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Don't Miss Early Bird Registration Rates for our 2013 Orlando Conference! Register by MAY 31.
Don't miss this opportunity to connect with other parents, educators and health-care professionals who care deeply about the social and emotional needs of the gifted!
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Interested in Making a Real Difference in the Lives of the Gifted? Apply for a SENG Board of Director Position
SENG is seeking candidates for election to the Board of Directors for a three-year term beginning January 2014. If you value the emotional needs of the gifted, have skills and experience that will complement the board, are prepared to commit time and energy to a dynamic, working team and aspire to SENG leadership roles, please submit an application by June 15, 2013. Requirements and application guidelines are online.
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| Dear SENG Friends & Family,
 One of the benefits of working for SENG is the privilege of interacting with a dynamic, talented, and caring Board of Directors. These professionals generously donate their time, expertise, and passion to ensuring that SENG continues to offer programs and support to gifted individuals, as well as their families, and those that work with and care for them.
If you are interested in making a real and lasting difference in the lives of the gifted, please read more about our call for applications for directors. We encourage all those who are interested to apply by June 15. Do you want to volunteer in another capacity? Then contact the SENG office by phone (845.797.5054) or via email.
And, as our SENG conference quickly approaches (July 19-21 in Orlando), I want to remind you that our adult registration rates will rise on June 1, so take a few minutes to register TODAY. I also want to take this opportunity to thank our very generous conference sponsors.
Best wishes for a happy and healthy summer,
Liz Campbell
Executive Director
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The Story is Only the Beginning
by Marianne Kuzujanakis
There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories. -Ursula K. Le Guin The approach of summer traditionally means many things, such as more leisure time to read, watch films, and spend time with family. We've all read books or watched films and television programs that profoundly spoke to us. The power of story offers intangible gifts that go far beyond setting, characters and plot. ... Read More |
Upcoming SENGinars
Click on the title of the Webinar to learn more and to register:
- June 20, 2013: Smart, Creative, Happy: A Fresh Approach to Address the Social, Emotional, and Career Needs of Gifted Adolescents.
Presenter: Robyn McKay, PhD. - August 13, 2013: Parenting the Twice Exceptional Student. Presenter: Lori Comallie-Caplan, MLSW.
- October 8, 2013: Gifted Comes of Age: An Exploration. Presenter: Joy Navan, PhD.
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by Arlene DeVries
Summer can be an exciting but frustrating time for children and parents of gifted students. The high energy level and intensity of these children demand a thoughtful response to how they will be engaged outside the school routine. Parents may want to keep in mind the needs and personalities of individual students. Summer provides an opportunity to instill the value systems parents wish to pass on to their children. Activities may encompass time for physical activity, time for in-depth exploration, time to develop creativity, time to experience the arts, time to strengthen family ties, time to give back to their community, and at other times an opportunity to simply relax and "do nothing." ... Read More
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Upcoming SENG Model Parent Group Training
Want to become a facilitator for a SENG Model Parent Group? Attend one of our upcoming training sessions:
- August 10-11, 2013 at the World Gifted Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
- October 11-12, 2013
Kitsap, Washington (details coming soon.)
Please note that Master Facilitator Training and Train-the-Trainer Facilitator Training will only be offered at our conference in Orlando. There is no longer space available for SMPG Facilitator Training at SENG's Orlando conference. Please visit our Web site for all of the details.
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Lori's Top Ten Summer Activities for Gifted Kids
by Lori Comallie-Caplan
I can't believe it is only a month before school lets out, and the children are all looking for something to do. Here is my version of David Letterman's Top Ten. I want to thank the SENG Facebook members for their help in creating this list. ... Read More
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Today, the world is much different than just a decade ago. The once simple daily activity of watching the news on TV is increasingly bombarded with images linked to international communities. Although globalization impacts many facets of our lives in America, many of our gifted/talented children are unfamiliar with the rapid changes occurring in our country related to globalization. ... Read More
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100 Words of Wisdom: Lori Comallie-Caplan
In approximately 100 words, experts from around the world offer their perspective on some aspect of giftedness. View and share the online version.
Nurture our gifted children. Encourage their complex thinking and sensitivity, for one moment they will be pondering the physical properties of the sun and the next they will be shedding silent tears over the beauty of the sunset. Understand their perfectionism and their idealism, for there will be times of confidence and there will be times of self-doubt. Support their intensity, for it will bring great disappointment, but it will also bring great joy. But, most important, listen, listen, listen. And then say, "must instead of mustn't, and do instead of don't, should instead of shouldn't and will instead of won't, then his future he will see, that anything can be!" (adapted from a poem by Shel Silverstein)
* * * * * * * Lori Comallie-Caplan, LMSW, is in private practice specializing in therapy and evaluation of gifted children and adolescents in Las Cruces, NM. She is a frequent presenter at SENG and NAGC and provides professional development to school districts and parent groups. Lori is also president of SENG's Board of Directors.
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