The mission of EPCGT is "to promote awareness of the unique needs of gifted children and to support educational and social opportunities to meet those needs."
Welcome! We're glad you're here!
You've reached the site of the Eden Prairie chapter of the
Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented. We are parents who actively seek ways to help gifted children thrive, to promote educational rigor, and to support families, teachers and community. We are open to all - identified as gifted or not, Eden Prairie schools or not - and we would be happy to have you join us!
Our board meetings are generally held the first Friday of each month and begin at 9:30 a.m. with a topic of discussion that lasts approximately 1 hour,
followed by 30 minutes of gifted support or concerns, before we start the business meeting. Please join us! See
the calendar below for more details.
Next EPCGT Meeting
Date: Friday, February 12, 2010 Time: 9:30-10:30am Speaker / scheduled topic
10:30-11:00 open discussion / support / gifted questions
11:00 business meeting Where: St. Andrew Church, 13600 Technology Dr, Room #207 Speaker: Deantha Menon
Topic: Twice Exceptional (2E)
The National Association of Gifted Children defines Twice Exceptional (2E) as a term used to describe a student that is both gifted and disabled. Twice exceptional students may also be referred to as having dual exceptionalities or as being GT/LD.
On February 12th, Deantha Menon, a representative of the Minnesota Council for Gifted and Talented Twice Exceptional Parent Group will speak at the next Eden Prairie Council for Gifted and Talented (EPCGT) meeting. Deantha will discuss the identification of two exceptionalities, advocating for the gifted piece of 2E in the school setting and sibling issues related to having a twice exceptional child.
Coffee & Treats will be served.
Everyone (including children) are welcome; you are free to come and leave as
your schedule allows.
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* EVENING * EPCGT Meeting
Date: Monday, February 15, 2010 Time: 7:00-8:30pm Where: St. Andrew Church, 13600 Technology Dr, Room #207 Topic: Navigating EPHS
A panel of experienced parents will field your questions about the ins and outs of life at Eden Prairie High School.
Bring your questions about the registration process, graduation requirements, the social environment, student activities,
enriched and AP classes, PSEO, scholarships, and the college application process.
We will also provide you with little known (but valuable) secrets such as the Career Resource Center (CRC), how to get the most
out of teacher conferences or the value of the Daily Bulletin.
Highly recommended for parents of students 7th grade and up.
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Our 10th Annual Family Science Night was a success with Mad Science!
If you are interested in conducting your own science experiments check out our suggestions
on Amazon.com
The Mad Scientists did an experiment with blowing out a candle with a "candle cannon"; in case you missed it
they suggested the website:
www.CandleCannon.com
For further information on EPCGT's Annual Family Science Night, click
this link.
Thank You for your support and donations!
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Looking for our annual Great Reads list?
Click on Books & More
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Click here to go to Amazon and 4%+ of every purchase you make will be donated back to EPCGT.
Click here to go to our EPCGT Amazon store where you will find links to books, gift ideas, and wish list items we recommend. You can also link to Amazon's home page from here for items we have not listed. EPCGT will receive 4%+ of your purchases.
Click here to go to MindWare and 10% of every purchase you make will be donated back to EPCGT.
