GIFTED in FRANCE

December 27, 2012

“A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; 

The less he spoke the more he heard; 

Why aren't we like that wise old bird?” 

~Anonymous

Owls on the Prowl  Sunday January 27, 2013  at 15h00-16h30 Presented by the Little Mad Scientists' Club

What animal is armed with razor sharp talons, can fly as silently as a moth, can detect its prey even in pitch darkness, and is strong enough to hunt animals twice its weight?  Owls are among the champions of the predator world, with amazing adaptations that make them some of the most powerful, stealthy and deadly hunters in any habitat where they live.  Come join Matt Black, science teacher at the Lennen Bilingual School and children’s musician based in Paris, for a first-hand look at these incredible nocturnal predators and some of the special adaptations that make them unique in the animal world.  And for a special treat, we’ll actually dissect their pellets (coughed-up lumps of undigested fur and bones of the animals they’ve eaten) to see what prey they’ve been hunting!  Each student will receive his or her own sterilized pellet to dissect with Matt’s help.To RSVP, please email Heather at and fill out this online form for “Owls on The Prowl” by January 8, latest. Payment must be received before January 12 to secure your spot. Participation Fee 12 €

To reserve your spot, please be sure to follow steps 1-3 below, by January 8^th:

GIFTED in FRANCE
"No art passes our conscience in the way film does,
and goes directly to our feelings, deep down
into the dark rooms of our souls."
~Ingmar Bergman.

FICTION AND FILM AND THEIR INTERPLAY

with Sheila KOHLER, acclaimed author

FICTION AND FILM

DATE: December 15, 2012

TIME: 10:30-12h30

AGES: 13-16+

LOCATION: 75015, Metro Volontaires

RSVP: Please fill out this online form to secure your spot.

PARTICIPATION FEE: 10 euros, GiF Members have priority

Deadline: December 5

Description: We will talk about film and fiction and how they have influenced one another. What is your favorite book and has it been made into a movie? Which did you like better? Do you think books have been influenced by movies and can you think of any that have been that you have read?   What are the basic elements of a scene?  Is this different in film and fiction? We will read a few scenes and compare with a movie version and have you construct one of both, so bring paper and pencil.

About Sheila Kohler:

Sheila Kohler is the author of nine novels: most recently “Becoming Jane Eyre” “Love Child” "Cracks" and “The Bay of Foxes” (all Penguin) and three collections of short stories.

Ms. Kohler was awarded the O.Henry twice, the Open Voice, the Smart Family Foundation, The Willa Cather, and the Antioch Review Prize. She was a fellow at the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center and at the American Academy of Rome (summer, 2012). She teaches creative writing at Princeton and Bennington. Cracks was filmed with Jordan Scott as director and Ridley Scott as executive producer with Eva Green playing Miss G.         For more information visit:  http://www.sheilakohler.com/.

Thank you Sheila Kohler for returning, once again, to inspire our teenagers with your passion and expertise.

Gifted in France is a loi 1901 non-profit association. GiF does not endorse speakers or their material, but aims to provide a wide variety of ideas and discussions about the educational, emotional and social needs of the gifted and twice exceptional population.

Don't forget to check out our annual Paris Spelling Bee.  Registration for this city-wide community event is now open. Space available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Best regards,

Helen Sahin Connelly

GIFTED in FRANCE

They say that we are better educated than our parents' generation. 

What they mean is that we go to school longer. 

It is not the same thing. 

 ~Richard Yates

Dear Friends,

Please join us for a lively discussion on How to Work the French Education System with guest speaker Florence Créneguy on Thursday November 29^th. Mme Créneguy shares her knowledge as a teacher in the system and her experience with teaching gifted children and giving talks on behalf of the French association AFEP. This is a great opportunity to understand how the French system is designed, the thinking behind it, some changes in light of the newly elected government and some tips for parents to navigate the system for their children.  She is a long-time friend of Gifted in France and is now a consultant in addition to her teaching post at Gerson. Bring your partner, friend, care-takers, teachers, however just note that space is limited.  

HOW TO WORK THE FRENCH EDUCATION SYSTEM

Guest speaker: Florence Créneguy

Thursday November 29, 2012  -- 19h30-22h00

RSVP: Deadline mandatory by November 25, first-come, first-served.

              To reserve your spot, please fill out this online form

             Space is limited to 20, maximum.

Participation fee:  5 euros for GiF members, 10 euros for non-members.

Location: 75016

Description:   “Mme Créneguy will explain how the French system works from primaire through Lycée, some ‘problems’ that gifted children encounter in the traditional system; ideal grades for skipping/grade acceleration and some options your child may have outside of the ‘classical’ track for entering and succeeding in Lycée. This talk is generally aimed at helping parents manage the French system by understanding how it’s structured and opportunities to make it work for your child. With your RSVP, please send along your questions, with the ages and grades of your children.  This will help us understand the needs of the participants. General information on the French system can be found at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_France.

Background on the speaker:  Mme Créneguy is Enseignante Education Nationale et Formatrice pour Enfants Intellectuellement Précoces pour AFEP

She has been a teacher of gifted children for more than 15 years. She currently teaches in the secondary section of Ecole Gerson, a Catholic semi-private school (in the 16^th).  She also gives talks on behalf of AFEP to teachers and parents around the country and participates in conferences and meetings about gifted children in France.  She is French, but speaks English quite well. She has participated at previous GiF meetings.

Gifted in France is a loi 1901 non-profit association. GiF does not endorse speakers or their material, but aims to provide a wide variety of ideas and discussions about the educational, emotional and social needs of the gifted and twice exceptional population.

If you wish to join GiF, the membership form is attached. 

See you soon.

Helen

giftedinfrance.blogspot.com

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GIFTED IN FRANCE
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends;
 they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors,
and the most patient of teachers."
Charles W Eliot

A book from your imagination
Creativity workshop with Cybele Troyan
Sunday, November 18th
14h00-17h00
Ages: 11-15+
Maximum class size 12 people
Location: 75015, near Metro Volontaires
RSVP: giftedinfrance@gmail.com subject: Book making
Participation fee: 10€, GiF members have priority
To RSVP: email giftedinfrance@gmail.com before Nov 15 and please fill out this online rsvp form

Description: When we think of books we usually think of mass-produced paperbacks, coffee table books or picture books for kids.  We don't think of their extraordinary variety such as books with letters inside, flip books, accordion books, unusually shaped books, scrapbooks, box books, fabric books, scrolls and even matchbox books.

This class will explore some of the endless possibilities of the book as an art form.  You will choose or invent a format you want and put it all together.  Different materials will be provided.  However, if you already have some ideas of what you would like to do, please bring them along. 

The three hour workshop will be held on rue Cambronne, Paris 75015, address will be sent with confirmation.

About Cybele:  Cybèle graduated from Yale University, studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the School of Visual Arts in New York, and the Skowhegan School in Maine.  She has also taught art classes for children at New York’s Discovery Program.

Thank you Cybele for offering your expertise and time to Gifted in France.

Best regards,
Helen Sahin Connelly

GIFTED in FRANCE

October 12, 2012

“The first and simplest emotion we discover
in the human mind, is curiosity." ~ Edmund Burke

Little Mad Scientists' Club Paris
presents two more workshops
coming up with Matt Black

How Animals Prepare for Winter -- Sunday November 18

All About Teeth -- Sunday December 9  

HOW ANIMALS PREPARE FOR WINTER Sunday November 18, 15h00-16h30

When winter comes, we put on coats, turn on our furnaces, make hot chocolate to keep warm, and get warm blankets for our beds – but what do animals do?  Come learn about the different ways animals prepare themselves for winter by playing the migration game, playing the winter animal quiz, or maybe even turning into a bear. To RSVP, please email Heather at and fill out the online form for “hibernation” by October 18th, latest. Payment must be received before October 21st to secure your spot. Cost: 12 €

ALL ABOUT TEETH Sunday December 9, 2012 15h00-16h30

Teeth are like bones, they're alive! What’s the hardest part of your body?  How does sugar harm your teeth?  How can you keep your teeth protected?  Come find out the answers to these and many other questions through a series of experiments and demonstrations with Matt.  And don’t forget to bring your teeth! To RSVP,  please email Heather at and fill out the online form for ‘teeth” by October 18th, latest. Payment must be received before October 21st to secure your spot. Cost: 12 €

To reserve your spot for the November 18 and December 9 sessions, please be sure to follow steps 1-3 below, for each activity, by October 18th:

GIFTED in FRANCE

October 4, 2012

“The emotional brain responds to an event more 

quickly than the thinking brain." 

~ Daniel Goleman 

Intensity In Action: Understanding and Helping Gifted Kids
Recorded webinar Presented by Dr. Ellen D. Fiedler

Date: October 18, 2012
Two presentations, choose one:

Morning   12h00-14h30 (bring your lunch)
Evening   19h30-22h00 (bring a light snack for the table)

Location: 75016, near Maison de la Radio

RSVP: By October 12, 2012
EMAIL: giftedinfrance@gmail.com, Subject: Intensity. Please specify which time you are attending.  Minimum attendance of 5 people is required. First-come, first-served. Space is limited.
Handout: Photocopies of PowerPoint available to those reserved by Oct 12.
Participation Fee: 5 € for members, 10 € for non-members
(Checks payable to Gifted in France, 39 ave de Versailles, 75016 Paris)

Webinar Description:
This is a 90-minute recorded webinar, presented in PowerPoint format
"Parents, teachers, and counselors often find that their best-laid plans for the gifted go astray because of the intensity and sensitivity of these kids. Think about the intensity you've seen in gifted individuals of all ages:  intellectual, imaginational, emotional, psychomotor, and sensual. Challenges abound for them and for everyone concerned with them and their well-being.

And yet, the intensity and sensitivity of gifted youngsters can allow all kinds of stimulating and intriguing opportunities for them to develop, both at home and in school. This webinar will provide information and insights to help you better understand and help the gifted. It is designed to shed light on how "overexcitabilities" (OEs) as described by Dabrowski's theory, relate to helping gifted kids."

In this session, Dr. Fiedler will explore gifted youngsters' intensity and sensitivity in school and at home and will then focus on practical strategies that parents, teachers, and counselors can use to respond to the OEs and other social and emotional needs of gifted students."

About Dr. Fiedler:
Ellen Fiedler, Professor Emerita from the gifted Masters degree program at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, is now a private consultant. Her Ph.D. in Counseling came from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she worked at the Guidance Institute for Talented Students. She was a Gifted Program Coordinator and a State Consultant for the Gifted, is a published author and presents at state, national, and international conferences. She was Chair of the Counseling and Guidance Division of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC), co-chair of the Global Awareness Division, and is currently President of the Michigan Alliance for Gifted Education.

This Webinar was organized and hosted by SENG. Please join us and invite your partner, caretakers, teachers, counselors and friends to participate in this information-rich session.

Gifted in France is a loi 1901 non-profit association. GiF does not endorse speakers or their material, but aims to provide a wide variety of ideas and discussions about the educational, emotional and social needs of the gifted and twice-exceptional population. In addition to meetings for parents, GiF organizes creativity and science workshops for kids, such as the Little Mad Scientists' Club in Paris and Le Vesinet. Furthermore, GiF is  the main organizer for the annual Paris Spelling Bee, which is a community-wide enrichment event open to children in CE2-4ème.  

As always, thank you for your support.

Best regards,

Helen Sahin Connelly
President, Gifted in France
giftedinfrance.blogspot.com
parisfrancespellingbee.wordpress.com

GIFTED in FRANCE

September 1, 2012

“Teaching children about the natural world should be
 treated as one of the most important events in their lives."
 ~Thomas Berry 

Little Mad Scientists' Club presents

BACK TO SCHOOL SCAVENGER HUNT

 with Matt Black

Sunday September 16, 2012

15h00-16h30, Space limited to 12 (for ages 5-8)

email Heather at: gifmadscientists@gmail.com

Workshop description: Workshop description: Even though we live in a big city, evidence of the changing of seasons is all around us, and you can find a lot going on in the natural world right here in Paris's many parks and green spaces!  Come celebrate "La Rentrée" with an Autumn Scavenger Hunt at the Champ de Mars with Matt Black.  We'll look for signs of the arrival of autumn among the trees, animals and other natural inhabitants of our city. 

To reserve your spot:

Please email Heather at gifmadscientists@gmail.com Subject: Scavenger Hunt.
Participation fee: 12 euros, must be paid in advance to secure your spot.
Check payable to Gifted in France, Address: 39 ave de Versailles, 75016. 
Please note that payment is non-refundable as we have fixed costs associated with
this activity.  

About Matt Black: 
Matt Black has been a professional educator for almost two decades, and has always loved making music fun for kids.

GIFTED in FRANCE

May 6, 2012

”I loved being outside. We'd hold lightning bugs in our fingers

and pretend they were diamond rings,"

 ~Loretta Lynn

Little Mad Scientists' Club presents 

CREEPY CRAWLIES 
with Matt Black

(Ages 5-8 years-old)

Sunday June 3, 2012

15h00-16h30

RSVP: Mandatory before May 20.

First come, first served, space limited to 12 children,

GiF members have priority,

email: julie.harrisguiader@gmail.com

Workshop description:   We may live in the city, but there is a hidden world of animals right in our neighborhood - buzzing bees, crawling ants and creeping critters in every direction. Did you know that for every person living in Paris, there are many thousands of insects living here too? Come join Matt Black, science teacher at the Lennen Bilingual School and children's musician based in Paris, for a close-up investigation of these tiny and wonderful creatures that are all around us. We'll learn to tell the difference between insects, spiders, and "something else's" and then go see what real bugs we can find! 

To reserve your spot: (Event - Full!)

GIFTED in FRANCE

"If we don't stand up for children,

then we don't stand for much."

~Marian Wright Edelman

May 4, 2012

RACE TO NOWHERE

Thursday June 7, at 18h30
Schedule: 18h30 reception, 19h00 film, 20h30 discussion
American University of Paris
6 Rue du Colonel Combes
75007 Paris

Dear Parents, Educators, School Administrators, Doctors, Mental Health Professionals and Concerned Friends,

Please join us for the screening of an acclaimed documentary, Race to Nowhere, on Thursday, June 7, at 18h30 at the American University of Paris. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the audience. A limited number of tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis on this link.
While this is an American documentary, its message also resonates with many of us here in France.

"A concerned mother turned filmmaker aims her camera at the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children's lives. Race to Nowhere points to the silent epidemic in schools: cheating has become commonplace; students are disengaged; stress-related illness and depression are rampant; and many young people arrive at college (university) and the workplace unprepared and uninspired. Race to Nowhere is a call to action for families, educators, and policy makers to challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare our children to become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens."

Reserve your ticket by following this link:

http://www.racetonowhere.com/screenings/american-university-paris

Watch the trailer

Schedule: 18h30 reception, 19h00 film, 20h30 discussion

"For too many, childhood has become a period of productivity and performance. Children no longer have time to play, to discover passions, to rest, to make mistakes, to reflect, or to build the resilience needed for a balanced and healthy adulthood," said director and parent Vicki H. Abeles. 

Please pass the word to your friends, families, colleagues, teachers, administrators, doctors, and mental health professionals.

We are indebted to The American University of Paris and its president Dr. Celeste M. Schenck for hosting the screening.

If you have interest in bringing Race To Nowhere to your schools or organizations, please visit the film's highly organized website and blog where you will find links, tools and other material to spread awareness and ideas to take action in both small and big ways. The makers of the film are dedicated to helping you find solutions and providing you with resources to do so.

For questions about the June 7th screening or to be involved in our efforts to share this documentary with the community here in Paris, please email giftedinfrance@gmail.com, subject: Race to Nowhere.

Helpful Links:

RESOURCES:

Relevant Articles

Doctors Give A Big Thumbs Up for Race to Nowhere's Campaign for Change

Cheating Is Not Just a "Rich Kid" Problem

School Communities Making Changes

Helpful Websites

Thank you in advance for your support.

Best regards,

Helen Sahin Connelly

President, Gifted in France

association loi 1901

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Essential Skills

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GIFTED in FRANCE

April 1, 2012

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves,
and it is tiresome for children to be always
and forever explaining things to them.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery,
"The Little Prince.”

Dear Friends,

Please join us for a last minute scheduled viewing of Richard Cash’s webinar before the long April break kicks off. 

Essential Skills for Adolescent Gifted Students
90-minute Recorded Webinar
with Dr. Richard M. Cash

Thursday April 12, 2012  – Two presentations, choose one.
Morning   11h30-14h00 (bring your lunch)
Evening   19h30-22h00 (bring a light snack for the table)

RSVP: Deadline mandatory by April 9
EMAIL:  giftedinfrance@gmail.com, Subject: Essential Skills. Please specify which time you are attending.  Minimum attendance of 5 people is required. First-come, first-served. Space limited.                                      

PARTICIPATION FEE:  5 euros for GiF members, 10 euros for non-members. (Checks payable to Gifted in France must be mailed in advance: Gifted in France, 39 ave de Versailles, 75016 Paris.

HANDOUTS: Slides of the PowerPoint will be prepared if RSVP is on or before April 9th.

LOCATION:  Paris, 75016 (near Radio France)

Webinar Description: As gifted children move into adolescence, motivating and engaging them in learning becomes more complex and complicated. In many cases this perceived lack of motivation and/or engagement may be due to the students’ deficit in the academic strategies of self-regulation to learn independently. It is essential that parents and teacher assist students in developing the skills of self-regulation, including planning, organizing and meta-cognition. This session will offer suggestions as to how to develop self-regulated learners and ideas of how to encourage autonomous learning. This recorded Webinar, organized and hosted by SENG, is presented in PowerPoint format.

About Richard M. Cash:
Dr. Richard M. Cash is the Director of Gifted & Talented Programs, K-12, for the Bloomington, MN Public Schools.

You are your song...

GIFTED in FRANCE

February 20, 2012

“As a songwriter, if you can touch people 
and make them feel a little less alone in the world, 
then you've done your job." 
Tom Coltrane

YOU ARE YOUR SONG 

with Songwriter, author Pedro de Alcantara

Sunday March 18, 2012

15h30-17h30, Space limited to 12 (for ages 9-14+)

Workshop description:

Write your own songs from scratch! Suitable to all styles, including wordless and tuneless. No previous fame required.  Pedro de Alcantara is a composer and improviser. In his latest CD, "Songs & Soundscapes," he plays the cello, the piano, and the accordion, and he sings and whistles. Plus there's a whole track of howling.  

About Pedro de Alcantara:

Pedro’s recently released CD, "Songs & Soundscapes,” is the result of three years of sonic adventures, it contains fifteen improvisations and compositions that have been variously described as “tribal classic,” “shamanic jazz,” and “the universal folk music.” Read more about Pedro’s published books, music, etc., on his website and see his recent CD on this youtube link. http://www.pedrodealcantara.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/user/integratedmusician?feature=mhee

We are grateful to Pedro for taking time from his busy schedule of writing and traveling to share his passion with Gifted in France.

See you soon.

Helen Sahin Connelly

Owls on the prowl...

GIFTED in FRANCE

February 20, 2012

“A wise old Owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke;

The less he spoke the more he heard; 

Why aren't we all like that wise old bird?”

Little Mad Scientists' Club presents

Owls on the Prowl with Matt Black

Sunday March 18, 2012

15h00-16h30, Space limited to 12 (for ages 5-7)

Workshop description: What animal is armed with razor sharp talons, can fly as silently as a moth, can detect its prey even in pitch darkness, and is strong enough to hunt animals twice its weight?  Owls are among the champions of the predator world, with amazing adaptations that make them some of the most powerful, stealthy and deadly hunters in any habitat where they live.  Come join Matt Black, science teacher at the Lennen Bilingual School and children’s musician based in Paris, for a first-hand look at these incredible nocturnal predators and some of the special adaptations that make them unique in the animal world.  And for a special treat, we’ll actually dissect their pellets (coughed-up lumps of undigested fur and bones of the animals they’ve eaten) to see what prey they’ve been hunting!  Each student will receive his or her own sterilized pellet to dissect with Matt’s help.

To reserve your spot

1.       Please email Julie Harris, before March 11 at julie.harrisguiader@gmail.com Subject:  Owls On the Prowl!  EVENT IS FULL.

2.       Participation fee: 12 euros, must be paid in advance to secure your spot. Check payable to Gifted in France, Address: 39 ave de Versailles, 75016.
Please note that payment is non-refundable as we have extra expenses associated with this activity.

About Matt Black:

Matt Black has been a professional educator for almost two decades, and has always loved making music fun for kids. His interactive performances incorporate humor, movement, silliness, singing, and even some (gulp) learning.

Apart from his work as a musician, Matt is a science teacher at the Lennen Bilingual School in Paris, and has previously served as an educator and program director for the Connecticut Audubon Society and the New Canaan Nature Center in Connecticut.  He was formerly on the Executive Board of the Connecticut Outdoor and Environmental Education Association, and has also served as a lecturer at Yale University and with the Yale Alumni College Abroad program.  He holds a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and was the editor of the Franklin Watts Encyclopedia of the Environment among several other science and environmental publications for children. You can learn more about Matt at www.musicwithmattblack.com.

We look forward to nurturing the Little Mad Scientists' Club in the weeks and months ahead. We welcome and encourage parents to lead talks, do show-and-tell, and share their expertise.
Thank you Julie for hosting Matt’s workshop. We hope to hear from more parents who can host other workshops for curious minds.
 
Best regards, 
Helen Sahin Connelly

coping with anxiety...

GIFTED in FRANCE 

January 27, 2012 

“I still have pretty much the same fears I had as a kid.
I’m not sure I’d want to give them up;
a lot of these insecurities fuel the movies I make.”
Steven Spielberg

Dear Friends,

Please join us for a viewing of Michele Kane’s webinar on:

Stress, Anxiety and Gifted:

Coping with Everyday Life
90-minute Recorded Webinar Presentation
featuring Michele Kane Ed.D.
Thursday February 16, 2012  – Two presentations, choose one.

Morning   11h30-14h00 (bring your lunch)

Evening   19h30-22h00 (bring a light snack for the table)

RSVP: Deadline mandatory by February 12

EMAIL:giftedinfrance@gmail.com, Subject: Coping With Everyday Life. Please specify which time you are attending.  Minimum attendance of 5 people is required. First come-first served. Space limited.                          

PARTICIPATION FEE:

5 euros for GiF members, 10 euros for non-members. (Checks payable to Gifted in France must be mailed in advance: Gifted in France, 39 ave de Versailles, 75016 Paris.

HANDOUTS: Slides of the PowerPoint will be distributed. Please reserve your spot in advance so copies can be prepared by February 13. 
LOCATION:Paris, 75016 (near Radio France.)

Description of the Webinar:

Perfectionism, sensitivities, moral concerns, peers, expectations, and career confusion are only some of the issues facing gifted youngsters. This Webinar examines the sources of stress as well as explores specific strategies designed to minimize stress and develop self-awareness. In the webinar, Ms. Kane points out that stress is universal and experienced by everyone, and that “being bright, talented, creative, motivated, smart, ambitious, and even good looking can add to the stress in your life.” “Academic success and drive aren’t enough to make life manageable. The world is too complicated and intense, and it’s changing too fast.” She adds, “There are no easy answers, simple solutions, or quick fixes for managing stress” but says, “You can learn to understand why your life gets oppressive, depressive, stressed or otherwise unhealthy. You can learn to live in a new and better way.”  Webinar is presented in PowerPoint format.

About Michele Kane:

Michele Kane, Ed.D. is an Associate Professor and the Coordinator of the Master of Arts in Gifted Education Program at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. She is the past President of the Illinois Association for Gifted Children and former Chair of the Global Awareness Network of the National Association for Gifted Children. A major focus of Michele’s work is related to parenting gifted children, social and emotional needs of gifted learners, and the affective aspects of educational programming.

This Webinar was organized and hosted by SENG. Please join us and invite your partner, caretaker, friends to participate in this information-rich session.

Gifted in France is a loi 1901 non-profit association. GiF does not endorse speakers or their material, but aims to provide a wide variety of ideas and discussions about the gifted and twice exceptional population.

Finally, please take some time to read the two attachments, which you will find very useful in understanding your ‘intense,’ gifted children, relatives, partners, coworkers. Printing these articles and keeping them in your library could also be useful.

a.    Forms and Expressions of Intensity, Lisa Rivero recaps Piechowski.

b.    The Inner World of the Young and Bright, by Michael M. Piechowski

(thanks Michalis for forwarding this chapter to GiF from the book: Morality, Ethics, and Gifted Minds, by Cross and Ambrose.)

Best regards,
Helen Sahin Connelly
President, Gifted in France
giftedinfrance.blogspot.com
parisfrancespellingbee.wordpress.com