Gifted Youth Program Begins with Success!
With two great Mini-M’s playdates this summer, we are well on our way to building a GYP (Gifted Youth Program, aka Gifted Children’s Program). Over twenty-one kids and at least fourteen adults (even four dads!) came to our July playdate in Issaquah to enjoy building a giant fort, art and puzzle time, and just plain socializing. The August playdate in Seattle in the backyard of local member (and children’s author) Carol Woodson gave eleven children and seven adults lots of interaction and amusement, too.
We are hoping to continue with our success in the Mini-M’s age range (0-6 years). We have set the following schedule for future
Mini-M’s events:
Saturday, September 10th, 2:30 pm to 4pm Seattle
Saturday, September 24th, 2:30 pm to 4pm Eastside
Saturday, October 8th, 2:30 pm to 4pm Seattle
Saturday, October 22nd, 2:30 pm to 4pm Eastside
Saturday, November 12th, 2:30 pm to 4pm Seattle
Saturday, November 19th, 2:30 pm to 4pm Eastside
Saturday, December10th, 2:30 pm to 4pm TBA
All specific locations are to be announced, and there may be some variance in dateand time due to host location availability.
Any gifted youth are welcome, but 6 years old and under is the target group for these specific events. This is a good chance for parents of gifted kids to get to know each other too, as parent/guardian presence will be required. And remember, just about any gifted kid is welcome- they do not have to be members.
For the future, we would like to see programming for different ages, possibly visits to local places like the Pacific Science Center, activities like kid-oriented game gatherings, or other high interest events. We would also like to expand to areas outside the Puget Sound area. These things can happen if we have eager parent volunteers and participants, so please express interest via the e-mail listed below.
For more details, to be added to the local GCP e-mail list, or express interest in volunteering and/or hosting, please e-mail gifted@mensaww.org, check the local website at www.mensaww.org/gifted-youth/gifted-children-resources/, for information on what’s going on in the local gifted kid world.
Hope to see you at our events!
Amanda Humann
Gifted Youth Coordinator
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