Email:
giftednz@gmail.com
Secretariat:
Conferences &
Events Ltd
PO Box 1254
Nelson
Ph +64 3 546 6022
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Gifted Awareness Week
WHAT IS
GIFTEDNZ DOING TO CELEBRATE?
In celebration of Gifted Awareness Week, the Board of giftEDnz has
developed:
- The
first issue of giftEDnewz The Online Newsletter of the Professional
Association for Gifted Education. The newsletter is
available as a PDF
file click here to read.
- A press release to raise
awareness. The press release is available as a PDF file.To
read the press release click here.
- A letter to all Members of
Parliament. The letter is available as a PDF file. To read
the letter
click here.
We
are also working with other national and regional organisations to
raise awareness of the needs of our gifted and talented children and
young people, as well as those of the professionals working with them.
This collaborative effort is a first for New Zealand and involves:
You
can download a PDF file with more information about these organisations
and their contact details by clicking here.
In collaboration with these other organisations in gifted and talented
education, we have developed:
- A press release to raise
awareness. The release is available as a PDF file. To read
the release click here.
- A letter to all Members of
Parliament. The letter is available as a PDF file. To read
the letter click here.
- A Fact Sheet about the current
situation in gifted and talented education in New Zealand.
The fact sheet is available as a PDF file. To read the fact sheet click
here.
- A template letter for our members
and stakeholders to “BLAST PARLIAMENT!” The template has
been sent to members and can also be viewed as a PDF file. Click here.
- Ideas for what our members and
stakeholders can do to celebrate! You will find these further down the
page.
There are many things you can do to celebrate! The ideas have been sent
to members and can also be downloaded as a PDF file if you click here.
WHAT
CAN YOU DO TO CELEBRATE?
Get involved in Gifted Awareness Week!
We are at a critical time in gifted and talented education and it is up
to us, as educators, to make the difference!
Initiate some of the celebratory ideas in your schools, communities,
and homes.
Involve
colleagues, students, parents and community members – and yourself! –
in the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children’s Gifted Awareness
Week competition. Find out more by clicking on this PDF
file.
Contact your local MP as part of our letter writing campaign.
Share with us your events, successes, ideas and stories in preparation
for Gifted Awareness Week 2010! Email Rosemary Cathcart (reacheducation@xtra.co.nz) |
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