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Upcoming Events!
Fostering Social and Emotional Growth in 2e Children Through a Lens of Neurodiversity
Sunday, October 4, 2020
5:00-6:30 p.m. PST
Online via Zoom (login details will be emailed to registrants)
Gifted/2e children often struggle with issues related to social/emotional growth and/or regulation. As a result, large numbers of these students battle anxiety, stress, emotional regulation, social anxiety, and even have difficulty with executive functioning. This is due to asynchronous development related to intense sensory integration (epigenetics) that can easily overwhelm an already vulnerable limbic system. This session will outline the latest neuro research on the gifted/2e brain and how it affects the way twice-exceptional children engage in all factions of life including school, home, and the greater community
$24 Registration
$20 Discounted Registration for WA State Residents
Need a scholarship? Register with promo code SCHOLARSHIP and we will contact you via email to make arrangements.
Presented by Dr. Michael Postma
Dr. Michael Postma is a NWGCA board member, the director of programming at SENG, and the president of Gifted & Thriving, LLC. He also is the father of three twice-exceptional children. With more than 20 years of experience as a teacher, administrator, author, and consultant, Dr. Postma continues to promote the social, emotional, and academic needs of the gifted/2e population. His latest book is "The Inconvenient Student: Critical Issues in the Identification and Education of Twice-Exceptional Students."
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cilitated Online Parent Discussion Group
Every Thursday, October 8-November 19, 2020
5:00-6:30 PM PDT
Online via Zoom (login details will be emailed to registrants)
Join this weekly opportunity to share ideas, strategies, and support in a relaxed setting, guided by trained facilitators. Through the valuable insights of the other parents and reading the book A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children, you will learn more about giftedness, discuss the challenges of parenting, and share strategies for supporting our gifted children while enhancing family relationships. These parent groups are not therapy sessions; however, participants often find the sessions to be therapeutic, empowering and comforting. Topics include:
The cost for the parent group is $95 and covers the cost of the facilitated, 7-session online series and registration for one or two parents/caregivers. Book to be purchased separately. Needs-based scholarships available. Contact Denise or Karen for more information.
This 7-session online series is co-facilitated by Denise Anderson and Karen Thornton. Denise is a certified SMPG facilitator, has an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy, and is the Vice President of Northwest Gifted Child Association. Karen is also a certified SMPG facilitator and on the board of NWGCA. Denise and Karen both parent gifted children.
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Every Thursday, October 8-November 19, 2020
5:00-6:30 PM PDT
Online via Zoom (login details will be emailed to registrants)
Join this weekly opportunity to share ideas, strategies, and support in a relaxed setting, guided by trained facilitators. Through the valuable insights of the other parents and reading the book A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children, you will learn more about giftedness, discuss the challenges of parenting, and share strategies for supporting our gifted children while enhancing family relationships. These parent groups are not therapy sessions; however, participants often find the sessions to be therapeutic, empowering and comforting. Topics include:
- Characteristics of gifted children
- Communication
- Motivation, underachievement & executive function
- Establishing discipline/teaching self-management
- Stress, perfectionism, idealism & depression
- Acquaintances, friends, peers; only children & siblings
- Values, traditions & complexities of parenting
The cost for the parent group is $95 and covers the cost of the facilitated, 7-session online series and registration for one or two parents/caregivers. Book to be purchased separately. Needs-based scholarships available. Contact Denise or Karen for more information.
This 7-session online series is co-facilitated by Denise Anderson and Karen Thornton. Denise is a certified SMPG facilitator, has an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy, and is the Vice President of Northwest Gifted Child Association. Karen is also a certified SMPG facilitator and on the board of NWGCA. Denise and Karen both parent gifted children.
Register now!
Greetings, Math Enthusiasts!
UW Math Circle invites 7th and 8th grade students to join their program. The invitation is below.
We are pleased to announce that registration for the 2020-21 University of Washington Math Circle is now open! The purpose of the Math Circle is to explore new and exciting areas of mathematics that are not part of your typical school curriculum in an environment that is both supportive and challenging.
The UW Math Circle is open to seventh and eighth grade students from the greater Seattle area. This year's Math Circle will be different than it has been in previous years due to the ongoing Covid pandemic. Since we cannot meet in person, we will offer this year's math circle as a correspondence course. We will post a set of problems every two weeks. Participants will then write out their solutions and send them back to our instructors, who will grade them and provide feedback. We will use Google Classroom to facilitate this, as it provides a shared space where students can upload their solutions and our instructors can provide feedback, and also share links to other resources and videos. This will require more individual effort on your part, and it is our expectation that students will engage with the problem sets and actively participate in the program.
It is important to note that you must have a Google account in order to access Google Classroom. (This is a Google policy, not ours) Once you have accessed the Classroom, you can still link your account to whatever preferred email you want to use for receiving messages.
To sign up for the math circle, please follow this link:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/klees/395533
The online form will display your confirmation on the screen but will not send a confirmation e-mail.
Space in the math circle is limited and will be determined on a first-come-first-served basis. Online registration will close at 11:59PM on Friday, September 25 or when we reach our capacity. We will host an introductory meeting over Zoom and begin sending out problems in early-October.
Please feel free to direct any questions to Julia Pevtsova (julia@math.washington.edu) or Steve Klee (klees@seattleu.edu).
We hope you will be able to join us this year!
On behalf of the UW Math Circle,
Julia Pevtsova (University of Washington)
Steven Klee (Seattle University)
UW Math Circle website: http://www.math.washington.edu/~mathcircle/circle/
For those interested in UW Robinson Center events, you may want to note that Fall Saturday Enrichment Program Registration opened on September 13.
Here is a link about the Saturday Enrichment Program:
https://robinsoncenter.uw.edu/programs/enrichment/
Here is a link to the complete Events Calendar for the UW Robinson Center for Young Scholars:
https://robinsoncenter.uw.edu/about-us/events-calendar/
Here is a link about the Saturday Enrichment Program:
https://robinsoncenter.uw.edu/programs/enrichment/
Here is a link to the complete Events Calendar for the UW Robinson Center for Young Scholars:
https://robinsoncenter.uw.edu/about-us/events-calendar/
Know about an upcoming event that focuses on the gifted and 2e community? We're happy to list community events on this page and on our Facebook. Note that we usually do not list general parenting events unless they have themes that are particularly relevant to the gifted community. Email us at info@nwgca.org
Davidson Academy Online Campus to Briefly Re-Open 2020-2021 Application
The Davidson family has always believed that young people should have access to an education so they can learn and achieve at a level appropriate to their abilities. This is why the Davidson Academy was created. Our admissions practices are designed to ensure that we accept students who are optimally matched to our deep and rigorous curriculum so that they are successful.
While we have a long-standing practice of accepting applications from August through early spring, we understand the strain that COVID-19 has had on profoundly gifted students and their families. We also understand that the demand for high-quality online learning is at an all-time high. Our team has been at work brainstorming ways to continue our support of profoundly gifted students and their families. As a result, we have taken the unprecedented step to launch a special Davidson Academy Online Extended Application for one week.
After evaluating our current course schedule, enrollments, and staffing levels, we have determined that we are able to accommodate up to 16 new students at this time. While we recognize there may be more demand, our commitment to maintain the quality and ethos of a Davidson Academy education is essential.Eligibility
TestingApplicants must meet eligibility requirements. Preference will be given to applicants with a qualifying score on any test posted on our website. We can accommodate up to 16 students for this assessment. Qualified applicants who are not invited to this assessment due to space limitations will be invited to assess in late 2020 for 2021 admissions with no additional application fee.
AgeThe Davidson Academy places students in courses based on ability rather than age or grade. Since this unique application process is being offered after our schedule has been created, this application is limited to applicants who are between 11 and 15 years of age.
ResidenceThe Davidson Academy online campus is available to students who are physically located in the United States and Canada.
Tuition & FeesFor applicants outside of Nevada, the application fee is $100. See this page for detailed tuition information. For Nevada residents, there is no tuition or application fee.
TimelinePlease read carefully before applying. If the dates posted do not work for your family, please do not apply. There are no exceptions or extensions to this timeline.
Please click here for further details of the above.Questions?Parents should carefully review our website to learn more about Davidson Academy's online campus. Videos about our curriculum, technology, student support services, FAQs, and typical assessment (note that this special assessment process has been modified) can be found on our Tours & Events page.
Additionally, our staff recently hosted a series of webinars on best practices in online education. View recordings of these webinars.
The Davidson family has always believed that young people should have access to an education so they can learn and achieve at a level appropriate to their abilities. This is why the Davidson Academy was created. Our admissions practices are designed to ensure that we accept students who are optimally matched to our deep and rigorous curriculum so that they are successful.
While we have a long-standing practice of accepting applications from August through early spring, we understand the strain that COVID-19 has had on profoundly gifted students and their families. We also understand that the demand for high-quality online learning is at an all-time high. Our team has been at work brainstorming ways to continue our support of profoundly gifted students and their families. As a result, we have taken the unprecedented step to launch a special Davidson Academy Online Extended Application for one week.
After evaluating our current course schedule, enrollments, and staffing levels, we have determined that we are able to accommodate up to 16 new students at this time. While we recognize there may be more demand, our commitment to maintain the quality and ethos of a Davidson Academy education is essential.Eligibility
TestingApplicants must meet eligibility requirements. Preference will be given to applicants with a qualifying score on any test posted on our website. We can accommodate up to 16 students for this assessment. Qualified applicants who are not invited to this assessment due to space limitations will be invited to assess in late 2020 for 2021 admissions with no additional application fee.
AgeThe Davidson Academy places students in courses based on ability rather than age or grade. Since this unique application process is being offered after our schedule has been created, this application is limited to applicants who are between 11 and 15 years of age.
ResidenceThe Davidson Academy online campus is available to students who are physically located in the United States and Canada.
Tuition & FeesFor applicants outside of Nevada, the application fee is $100. See this page for detailed tuition information. For Nevada residents, there is no tuition or application fee.
TimelinePlease read carefully before applying. If the dates posted do not work for your family, please do not apply. There are no exceptions or extensions to this timeline.
- July 22, 2020 - Application opens at daps.davidsongifted.org
- July 27, 2020 - Application closes - all materials must be submitted
- July 28, 2020 - 16 applicants are invited to assessment. Applicants must confirm their participation in assessment on this date as well.
- July 29, 2020 - Assessment opens, applicants begin asynchronous assessments
- July 30, 2020 - 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PT and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. PT Synchronous portion of assessment
- August 4, 2020 - Decisions emailed
- August 5, 2020 - Intent to enroll due
- August 6, 2020 - Contract due
- August 7, 2020 - First tuition payment due
- August 10-14 and 17-19 - 10 a.m. - noon PT: First year seminar (required)
- August 20 - 10:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. PT: Back-to-School
- August 24, 2020 - First day of classes
- September 2020 - Personalized Learning Plan meetings
Please click here for further details of the above.Questions?Parents should carefully review our website to learn more about Davidson Academy's online campus. Videos about our curriculum, technology, student support services, FAQs, and typical assessment (note that this special assessment process has been modified) can be found on our Tours & Events page.
Additionally, our staff recently hosted a series of webinars on best practices in online education. View recordings of these webinars.
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Watch all 19 video presentations for FREE. Each day a set of presentations is available Free for 24 hours, August 19-21, 2020.
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- Forever access to all 19 presentations
- Audio mp3 versions to listen on the go
- A special gift from each of our experts — 19+ gifts
- Entry to our virtual Exhibitor Hall loaded with resources organized by: Education, Clinicians, Consultants, Enrichment and Associations
- An interactive webinar in October where you can ask questions with some of our experts
- Virtual Tapping Circle with our Certified EFT practitioner
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SENGinars
SENG webinars (SENGinars) provide convenient access to many of the top experts in the gifted field discussing issues related to the social and emotional needs of the gifted. The 90-minute webinars are designed expressly for parents, educators and mental health professionals who work with gifted children. You’ll have an opportunity to ask questions at the end of each live webinar. For more information, go to the SENG website.
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Northwest Gifted Child Association, PO Box 2752, Woodinville, WA 98072-2752
We are a 501(c)3 Non-Profit - Tax ID: 91-0781776
info@nwgca.org
We are a 501(c)3 Non-Profit - Tax ID: 91-0781776
info@nwgca.org