What Membership Offers

• Three newsletters a year with information to help parents and their gifted children manage giftedness
• Support groups of parents of gifted educate themselves and advocate within their school districts and at the state level for appropriate services for gifted students
• Provide speakers
• Share resources and opportunities for gifted children and their families
• Provide individual advice and guidance for parents asking for help
• Connect parents of gifted through a variety of events and media, including the annual CONNECTIONS Conference, a Facebook page, and website.
• Represent the views of gifted students with policy makers, including the Governor, state legislature, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and school boards.
• Participant of Washington Coalition of Gifted Education, the lobbying organization for gifted education

10 Ways NWGCA Membership Makes a Difference

• Creates the one voice that shapes education policy for high potential learners.
• Supports the development and programming of local school district parent support groups for gifted education.
• Provides individual guidance to parents who need advice about the educational and emotional needs of their gifted children.
• Creates a dialogue between the educators of gifted and parents.
• Provides practical parenting tips for nurturing a child’s unique gifts and talents.
• Links parents with dynamic resources for parenting gifted children.
• Links parents with most recent studies focused on the needs of gifted children so parents can be articulate about those needs with policy makers and educators.
• Links parents of gifted with other parents so they can learn from one another.
• Supports the development of parent leaders.
• Produces an annual CONNECTIONS Conference.