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Gifted Advocacy Council of Hillsborough, Inc. Founded 2007
Our mission is to promote and support a high quality education for gifted students, to inform and unite parents of gifted students in Hillsborough County, and to advocate on behalf of gifted students.
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September Program a Great Success GACH recently hosted a very useful, informative presentation for parents and teachers on the social and emotional needs of gifted learners. Our guest speaker at the September 20 program was Dr. Elizabeth Shaunessy, Assistant Professor and Gifted Program Coordinator at USF. She spoke for an hour on topics such as perfectionism, coping, overexcitabilities and asynchronous development. The room-full of parents and educators took away valuable insights into what’s normal for gifted children and when interventions might be necessary. We also benefited from her advice on working diplomatically with teachers and administrators to meet our children’s needs. Dr. Shaunessy graciously answered a number of questions from parents after her talk, and received a long round of grateful applause from the eager audience. |
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