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How do you help your bright and quirky child who struggles in school?
Check it out → https://hub.brightandquirky.com/~access/a5c6878f/
You may be seeing your child struggling with academic challenges, disruptive behavior, trouble focusing, turning in homework, getting frustrated, anxious or losing the joy of learning.
Why is this happening?
It's happening because the way that our kids' brains are uniquely wired often doesn't fit with the way school is traditionally taught.
Your child is not the problem, and neither are you! The challenge is finding the right tools and strategies to help your child thrive.
Help is here!
Ross Greene, Susan Baum, Jonathan Mooney, Debbie Reber, Mona Delahooke and 25 other top experts share tools and strategies in this FREE 5-part series, beginning September 18th:
Solutions for Smart but Struggling Students
What we’ll be covering:
Check it out → https://hub.brightandquirky.com/~access/a5c6878f/
You may be seeing your child struggling with academic challenges, disruptive behavior, trouble focusing, turning in homework, getting frustrated, anxious or losing the joy of learning.
Why is this happening?
It's happening because the way that our kids' brains are uniquely wired often doesn't fit with the way school is traditionally taught.
Your child is not the problem, and neither are you! The challenge is finding the right tools and strategies to help your child thrive.
Help is here!
Ross Greene, Susan Baum, Jonathan Mooney, Debbie Reber, Mona Delahooke and 25 other top experts share tools and strategies in this FREE 5-part series, beginning September 18th:
Solutions for Smart but Struggling Students
What we’ll be covering:
- How to meet your bright & quirky child’s unique learning needs
- How to help bright kids with focus and executive function lags
- How to help bright kids with reading, writing, and/or math challenges
- How to help smart kids with ‘disruptive behavior’ or emotional challenges
- How to help kids who are bored, checked out or under-achieving
In-Person Regional Events - Davidson Academy Online
In-Person Regional Events offer an opportunity to hear more about Davidson Academy's online campus. These events include presentations on admissions, curriculum, technology, and our vision. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout. Questions that are global in nature will be answered during the open house; questions which are more personal in nature may be answered afterwards.
In-Person Regional Events offer an opportunity to hear more about Davidson Academy's online campus. These events include presentations on admissions, curriculum, technology, and our vision. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout. Questions that are global in nature will be answered during the open house; questions which are more personal in nature may be answered afterwards.
- Thurs., Dec 12, 5:00 p.m. at the Mixing Chamber at Seattle Public Library-Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
Plan To Join Us!
GIFTED EDUCATION DAY 2020
Friday, January 31
The Columbia Room
Legislative Building
Olympia
We are back for another year of advocacy for our highly capable/gifted students. Our bill went deep into the legislative process last session, only to fail at the end. Our efforts did educate many legislators on the needs of gifted students and several committee and floor votes on our bill showed widespread support.
We are working on a draft bill for next session, covering some of the most urgent needs of gifted programs and will give you details when it is finalized - which may be several months from now.
Here is a link to an interesting article about advocating for your child. https://giftedchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/09/gifted-advocacy-is-education.html
The “Best of Gifted Challenges” at the top of this link leads to a lot of interesting posts.
You can get involved on behalf of your child through lobbying the legislature with the Coalition and/or affiliating with our partner, Northwest Gifted Child Association. http://www.nwgca.org
GIFTED EDUCATION DAY 2020
Friday, January 31
The Columbia Room
Legislative Building
Olympia
We are back for another year of advocacy for our highly capable/gifted students. Our bill went deep into the legislative process last session, only to fail at the end. Our efforts did educate many legislators on the needs of gifted students and several committee and floor votes on our bill showed widespread support.
We are working on a draft bill for next session, covering some of the most urgent needs of gifted programs and will give you details when it is finalized - which may be several months from now.
Here is a link to an interesting article about advocating for your child. https://giftedchallenges.blogspot.com/2019/09/gifted-advocacy-is-education.html
The “Best of Gifted Challenges” at the top of this link leads to a lot of interesting posts.
You can get involved on behalf of your child through lobbying the legislature with the Coalition and/or affiliating with our partner, Northwest Gifted Child Association. http://www.nwgca.org
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
Math Festivals
Save the Date: Seattle’s 9th annual JRMF 2020When: March 14, 1:00 – 4:30
Where: HUB South Ballroom at UW Seattle campus
What: A mathematics festival celebrating collaborative problem-solving, playful math experiences, and beautiful ideas.
Who: 4th graders – 10th graders
Cost: $10 – 15 sliding scale.
Contact host for reduced pricing for groups.
Free scholarships given to anyone who requests them, without question.
Also, adults can join our free Parent Workshop!
At 1:15 – 2:45 in HUB room 250! No registration necessary.
Parents are invited to attend this session on creating a rich environment for mathematical exploration at home. Featuring ideas for games, puzzles, and other joyful math activities.
for more info click here.
Save the Date: Seattle’s 9th annual JRMF 2020When: March 14, 1:00 – 4:30
Where: HUB South Ballroom at UW Seattle campus
What: A mathematics festival celebrating collaborative problem-solving, playful math experiences, and beautiful ideas.
Who: 4th graders – 10th graders
Cost: $10 – 15 sliding scale.
Contact host for reduced pricing for groups.
Free scholarships given to anyone who requests them, without question.
Also, adults can join our free Parent Workshop!
At 1:15 – 2:45 in HUB room 250! No registration necessary.
Parents are invited to attend this session on creating a rich environment for mathematical exploration at home. Featuring ideas for games, puzzles, and other joyful math activities.
for more info click here.
UW’s annual Engineering Discover Days which will be held this coming school year on Thursday April 23 and Friday April 24. RSVP is required and starts on January 7, 2020.
https://explore.uw.edu/index.php/email/emailWebview
https://explore.uw.edu/index.php/email/emailWebview
SENG Model Parent Groups (SMPGs)
ALSO SEE OUR SENG PAGE FOR MORE INFO
SENG Parent Support Groups bring 10 to 15 interested parents of gifted children together to discuss such topics as communication, motivation, discipline, intensity, perfectionism, and peer relationships. The facilitator of the group is knowledgeable about parenting and about educating gifted children. The parents of the high-ability children are themselves also a rich resource of information, and they are able to get fresh ideas from other parents and from A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Children, the book around which the discussions are organized.
- General SMPG Information
- Bellevue SMPG
- Conway SMPG
- Everett/Snohomish/Lake Stevens/Marysville SMPGs
- Seattle SMPG
- Skagit Valley SMPGs
- Spokane SMPG
- Tacoma SMPG
- Washougal SMPG
- Woodinville SMPG
- Vancouver SMPG
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.
Join us on Facebook and Twitter!
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