POUGHQUAG, NY. SENG is dedicated to fostering environments in which gifted adults and children, in all their diversity, understand and accept themselves and are understood, valued, nurtured, and supported by their families, schools, workplaces and communities. SENG has been a dynamic supporter of the mission of the JW Foundation and several key ongoing initiatives (listed …
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Florida Department of Education
TALLAHASSEE, FL. The JW Foundation recently began a relationship with the FDOE. We are coordinating with Donnajo Smith who is the Program Specialist for Gifted, Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction for the DOE. She sent information about the JW Foundation via the state gifted newsletter, which is read by each district contact, and also posted an …
Pennsylvania Association for the Gifted (PAGE)
YORK, PA. Daniel Rosenberg, who sits on the board of this state-level organization, received a copy of The Art of Learning at the National Association for Gifted Children convention in the fall of 2009. He intends to share it with members of this gifted association at their conference in April 2010 in the belief that …
Florida Association for the Gifted (FLAG)
PEMBROKE PINES, FL. The JW Foundation is working with Lauri Kirsch who is the President of FLAG. She will be sharing The Art of Learning with multiple parties. These include the members of the local gifted advocacy group, new gifted teachers taking courses through her department, experienced gifted teachers at their district training day, and …
Flagler Palm Coast High School IB Program
PALM COAST, FL. Diane Tomko added another International Baccalaureate program to our list of collaborations at the Flagler Palm Coast High School. She shared the book with her 36 senior Theory of Knowledge students; offered a book study program for parents, held a literary lunch with freshman students in her Inquiry Skills class, during which …
The Lang School
NEW YORK, NY. Set to open in 2010, Lang is a progressive, independent elementary school in New York City for high-potential and gifted children with ADHD, language-based learning differences, anxiety, and sensory processing challenges. Josh Waitzkin is working closely with the school’s consultants and teachers to pilot educational strategies based on The Art of Learning …