Many parents of gifted kids are anxious about the transition of
their gifted student from elementary to junior high or junior high to high
school or high school to college. Parental concerns cover the spectrum from social emotional
development to helping teachers understand their gifted child's learning
differences. At the October 20th AAGT Parent Institute classes will be offered to support advocacy skills.
Guest speaker Deb
Douglas of GT Carpe Diem will be sharing the keynote address
"Letting Go While Holding On: Supporting Our Children's
Self-Advocacy." This will help parents develop mindfulness in their
own parenting efforts. Deb will then lead attending teens in a
self-discovery and empowerment workshop to support them in developing their
self-advocacy skills. Additional parent classes on various aspects of
giftedness will be available throughout the day. Spanish translation
will be provided.
Empowering gifted teens
to take charge of their own learning is critical to their growth. To this
end, AAGT has decided that the teen GT Carpe Diem workshop will be FREE. Seating is limited. Please help us spread the word about this event!
See you October 20th at
Parent Institute!
"The goal in
teaching self-advocacy is not to assure Success, but to give each learner the
information he or she needs to make wise decisions that contribute to the
ultimate Success - a rich, reflective and self-fulfilling life." ~ Deb
Douglas, GT Carpe Diem
"I would wish for
each child at least one adult who helps the child find the voice of
self-advocacy and the courage to use it." ~ Carol Ann Tomlinson
WHAT: AAGT Annual Parent Institute
DATE: Saturday, Oct 20th
TIME: 9am -3pm
LOCATION: Gilbert Classical Academy
