How to Raise a Life Long Learner....

Nurturing Motivation & Effort

 

"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."

    "It's not that I'm so smart, its just that I stay with problems longer."

  "The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
                                                               

  --Albert Einstein

Read: "Giftedness--A Motivational Perspective"

by Carol Dweck 

 

GET Happenings

January 19, 2012 Encore presentation: "GET presents: Eagle County Schools Gifted Program with Lori Seelig" This well received presentation details the development of the new gifted program in ECS schools and answers the questions of parents of gifted children in many school settings.   GET encourages all Eagle County families with Gifted children to attend.

 

 Save the Date | CAGT Legislative Day |Thursday, February 23, 2012

Important application due dates: January 31, 2012 for student legislator shadows; February 10 for non-shadow applications

 

A great opportunity to get secondary GT students involved in the 
Colorado Legislative Process!

When asked about a "most memorable" school experience, 
GT students from Eagle County who have shadowed a legislator 
from the Senate or House of Representatives floor to Committee 
meetings, etc. ALWAYS point back to their CAGT Legislative Day 
experience.

Please see the CAGT website in January 2012 for information 
about Legislative Day and to fill out documents to participate.

 

February 24, 2012: Beyond Giftedness Conference, Feb. 24, 2012 in Arvada, CO. A great one day introduction for Parents and Teachers to all things Gifted!  www.our-gifted.com/ConferenceXIX.htm  Check for Early Bird Registration Discounts dates!
Click here to see our GET 2011-12 Program calendar

 

 

Father and son figure out snap circuits with a mentor's help at our 3rd Annual GET Science in the Hands of Kids Night.

 

About GET:

GET is a 501(c)3 non-profit advocacy group dedicated to providing support and leadership to the parents and educators of gifted young people in Eagle County, Colorado.  We are an affiliate of the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented and collaborate with all who live and work with gifted kids here in our community.

Since 2003, GET‘s all volunteer organization has provided parent education, learning and volunteer opportunities for students, professional development training for educators and other appropriate support for high ability and Twice Exceptional learners.

Our programs address all aspects of the gifted learner including social-emotional development, gifted advocacy, appropriate assessment and identification, curriculum delivery and academic content, gifted with learning disabilities (Twice Exceptional), parenting support and more.

GET was honored to receive the Friend of Education award from the Eagle County Education Foundation in 2005 and five continuous years of support from The United Way of Eagle River Valley.  Anne Dunlevie, GET President, received the 2004 Special Advocate of the Year Award and the 2011 Parent Advocate of the Year Award from the Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented.

Click here to GET Involved