Who are we

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Who are we?

• The Gifted and Talented Children's Association
  of South Australia is a group of people concerned
  about excellence in all aspects of children's
  development. Families, educators, psychologists
  and other committed people are members.

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Where can you find us?

• Website www.gtcasa.asn.au
• Email giftedsa_at_gtcasa.asn.au
• Phone [phone]
• Resource Centre currently at Annesley College,89
  Greenhill Rd, Wayville
• Saturday Club This year we will be usually at
  Annesley College.

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OUR AIMS

• To offer support to parents and caregivers of
  gifted children, including gifted and learning
  disabled children.
• To assist parents and caregivers in the provision
  of supplementary educational experiences for
  gifted children.
• To liaise with educational authorities on the
  needs of gifted students in the schools.
• To support professional development of teachers
  where requested.
• To raise public awareness of the needs of gifted
  children and ways of fostering their development.
  
• To provide opportunities for gifted children to
  meet regularly with one another to foster their
  intellectual, social and emotional development.
• To have resources for students studying
  education/psychology for the gifted.

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What does GTCASA do?

• We provide
• Annual Youth Workshops for years 8-10
• Saturday student programs and discussion groups
  for parents
• A newsletter with articles of interest to
  parents, caregivers and educators.
• A collection of resources aimed for parents and
  teachers of gifted and talented children.
• Seminars, workshops, conferences for teachers and
  parents.
• Liaison with State, National and International
  Gifted and Talented Children's Associations.

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Our first conference for 2008

• Opening the Gifted And Talented Education
• Saturday March, 15th 2008
• 9.00 am 3.30 pm
• Education Development Centre, Milner Street,
  Hindmarsh
• Keynote Speaker Lesley Henderson
• (Doctoral Candidate and Lecturer in Gifted
  Education at Flinders University)
• The State of Gifted Education in S.A. Is the
  GATE open? Shut? On squeaky hinges?
• Participants will be able to select from a series
  of workshops of their choice
• 80 per head Full day (70 GTCASA members)
• 20 per head Afternoon (1.45 3.30)
  (15 GTCASA members)
• Certificate of Attendance provided
• Registration (by Tuesday 11th March) Details
  see flyer

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Our Book

• Raising Your Gifted and Talented Child
• The Joys and the Challenges.
• An information booklet for parents and
  caregivers.
• Janet Farrall, Grad. Dip in Ed. Studies Teaching
  gifted Children.
• Ann Matison, Master of Education. CHIP
• Mary Minchin, Grad. Cert in Gifted Education
• Wendy Stewart, Master of Gifted Education
• Available through the Resource Centre.
• 30 paper copy, 20 CD.

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An overview of the term 1 2008 programme
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Some of us in action!
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Youth Workshops

• Youth Workshops are for gifted students in
  Years 8, 9 and 10. All South Australian secondary
  schools are invited to nominate students for
  these courses which are in the April school
  holidays.
• Continuum students are automatically
  eligible.

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Saturday Club in the BushSaturday May 31st
Sunday June 1st Pt. Augusta

• 3 sessions for primary aged gifted children
  from Saturday am until lunchtime Sunday.
• Maximum of 15 in each group
• Workshops will also be run for parents and/or
  teachers.
• This is a special event open to all gifted
  children and their parents/teachers in SA.
• Costs will be minimal, between 7 and 10 for
  each session, with family discount if parents
  and/or teachers participate in the workshops.

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We are going to the Monarto Zoo

• 28th June our Saturday club will be a day trip
  to Monarto Zoo.
• 10.30am 4.30pm
• We will have the expertise of one of the zoos
  education officers to take one group at a time
  for exciting activities. The other group will do
  our own self guided activities and walks at the
  same time. After lunch the groups will swap over.
• See the website soon for more details.

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Who is eligible to be a member?

• The children do not have to have had a
  psychologists IQ report to be eligible.
• They simply have to provide proof that they are
  two or more years ahead of their age peers in at
  least one subject.
• Nominations from teachers and parents is also
  part of the process used to determine a child's
  eligibility.