posted by Jennie on Nov 26
The country celebrates the National Week for the Gifted and Talented on November 22 to 28. The annual event, held every fourth week of November, was declared through Presidential Proclamation No. 199 by then President Joseph Estrada in 1999, to promote opportunities for talented children and to help parents and teachers foster an environment for children to nurture their potentials and utilize their skills at home, school and the community. This is also the time to recognize the exemplary performance of gifted and talented Filipino children all over in the country.
In celebration of the National Week for the Gifted and Talented, the Philippine Association for the Gifted (PAG) is holding its 12th Annual Convention-Workshop. Entitled “Nurturing Giftedness: New Directions” and slated on November 25 to 26 at the Mandarin Oriental Suites, Gateway Mall in Cubao, Quezon City, the event will serve as a venue to learn new methods in nurturing children’s talents and potentials. Hundreds of parents, teachers, school administrators, guidance counselors and professors are expected to attend the workshop.
The workshop will be facilitated by Gifted and Talented Specialist, Ms. Mary Ellen Ryan, who will also share her Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), which shows teachers how to develop students’ talents by assessing their strengths and providing enrichment through resources and services. Ryan completed her Master’s Degree in Gifted and Talented Education at the University of Connecticut and currently works as an Enrichment Specialist at the Hong Kong International School.
November 26th, 2009 at 8:48 am
* this article is press release. Will post an article about my interview with Ms. Mary Ellen Ryan soon.
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December 15th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Do you know the name and contact info the the school whose elementary students were manning a booth during the convention? I chatted with them and they told me they were raising funds for typhoon victims by having a bazaar of organic items for their economics and environmental awareness subjects. Ok siya, parang ginagawa na ng school nila yung mga sinabi ni Ryan sa convention. Please email me if you know the school’s name. Gusto ko mag-inquire sana.
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Jennie Reply:
December 15th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Hello Therese! I forwarded your message to one of the PR representatives of the event. Will get back to you when I hear from them the soonest. Have a great week!
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January 3rd, 2010 at 9:38 am
hi, i am base here in cagayan de oro city and was wondering if you have someone to recommend who will check or diagnose if a child is gifted. i was inform that a center is base only in manila and its hard for us to go there. or maybe you can give information for a homebase or distant learning for gifted children. more power!
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