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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/

THE GIFTED KIDS PROGRAMME

www.giftedkids.co.nz

admin@giftedkids.co.nz