Parent night

Could university be the next step for your gifted teen - even before finishing high school?
Join Debra Cushing as she shares her experience of gaining early entry to university for her child at 13, exploring advocacy, readiness, and balancing school with university study.

Social-emotional development is a divisive topic in gifted education. Some research finds that gifted students are definitively well-off, with strong social bonds and emotional health. Other research, equally credible, finds that gifted students are struggling. What on Earth is going on? It turns out that the answer is, not surprisingly, quite complex. Gifted children do develop in characteristic ways, but instead of two, there are four major patterns of relational behaviour emerging from the research.

Join us for an informative evening exploring these patterns of development, and what they mean for supporting our gifted kids. This is a great opportunity for parents, guardians, and anyone interested in gifted social-emotional wellbeing to learn about the newest research in the field.

Come along to this parent information evening to hear Debra’s journey in advocating for & supporting the educational needs of her gifted children through mainstream schooling.

QAGTC South celebrating the end of the school year.
Wednesday, Dec 4, 2024, 5.30pm-7.30pm

Please bring activities along for children if children are coming along.


Event address
Vapiano Westfield Mt Gravatt (Garden City)
Kessels Rd
Upper Mt Gravatt
QLD 4122

2024 celebration is at Vapiano Westfield Mt Gravatt*

*We may change venue if there are significantly large numbers of bookings, but venue will be in the Westfield Mt Gravatt area.

Not all children learn the same way, and sometimes, conventional schools just don’t fit the bill—especially for our gifted kids. If you’re curious about alternative education options, join us for a relaxed and informative evening where we’ll explore different education styles. This is a great opportunity for parents, guardians, and anyone interested in alternative approaches to education, shared from the perspective of a mum with gifted children.

Join us for a debrief of the 2024 QAGTC state conference. Melissa (branch secretary) and Sue (branch treasurer) will provide a run down of key concepts and insights regarding critical thinking for gifted students. This will be followed by an article review regarding the topic of growth mindset.

Growth mindset theory has become popular in the education vernacular. The article below considers the evidence for this theory and presents some alternative ways to view the idea of 'growth'. The author, Dr Scott Barry Kaufman, is a prominent psychologist in the field of human intelligence, creativity and human potential. The questions posed at the end of this article are useful in helping students to consider and develop their own personal growth mindset. Please acccess the article via the link below in preparation for our evening of discussion. We welcome questions and comments from you regarding the content.

https://www.beautifulminds-newsletter.com/p/growth-mindset-theory-whats-the-actual?publication_id=25822&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=b3djc

Somehow it is the end of another year! Please join us for our annual dinner to share the highs and lows of 2023, and just enjoy the company of other parents with gifted/GLD students.

QAGTC South celebrating the end of the school year.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 5.30pm-8.00pm

Please bring activities along for children if children are coming along.


Event address
Fortune Well Chinese Restaurant
Sunny Park Shopping Centre
342 McCullough St
Sunnybank QLD 4109

2023 celebration is at Fortune Well (Red Chilli Group) Chinese Restaurant.*

*We may change venue if there are significantly large numbers of bookings, but venue will be in the market square/sunnybank plaza area.

We will explore Gagne's Model of Giftedness and Talent Development Model and discuss how this can be used to support advocacy for gifted children. Articles will be provided, however we suggest that you access the model at the following link in preparation:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/j7gly4c3p2lxv4j/Gagn%C3%A9%2004%20HAS.pdf?dl=0

Join us to delve into some of the research regarding perfectionism, underachievement and mindset with regards to gifted students. We will be looking at two articles with sound methodology and relevant findings. The abstracts and references for the resources are below - if you are able to access them prior to the event, please do. We hope to engage with you in a discussion around the importance of these concepts for gifted children, as we explore the academic literature.