Awareness Week is being held from Saturday 14th-Friday 20th June 2008.

The purpose is three-fold:

• Primarily to raise awareness about the Gifted Education Centre and the needs of the gifted school population in general;
• To raise some much-needed funds for the Gifted Education Centre
• To have some fun, and celebrate the birthday of our inspiration, Professor George Parkyn who was born on June 17th 1910.

There will be lots of events going on, so bookmark this page and come back often.

PUBLIC MEETING

The Gifted Education Centre has organised a Public Meeting to be held at The Faculty of Education, Auckland University, 74 Epsom Ave, Epsom on Friday 20th June 2008 from 7pm - 9pm.

The purpose of the meeting is for spokespeople from each political party to present their party's view on education of gifted students and then to answer questions people have on this topic.

The following have currently confirmed that they will be present:

• CHRIS HARWOOD (Ministry of Education);
• RODNEY HIDE (ACT Party);
• DAIL JONES (New Zealand First Party);
• ANNE TOLLEY (National Party);
• METIRIA TUREI (Green Party);
• JUDY TURNER (United Future Party)

AUCKLAND OPEN DAY

Saturday 14th June, 1 – 4 pm, Owairaka School

Bring a friend, bring a teacher, bring a parent, bring anyone who has an interest in the education of gifted children.

There will be a series of talks:

For teachers: learn how the Gifted Education centre can provide you with professional development

For parents: Find out what giftedness is, and hear what the Centre does

Plus there will be displays, information, activities for the children, sausage sizzles, raffles and the ubiquitous Scrabble challenges.

More details soon.