Every year dedicated teachers give up their holidays and come to UNSW to learn about the myths and realities of educating intellectually gifted children.
Teachers attend the program over three consecutive school vacation periods.
Steve Stoneham, Dean of Education at Cranbrook School, NSW, initially joined the course because he believed his school s acceleration program was having a negative effect on both his pupils and his school. I participated in the course to disprove the theory of acceleration. After the first few days I was happy to be giving up my holidays. I quickly came to appreciate that it may not be appropriate to plan programs for gifted kids based on their age rather than their ability. Research shows that the majority of gifted students are working in the classroom at least two years below their ability by the end of primary school.