Welcome to the message board of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association for Gifted Children where parents of the provincial school system's estimated 15,000 "Exceptionally Able Learners" can discuss issues concerning their children's educational enrichment. Any information you may have regarding your local school board's programs for gifted children would be most welcome!
website visitor statistics — David McKenzie, Tue May 27 21:39
Date Unique IPs Pageviews Pages per IP 2008-04-27 14 20 1.4 2008-04-28 8 12 1.5 2008-04-29 15 36 2.4 2008-04-30 10 15 1.5 2008-05-01 8 18 2.2 2008-05-02 46 49 1.1 2008-05-03 21 28 1.3 ... more
Attention NLAGC parents — David McKenzie, Mon May 26 20:14
Website notice Have you filled out your parent survey? If not, click here to go to the survey page. Survey link: http://websurvey.sfu.ca/survey/17329447 Newsletter notice I am looking for parents of gifted children to participate in an online survey for my PhD research called "Needs of Parents of Gifted... more
- Study of Gifted — Lori Pearce, Tue May 27 19:33
- study — David McKenzie, Tue May 27 20:00
- Gifted study — Lori, Tue May 27 21:40
Newly formed coalition "Our Children First" — David McKenzie, Thu Mar 20 18:03
Below is a press release which may be of interest to NLAGC members: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Newly Formed Coalition “Our Children First” Meets to Set Action Plan as a Public Watchdog Group for Special Education in the Province. St. John’s, February 29, 2007 – Voicing concerns that the recommendations contained in... more
- NLAGC Planning Meeting for 2008 — David McKenzie, NLAGC President, Tue Apr 8 21:33
change in URL by year end — NLAGC WebMaster, Tue Nov 13 16:39
Please note that the new URL for the NLAGC website will be http://disc.yourwebapps.com/Indices/219156.html you'll need to update your bookmarks and links. Both URLs work at the present time. In the next month or two, the website will be disabling the Server.com domain.
Enrichment Mini-courses for Junior High students in Eastern — David McKenzie, NLAGC President, Sat Jul 21 17:04
Yes, the Eastern School District does offer services to "Exceptionally Able Learners" One of the best services that has not been cut yet are Mini-enrichment courses offered to "Exceptionally Able Learners" in the St. John's area. Schools often use academic standing to simplify the selection process rather than using ... more
- CCAT testing — David, Sat Jul 21 17:12
NLAGC end-of-year Planning Meeting — David McKenzie, NLAGC President, Fri Jun 8 21:50
NLAGC will be holding a planning meeting in the next few weeks in order to get organized for the 2007-08 school year. If you are a parent or teacher interested in contributing or taking a leadership role in a specific activity in support of our gifted children, please contact me for further information.
- Next meeting - mid-July — David McKenzie, NLAGC President, Wed Jun 27 00:02
- next NLAGC meeting early August — David McKenzie, NLAGC President, Thu Jul 19 23:49
2007 Membership Applications now being accepted — David McKenzie, Mon Aug 7 14:39
NLAGC President 2007 NLAGC Membership fees are now being accepted Sat Aug 5, 2006 11:47 NLAGC Membership Application 2007 NLAGC Membership fees are now being accepted http://www.cdli.ca/nlagc/member.html Posted by administrator on August 5, 2006 NLAGC is concerned about the education and development of... more
- Still accepting new memberships — David McKenzie, Sun May 13 14:37
- gifted advocacy in Newfoundland — PJ, Mon Jun 4 08:40
- reviving NLAGC — David McKenzie, Mon Jun 4 20:14
Acceleration. — An Ontario Parent, Tue Jul 4 18:33
I am considering moving to NL, and am interested in what school boards feel about acceleration - and possible radical acceleration (specifically around Bay Roberts if anyone knows). I hope someone is reading! Thanks.
- email address — David McKenzie, Thu Jul 6 18:50
- yes - maybe — David McKenzie, Thu Jul 6 18:45
Junior High mini-enrichment courses — GE, Sun Apr 16 16:04
Mini-enrichment courses are offered to "Exceptionally Able Learners" in the St. John's area. Schools often use academic standing to simplify the selection process rather than using measures for levels of giftedness. 2006 course offerings can be viewed at the link below: Junior High 2006 Mini-enrichment courses ... more
2006 NLAGC Membership fees are now being accepted — NLAGC President, Sat Aug 6 11:47
NLAGC Membership Application 2006 NLAGC Membership fees are now being accepted http://www.cdli.ca/nlagc/member.html Posted by administrator on August 6, 2005 NLAGC is concerned about the education and development of gifted children. If you share these concerns, join us. As a member you will receive our... more
- 2007 membership year — David McKenzie, Tue Nov 7 21:13
Planning an Annual General Meeting — David McKenzie, NLAGC President, Wed Jul 27 20:02
[please reply by email] Present and former members of the NLAGC Annual General Meeting [10 minutes formal + informal discussion] It is time to plan an Annual General Meeting of the NLAGC in order to elect new officers. Even more importantly, we need two new signing officers on our NLAGC bank account. ... more
- 7:15 PM Friday October 14/05 AGM — David McKenzie, NLAGC President, Mon Oct 3 18:38
Eastern Nfld Robotics team wins Gold at NASA competition! — GE, Sun Jun 26 15:21
Local students win U.S. robotics competition Last updated Jun 20 2005 03:55 PM NDT CBC News ST. JOHN'S – A group of high-school and university students from eastern Newfoundland has topped all others at a tough competition at the NASA Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. The students – sponsored by the Eastern ... more
2e newsletter available — GE, Sat Apr 2 20:15
An interesting e-newsletter which discusses gifted children with various learning differences or learning disorders can be found at http://www.2enewsletter.com/index.html Articles range from a discussion of gifted children with asynchronous development, visual-spatial learners, as well as the more traditional... more
Newfoundland trained chess player becomes a Canadian Master — GE, Tue Dec 14 18:10
Posted on the Canadian Chess'n Math website December 14, 2004 http://www.chess.nl.ca/year/2004+2005/articles/RajaPanjwaniBecomesChessMaster.htm Raja Panjwani - Former Member of Vanier Chess Club The Chess'n Math Association (CMA) is proud to announce that 14 year old Raja Panjwani has become a Canadian Master... more
Advisor to the Minister of Education — David McKenzie, Tue Nov 30 21:30
The Newfoundland and Labrador Association for Gifted Children presently has a seat at the table advising the Minister of Education on Student Support Services issues. The Advisory Committee on Student Support Services meets approximately three times per year with various interest groups, the Assistant Deputy... more
- Next meeting April 11, 2006 — David McKenzie, Thu Mar 16 20:35
- review of ISSP/Pathways process — David McKenzie, Fri Apr 7 18:39
- Next meeting December 5th — David McKenzie, Thu Nov 24 17:42
- Next committee meeting - April 20th — David McKenzie, Sat Apr 9 19:31
- Topics for the next meeting? — David McKenzie, Mon Feb 28 20:50
St. John's chess player headed to world youth championships — GE, Wed Nov 3 22:10
Aman Hambleton has qualified in the under 12 age group for the World Youth Championships in Greece http://www.chess.nl.ca/NLCA/aman_hambleton.htm
new NL school district links — GE, Mon Aug 23 20:56
Map of the Five new school districts in Newfoundland and Labrador http://www.esdnl.ca/about/easternregion-imagemap.htm Labrador [District 100] http://www.k12.nf.ca/labrador / District 002, 003, 004 becomes District 200 (Western) District 005, 006 becomes District 300 (Central) ... more
New NLAGC Homepage link address — GE, Sat Jun 12 17:27
http://www.cdli.ca/nlagc/nlagc.html
- NLAGC homepage — GE, Wed Feb 22 19:56
AESD axes all remaining Enrichment Program Teachers — GE, Mon May 10 22:16
It is unfortunate that the Avalon East School District has chosen to completely abolish their small group of teachers dedicated to gifted children's programming. These teachers were a resource for the entire province, since the Provincial Department of Education has chosen not to provide expertise in this area. Let... more
- With enrichment courses disappearing in the most populous... — GE, Tue May 11 22:55
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