Gifted and Talented
What is Giftedness?
Gifts
A gifted student is someone who has outstanding natural abilities that places them in the top 10% of their peers.
This could be in one or more areas:
- Intellectual
- Creative
- Social
- Perceptual
- Physical
Talents
Talents refer to someone who has demonstrated outstanding competencies and performance placing students in the top 10% of age peers active in one or more fields – e.g academic subject, creative arts or sport.
Levels of Giftedness
There are also different levels of giftedness: Mildly (top 10%), Moderately (top 1%), Highly (top 0.1%), Exceptionally (top 0.01%), Profoundly (top 0.001%).
Gagnés Differentiated Model of Giftedness and Talent
At Emanuel School, we use Gagnés Differentiated Model of Gifts and Talent to guide the implementation of our Gifted and Talented Program. This model is used nationwide, and ensures our School is adopting evidence-based practices to guide talent development, turning gifts (natural ability) into talents (performance). It takes into consideration the range of catalysts which support students in this process, such as environmental, intrapersonal and developmental factors.
G&T – What’s coming up in Term 1?
High School (7-12)
- Debating Round One (Week 8, Monday 18 March 2024)
- Mock Trial Round One (Week 10, Wednesday 27 March 2024)
- Mock Mediation Round One (Week 9, Thursday 28 March 2024)
- Future Problem Solving – Global Issues Problem One (Week 9, Thursday 4 April 2024)
