Past events

Robertson State School 4pm April 20
Meeting for everyone to catch up

Join us via ZOOM to find out about effective advocacy for gifted and twice-exceptional students. Michele Juratowitch will be presenting an information session for parents and teachers that highlights the role of advocacy in relation to educational equity.

Michele Juratowitch is Director or Clearing Skies. She has worked with the gifted in all levels and systems of education; provides a range of services, programs, counselling and advocacy, for gifted youth, parents, professionals, institutions and organisations. Michele was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study counselling and interventions for the gifted. She often presents at conferences and is a member of educational advisory committees. She writes articles related to the diverse needs of gifted students; wrote Study: The Simple Facts and a series of e-books, collectively titled Raising Bright Sparks; co-authored Make a Twist: Curriculum differentiation for gifted students and the research report, Releasing the Brakes for High-Ability Learners. Michele regularly advocates for gifted students, in various ways, at all levels of education, across different educations systems and institutions.

For everyone to meetup and celebrate the end of the school year

Join us in celebrating the year that was 2021! We will be having dinner at Mirichi indian at Paddington, a restaurant that caters for many dietary needs.

Annual General Meeting

It is often assumed that gifted children will have organisation and planning skills on par with their intellectual capacities. This is often not the case. If you are the parent or teacher of a gifted student, join us via ZOOM to hear Michele Juratowitch as she outlines Executive Functions and what we can do to support our gifted children to develop skills and strategies to launch a successful future.

Join us via ZOOM on the 11th of October for our Annual General Meeting and to hear what we have in mind for 2022. We are always keen to welcome new members and hear what you have to contribute.

Association General Meeting to gather feedback about future activities.

Dr. Sheree Cadman will be presenting to our members about the type of cognitive testing available for gifted or high achieving children, how to understand the results, and what to do with them.

It is often assumed that gifted children will have organisation and planning skills on par with their intellectual capacities. This is often not the case. If you are the parent or teacher of a gifted student, come and listen to Michele Juratowitch as she outlines Executive Functions and what we can do to support our gifted children to develop skills and strategies to launch a successful future.