Kids and Camps

Wednesday, 26 March 2008 13:28

I've just returned from a three day camp at beautiful Berry. It was great to see the kids trying new things and meeting challenges. It was quite nerve-racking for parents to send their children off, alone, for three days to the unknown. I used to get teary when the buses left taking my own children to camp. One thing I've learned, however, is that they really don't have time to miss us parents. They are kept busy, kept active, fed well, entertained, challenged, rewarded and before we all know it, we're on the bus heading home. That's when they get excited about seeing home again, hopefully with new, appreciative eyes. So if you're trying to decide whether to send your child to camp or not, I would certainly recommend it. Any camp stories, anyone?

Just in...

Did you know?

Gifted children vary a lot. Some are great at sports. Some have disabilities. Children can be gifted or not along one or more of a large number of dimensions. Labels like "gifted" need to be used carefully as all children are different.

NSWAGTC Blogs

The blogs appearing on the NSWAGTC site are designed to provide colour, news and subjective views about the many issues and concerns facing gifted children and their parents, care-givers and educators.

Some of the blogs are associated with formal roles of the NSWAGTC, such as the President and the Webmaster. These allow the persons filling these roles to note to members any current news and changes.

Other NSWAGTC blogs are written by individuals with experience of gifted children from one or more perspectives - for example Cate's Blog is from the viewpoint of a primary school teacher and parent of gifted children. These blogs are written solely by the person identified and represent his or her views, rather than necessarily those of the NSWAGTC.

Comments are invited

We invite comments on our blog entries, by both financial members and registered users (free). Click here to register. Comments may be reviewed and those considered inappropriate will be deleted.

New blogs?

We would also be delighted to consider applications from potential bloggers provided that the applicant accepts that this will be subject to a review process and may well be declined for any number of reasons which may not be shared with the applicant. Applications, which should include a resume and a vision for the potential blog, and suggestions for new blogs, can be sent in the first instance to the webmaster.