WHO WE ARE
We are parents and community members
fostering a positive educational community
with programs and services
that meet the unique needs of all students,
including gifted and twice exceptional students
in the Snoqualmie Valley and beyond.
We are parents and community members
fostering a positive educational community
with programs and services
that meet the unique needs of all students,
including gifted and twice exceptional students
in the Snoqualmie Valley and beyond.
WHAT WE DO
CONNECT
Every person in our education community is important and we want to connect socially and professionally with each other in ways that are inclusive, positive, supportive, and constructive.
ADVOCATE
Gifted students experience unique triumphs and challenges as they learn and grow. They depend on caregivers and educators to advocate for policies and practices that support them.
RESOURCE
Parenting and teaching gifted students often calls for specialized knowledge and support. We provide information about and increase access to beneficial resources and tools.
ENRICH
We provide information about and access to opportunities and activities that make space for gifted students to be themselves and grow in positive ways both academically and personally.
CONNECT
Every person in our education community is important and we want to connect socially and professionally with each other in ways that are inclusive, positive, supportive, and constructive.
ADVOCATE
Gifted students experience unique triumphs and challenges as they learn and grow. They depend on caregivers and educators to advocate for policies and practices that support them.
RESOURCE
Parenting and teaching gifted students often calls for specialized knowledge and support. We provide information about and increase access to beneficial resources and tools.
ENRICH
We provide information about and access to opportunities and activities that make space for gifted students to be themselves and grow in positive ways both academically and personally.
How are gifted kids unique?
Talking about giftedness can be a complicated endeavor. The word "gifted" rubs some people the wrong way. It can sound like bragging or wanting "special treatment." Poorly designed programs and identification practices, rightly, bring up frustrations about inequity and elitism. At the same time, gifted people's unique abilities and challenges are real and are well documented.
Neurodiversity, asynchronous development, twice exceptionality, and emotional intensities are just a few of the reasons why general education classrooms and curricula are often a negative, and sometimes traumatic, experience for gifted students. As a minority group, their unique qualities are often seen as maladjustments. They are frequently bullied by peers, and (shockingly, too often) by adults. The classes that are academically and socially desirable for them often assign excessive workloads.
Myths abound. Philosophies differ. There is no single profile of a gifted person. There is no simplistic answer to what gifted students need. Without adults who are knowledgeable about gifted learning and development, who can help them navigate their challenges, these children often form ineffective or even negative coping mechanisms, self-perceptions, social tools, and life skills.
They're counting on us.
Talking about giftedness can be a complicated endeavor. The word "gifted" rubs some people the wrong way. It can sound like bragging or wanting "special treatment." Poorly designed programs and identification practices, rightly, bring up frustrations about inequity and elitism. At the same time, gifted people's unique abilities and challenges are real and are well documented.
Neurodiversity, asynchronous development, twice exceptionality, and emotional intensities are just a few of the reasons why general education classrooms and curricula are often a negative, and sometimes traumatic, experience for gifted students. As a minority group, their unique qualities are often seen as maladjustments. They are frequently bullied by peers, and (shockingly, too often) by adults. The classes that are academically and socially desirable for them often assign excessive workloads.
Myths abound. Philosophies differ. There is no single profile of a gifted person. There is no simplistic answer to what gifted students need. Without adults who are knowledgeable about gifted learning and development, who can help them navigate their challenges, these children often form ineffective or even negative coping mechanisms, self-perceptions, social tools, and life skills.
They're counting on us.
CONNECT WITH US
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