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Tuesday, 11 December 2007 04:34

At our committee meeting last Saturday we spent a long time talking about the different prongs of the Association: supporting parents with advice and information; providing enrichment activities for children; supporting our educators in developing their understandings of the needs of gifted children and our representative groups - support groups - around the state. Each of these is vital in our association and we are always looking for ways to build each prong.

Support groups are run by local members in many regions in NSW. We applaud the work of these members, who organise meetings, events and provide 'on the spot' support for families and parents. Over the next few months we will be making contact with all our support groups- to find out what they are doing, and what they need from the committee. We talked about ensuring regular attenders at a local level know about the Association - and its library, support services and book sales. I hope to be able to report back to you about our support groups in the next little while.

We are also looking at how we can best support and inform those involved in the education of our children: teachers, school counsellors, school leaders and groups - through workshops and information. Coming up in November will be our conference in partnership with the University of Western Sydney - watch for details on this site. It is a chance to meet, to 'show and tell and to find out the latest in research and strategies for gifted children. The call for papers came out at our Gagne seminar - if you know of someone who has something to tell about school programmes please let them know!

The more we talk out loud about our gifted children- their highs and lows, their passions and their learning - the more we let the community know how amazing it is to be in the company of gifted children - how inspiring and exciting they are, and how much they have to teach us.

Until next time,

Denise

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