THE GIFTED KIDS THE GIFTED KIDS PROGRAMME PROGRAMME
THE GIFTED KIDS THE GIFTED KIDS PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME
Who are we?
• Run by the Gifted Children’s Advancement Charitable Trust
• Founded by Christine Fernyhough and Craig Anderson (Books in Homes) in 2000.
Providing – • Day-school programme for gifted children in 8 units
around NZ – 450 students• Professional development for teachers• Support for schools to develop their own Gifted
Kids Centres• y-
What do we mean by gifted?
Gifted kids ...
• learn faster and think differently.
• are way ahead of others the same age in some or many areas.
• are ‘uneven’ in their development, often resulting in social and emotional difficulties.
Day-school –
GIFTED KIDS PROGRAMMEKeeping bright young minds stimulated.
At GKP, children interact with
others of like mind to:• Develop understanding of themselves as gifted
individuals.• Experience and embrace new challenges.• Explore and develop gifts, talents and interests.• Engage in abstract and complex learning.• Create and innovate.
CHALLENGES• Critical thinking
• Creative thinking and problem-solving
• Philosophical discussions
•Experimenting
• Thinking deeply about content.
•Hands-on learning
USING OUR TALENTS TO
ENHANCE OUR LEARNING
ICT
LEARNING ABOUT ‘BIG IDEAS’
At Ambury Park Farm - economic systems
At the Botanic Gardens –
eco-systems
At the Buddhist Temple –
belief systems
Discovery - ‘Mind Matters’
Micro-discoveries – looking at germs
DNA Extraction
VISITING EXPERTS• Hugh Gribben, Maths Department ,
Auckland University
Corrine Morris - “Mad Science”
Sarah Broome - poet
Melanie Hollingsworth – mask-maker
FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
Gifted kids together – like minds sparking!
Gifted kids together – ‘someone just like me’!
GKP
- part of the puzzle for meeting gifted children’s needs
Wikispaces• Creation
• Home – school interaction
• http://gkpwhangarei.wikispaces.com/