FARMERS BRANCH, TX – This association is a non-profit dedicated to fostering parent involvement and advocacy to ensure that all gifted students in the Farmers Branch, Texas school district receive an appropriate education. Mary Lovell, the former president of the symposium steering committee, handed out The Art of Learning to 100 attendees (elementary, middle, and high school students, and their parents) of the organization’s symposium held in late March, 2009.