE, six-week, email based Summer Math Challenge program based on Common Core State Standards that…
$15,000 +TALENT+ HARD WORK= THE DISCOVER YOUR PASSION COMPETITION
We at the P.A.L. Workshops realize that sometimes your child needs a little more than talent, determination and hard work… you need the funds to support that passion, so we’re thrilled to have teamed up with The School Choice Group (SCG), the premiere global education consultancy to present The Michael Perelstein Memorial Scholarship Fund Discover Your Passion Competition. The Michael Perelstein Memorial Scholarship Fund’s Discover…
Summer Reading Lists
This summer, spend time with your child in the library, bookstore or going through your own book collection. Together, select 5-10 books for summer that you can read together, separately or side by side to start a great habit that will last a lifetime. Modeling good reading habits can start early, so take time to read together from the newspaper,…
Summer Slide Prevention & Our Giveaway Winner
We’d like to thank all of our guest speakers: Nathan Levy, Frances Stern, Milos Scekic and Alexandra Patz for a great session on Preventing Summer Slide last week. They say ‘If you Don’t Use it, You Lose it,’ and research shows: • kids can lose 2 months performance in reading & math if we don’t keep them stimulated during summer…
The NYC Gifted & Talented Resource
The P.A.L. Workshops mission is to support parents of accelerated learners and high potential youth who want access to experts, information, local programs and resources for their children. As we wind down the 2012/2013 season of The P.A.L. Workshops, we invite you to stay tuned for some exciting announcements coming your way soon. So sign-up to receive updates and information…
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