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Great Minds
Gifted & Talented Division
A Newsletter for Families of Gifted and High-Ability Learners
Fall 2023
Hubbard Elementary
Ancient Egypt study, K-2 gifted pull-out.
Africentric
K-2 students made death masks during Ancient Egypt study.
Ecole Kenwood
Gifted & Talented Fall Events
Fall Auditions for Visual & Performing Arts Gifted Identification
Saturday, Nov 11, 2023, 08:30 AM
Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School, Jack Gibbs Boulevard, Columbus, OH, USA
Middle School Winter Debate Competition
Friday, Dec 15, 2023, 08:15 AM
Capital University, Bexley, OH, USA
Alpine Elementary
Columbus Gifted Academy
Spring 2023
Moler Elementary
Academic Options Where CCS Students Shine Communities
Photo: Mock Trial, Spring 2023 World Language MS
Check the Gifted & Talented website for information and a schedule of upcoming events during the school year.
2023-24 Schedule of Academic Options
Friday, December 15th
8:30 - 1:30 PM
Middle School Winter Debate Competition
Students in grades 6-8
Capital University - Ruff Center
Saturday, January 20th
All day
Power of the Pen Competition
Students in grades 7-8
Tuesday, February 13th
8:15 - 2 PM
Elementary Math Showcase
Students taking Math 3, 4 or 5 are eligible
Columbus Main Library
Auditorium & Meeting Rm
Thursday, February 15th
8:15 - 2 PM
Middle School Math Showcase
Students taking Math 6, 7 or 8; Compacted Math 7/8
Columbus Main Library
Auditorium & Meeting Rm
Tuesday, February 27th
9 - 2 PM
Elementary Chess Competition
Students in grades K-5
Columbus Main Library
Auditorium & Meeting Rm
Thursday, March 28th
8:30 - 1:30 PM
Middle School Spring Debate Competition
Students in grades 6-8
Capital University - Ruff Center
Date/Location to be determined:
March
Invention League
Students in K-12
February - March
Just Write
Students in grades 9-11
May
Middle School Chess Tournament
Grades 6, 7, 8
SPOTLIGHT: Gifted Services and Talent Development Grades K-2
Woodcrest Elementary
Gr 1
Convergent Thinking
Sorting and classifying trying to making "discrete" groups of buttons after reading the Button Book by Marguerite Reid
East Linden
Grade 2
Divergent Thinking
Mariam, Phourrell, and Keith
Great Pumpkin Tower Challenge
Valley Forge
Grade 1
Working on tangrams during a Visual Thinking Skills activity
P.E.T.S. and K-2 Literacy Enrichment Serve our Youngest Learners
Elementary School Gifted Services
Primary Education Thinking Skills Program, PETS
Primary enrichment specialists teach lessons on thinking and problem-solving skills to whole classes and small groups of students. This is a program in 39 elementary schools for all K-2 students in those selected schools.
Literacy Enrichment
All elementary schools have a literacy enrichment resource program for grades K-2. These students meet with the gifted specialist 225 minutes per week. Students identified as gifted in superior cognitive ability, reading, and/or creative thinking with a score of 50th percentile or higher (creative thinking only) on a nationally-normed achievement test in that subject may participate in this pull-out service. Upon identification, students can begin to receive this service at the next natural break in instruction (after a unit, a quarter or semester). If a student’s i-Ready scores fall below the 50th percentile, the student support team will come together to discuss additional supports for the student. Kindergarten students identified after the start of the second semester will be eligible for service at the start of first grade.
Cedarwood Elementary
Egg Drop Construction
East Linden Elementary
Kindergarten
Divergent Thinking
My Heart is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
Turn hearts into a picture
Watkins Elementary
What do discoveries mean to you? Mind-mapping.
Caregivers' Corner
Resources to help parents support their gifted child
* Whoa! That's intense. Do you worry your gifted child gets so wrapped up in national politics, geopolitical issues, or -- closer to home -- perceived injustices at school or friend drama, that they become deeply unhappy or feel ill? Educators recognize this as "overexcitabilities," a phenomen described in Dabrowski's "Theory of Positive Disintegration." This experience is more common in the life of gifted youth and there are ways to understand and support your child. To read more visit the SENG website and read about the social and emotional development of gifted children. Start here: https://www.sengifted.org/post/overexcitability-and-the-gifted