Fact-a-thon! You did it!

As of 10:38am today, our students’ fact-a-thon fundraiser has brought in a total of $10,900.50!
That’s amazing!
Thank you to all families who have supported this fundraiser. We’ll now be able to purchase an electric kiln for the school and have it installed. Our Arts programmes will benefit greatly from this and Annette, who leads the Arts [...]

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Issues in Gifted and Talented Education: Part Three

The third session of this five-part lecture series was led by Gay Gallagher and Heather O’Neill from Auckland University School of Teaching. The focus for this session was:
Can people be gifted underachievers? 
The first part of the lecture presented interesting perspectives. The challenge: Attempt to define achievement. One’s notion of underachievement, of course, depends upon the [...]

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Issues in Gifted and Talented Education: Part Two

The presenters last night, Melinda Webber and Heather O’Neill discussed their research and that of others about a curriculum for the gifted Maori child. The view presented  was that the Maori model does not ‘fit’ with Ministry of Education requirements. This involves firstly identifying a group of children who are achieving exceptionally and secondly providing a differentiated programme for them. The [...]

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Issues in Gifted and Talented Education Part One

The first session of this five-part lecture series was led by Lynda Garrett and Dr Catherine Rawlinson from Auckland University School of Teaching. The header for this session was as follows: What is giftedness? How do I know I have a gifted child? Is there a difference between giftedness and talent?
-          A historical perspective was [...]

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