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The Parent Education Programs are intended to help parents understand giftedness and to equip them with the basic knowledge and skills so that they can nurture their children in a supportive home environment.
The aim is to provide different learning opportunities ranging from basic, introductory to comprehensive and intensive courses for parents with varied background.
- Enhance parents’ understanding in gifted education;
- Strengthen their parenting skills of parents with gifted children; and
- Provide a platform where parents can interactively learn from each other.
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- Types of courses
- Upcoming Events
- Completed Events
| Course | Aim | Target Participants | Course Duration | ||||||
| Parent Seminars | |||||||||
| Introductory Level | To introduce to parents basic concepts on giftedness and types of provisions | All parents | 1 1/2 hours per seminar | ||||||
| Intermediate Level | To equip parents with knowledge and skills in various domains:
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Parents with prior knowledge in gifted education |
2 hours per seminar | ||||||
| Parent Workshops | |||||||||
| Workshops series | To equip parents with parenting skills through sharing and interaction in small groups | Parents of gifted children | Each series comprises 2 sessions (2 hours per session) |
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| Parent-child Parallel Groups | |||||||||
| Parallel group series | To facilitate parents to learn together with their gifted children through sharing, interaction and activities | Gifted children and their parents | Each series comprises 4 to 6 sessions (1 hour and 30 minutes per session) | ||||||
| Project Twice-exceptional | |||||||||
| Workshops and parent-child parallel group | Through understanding the needs of twice-exceptional families, a series of workshops and groups will be organised | Twice-exceptional families | Workshops will be 2 hours per session whereas parallel group will be 1 1/2 hour per session | ||||||
The introductory programme in this academic year will be decentralized and to be conducted at schools, targeting more parents from various districts.
* Priority will be given to application by three or more schools co-organising this seminar from the same school sponsoring body/district.
Project Twice-exceptional
A series of workshops and parent-child parallel groups will be launched based on the information collected in the first stage. For details, please visit our ‘Project Twice Exceptional’ or press
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| Programme Title | Level / Type | Target | Programme Information | Format |
| ABCs of Giftedness | Introductory / Seminar | All parents | Programme details | An 1 1/2 hours school-based seminar will be provided. For application, schools are to write in to us at ps@hkage.org.hk |
| Nurturing the Gifted | Programme details |
All application for Parent Education Programme 09-10 will be made through online registration.
| Date & Time | Programme Title | Type | Target | Programme Information | Registration Details |
| 20 Feb 2010 AND 6 Mar 2010 10:00am – 12:00noon (2 Sessions) |
Using Higher Order Thinking Skills (Re-run)  |
Workshop Series | Parents of gifted children | Information on Workshop 2 | Closing date: 5 Feb 2010 at 5pm Successful applicants will be notified through email |
| 13 Mar 2010 AND 20 Mar 2010 10:00am – 12:00noon (2 Sessions) |
Understanding Your Gifted Child (Re-run) | Parents of gifted children, without prior understanding in gifted education | Information on Workshop 3 | Closing date: 26 Feb 2010 at 5pm Successful applicants will be notified through email |
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| Jun 2010 9:30am – 11:30am (1 Sessions) |
Advanced Level - Using Higher Order Thinking Skills |
Parents of gifted children, who have completed workshop series ‘Using Higher Order Thinking Skills’ | Information on workshop 4 Registration will be available on 3 May 10 |
Closing date: 28 May 2010 at 5pm Successful applicants will be notified through email |
Project Twice-exceptional
A series of workshops and parent-child parallel groups will be launched based on the information collected in the first stage. For details, please visit our ‘Project Twice Exceptional’ or press
.| Target audience: | Families with twice-exceptional children. Priority will be given to those who have participated in the focus group interviews of the project. |
| Date & Time | Programme Title | Level / Type | Target | Programme Information |
| Parent Workshops | ||||
| 23 Jan & 30 Jan 2010 10:00 – 12:00 (AM) (2 Sessions) |
Stress Management | Workshop Series | Parents of gifted children. Priority will be given to parents who participated in stage 1 of the Project Twice-exceptional | Information on Workshop 1 |
| 20 June & 27 Jun 2009 10:00(AM) – 12:00 (PM) |
Using Higher Order Thinking Skills Course ID: PSW0906007 |
Parents with gifted children attending upper primary schools or secondary schools | Workshop details |
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| 30 May & 6 Jun 2009 10:00(AM) – 12:00 (PM) |
Raising an optimist Course ID: PSW0905006 |
Parents with gifted children attending kindergarten or junior primary schools | Workshop details |
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| 18 Apr & 25 Apr 2009 10:00(AM) – 12:00 (PM) |
Understanding Your Gifted Child Course ID: PSW0904005 |
Parents of gifted children |
Workshop details | |
| Parent Seminars | ||||
| 16 Jan 2010 (Sat) 2:30 – 4:30 (PM) |
Value Education for Gifted Children | Intermediate Level / Seminar | Parents who are interested in gifted education | Information on seminar |
| 12 Dec 2009 (Sat) 2:30 – 4:30 (PM) |
Nurturing the Gifted: Be a Parent Advocate |
All parents | Information on seminar | |
| 5 Dec 2009 (Sat) 2:30 – 4:30 (PM) |
Parenting the Rebellious Gifted Children | Parents with children attending upper primary or secondary schools | Information on seminar | |
| 21 Nov 2009 (Sat) 2:30 – 4:30 (PM) |
Questioning Skills for Gifted Children * The Programme is conducted in Putonghua |
All parents | Information on seminar | |
| 17 Oct 2009(Sat) 2:30 – 4:30 (PM) |
Underachievement: |
All parents | ||
| 10 Oct 2009 (Sat) 2:30 – 4:30 (PM) |
Developing EQ in Gifted Children | Parents with children attending kindergarten or lower primary schools | ||
| 28 Mar 2009 (Sat) 2:30 – 4:30 (PM) |
Creativity Course ID: PSS0903004 |
Advanced Level /Seminar | Parents with prior knowledge in gifted education with children attending kindergarten or junior primary schools | Seminar details |
| 7 Mar 2009 (Sat) 2:30 – 4:30 (PM) |
Critical Thinking Course ID: PSS0903003 |
Advanced Level /Seminar | Parents with prior knowledge in gifted education with children attending upper primary schools or secondary schools | Seminar details |
| 21 Feb 2009 (Sat) 2:15 – 4:45 (PM) |
Affective Needs of Gifted Children Course ID: PSS0902002 |
Intermediate Level /Seminar | Parents with prior knowledge in gifted education | Seminar details |
| 10 Jan 2009 (Sat) 2:30 – 4:30 (PM) |
ABCs of Giftedness Course ID: PSS0901001 |
Introductory Level /Seminar | All parents | Seminar details |