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5.2.3 Perfect Pitch: Designing and Delivering a Student Centered Well-Being Program for Gifted Thinkers
Designing and delivering a well-being program supporting a diverse gifted population from early years to adulthood was a challenge. Best described as a holistic, integrated, and multidiscipline approach, the program is a matrix structure of interconnected support providing gifted students access to levels of well-being based on individual need. The design established a focus on the development of students’ emotional intelligence and life skills by specifically teaching students how to develop understanding and skills in nine dispositions we called “attributes.” Specific experiences of both primary- and secondary-aged gifted students will be shared, referencing both discordant and harmonious notes.
Author(s):
Shane Kamsner
shane.kamsner@carey.com.au
Carey Baptist Grammar School
Australia
Shane Kamsner is Head of Student Development at Carey Baptist Grammar School. He is a teacher and psychologist whose interest in the area of Gifted and Talented education has been focused on teaching best practice and the role of differentiation in support of highly students. Shane developed Carey’s model of curriculum focused delivery for highly able students and is a strong proponent of personalised learning. Shane has also been a sessional lecturer at the University of Melbourne and the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne in the area of The Psychology of Exceptional Learners.
Carolyn Giles
carolyn.giles@carey.com.au
Carey Baptist Grammar School
Australia
Carolyn Giles an experienced and innovative educator, founded Born to Soar Gifted Education in 2013, providing educational learning opportunities for gifted students through Centres for Gifted and Talented (One Day Schools) located in Melbourne, virtual classrooms reaching gifted students across Australia and Asia and professional learning for teachers in gifted education. Currently holding positions as Talent Development Coordinator at Carey Baptist Grammar School; and the Victorian head of Future Problem Solving Australia; she is a parent of gifted children and passionately advocates for gifted families and the teachers who support them.