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List of gifted and talented programmes is a list of gifted education programmes. Selective schools.

Asia

Hong Kong

  • The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE)

Iran

Korea Republic

People's Republic of China

Singapore

Turkey

  • TEVİTOL, TEV İnanç Türkeş Highschool [5]
  • ÜYEP, Education Programs for Talented Students [6]

In his Policy Address delivered in October 2006, the Chief Executive announced the establishment of an Academy for Gifted Education (the HKAGE) to provide more structured, articulated and challenging off-site programmes for students with exceptional talent, and to promote the concepts and practices of gifted education. The Legislative Council Panel on Education discussed in November 2006 the Administration’s proposal to provide financial support for the setting up of the Academy.

The HKAGE informally started its planning and preparatory work in early 2008 when the founding Executive Director took up his post.

Provision for Students The target population is Hong Kong’s exceptionally gifted students, defined as those who consistently perform in the top 2% of the age-related ability range. Initially, the HKAGE will concentrate its resources on the 10-18 age range.

HKAGE provides challenging learning opportunities for gifted students to enable them to stretch their potential in a wide range of specialist areas, including leadership, creativity, personal-social competence. In time the range and variety of these courses will be extended as the range of partners increases to include local universities, professional organizations, individuals and NGOs. All the courses will be available “off site”, though school venues will not be uncommon.

Such programmes will include workshops, master classes, weekend courses, exchange programmes, mentoring, field trips, and the like in a wide variety of different domains. The HKAGE expects to cater for 10 000 students during the period of 2008-2011.

A central plank of HKAGE's work will be to promote a better understanding of the needs of gifted students and of their holistic development as well as developing their confidence in the pursuit of excellence and their commitment to serving the community.

Provision for Teachers Diversified training opportunities in specialist areas are provided to teachers to develop their skills in nurturing gifted students in schools. Training programmes include structured courses, short thematic courses, seminars and talks, though increasingly schools are encouraged to support their work through exchanging best practice ideas in learning network communities. From a base of only a few hundred teachers in the first years it is intended that most teachers in Hong Kong will have the opportunity to develop their skills in GE.

Provision for Parents The need for parent and school support is also recognized. HKAGE provides a Consultation Centre for parents and teachers within the Academy structure. This Centre provides a territory-wide phone and email Hotline and an assessment facility for those students whose learning needs are complex and in need of clarification.

Parental education is provided on a range of subjects including the identification and nurturing of gifted children. Workshops, seminars, outreach programmes and support groups are organised. It is expected that around 5 000 parents could be served each year.

Europe

Czech Republic

  • Talnet - online to natural sciences

Denmark

Germany

Lithuania

Netherlands

Poland

Republic of Ireland

Serbia

United Kingdom

North America

Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Mexico

United States

As of 2002, only 37 US states have laws requiring that some services be made available for the gifted[citation needed]. Of these, approximately 28 require that the services must be adequate to meet to the educational needs of every gifted student. There is one federal law with respect to gifted education. The Jacob K. Javits Gifted & Talented Student Education Act of 1988 was renewed as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1994 and as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Idaho

Indiana

Illinois

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

Nevada

New York

New Jersey

  • Terrence C. Reily School number 7

North Carolina

Ohio

Pennsylvania

Texas

Virginia

Washington

Pacific Ocean

Australia

New South Wales

  • Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC), The University of New South Wales
  • Selective school (New South Wales): Government high schools where students are admitted based on academic merit.

Queensland

  • Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children[1]

South Australia

Philippines

References

  1. ^ Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children Inc
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