Tag Archives: creativity

Creativity and Recreativity

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Mary St George

Creativity is a buzzword, both in business and in education. This kind of alignment of school and workplace values doesn’t happen as often as a novice might expect, so it is definitely a situation which educators should make the most … Continue reading →

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What does it mean to be creative?

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Mary St George

It seems entirely appropriate to wind up this year’s enormously successful blog tour with another contribution from a gifted child. Caila is one of Gifted Online’s youngest students, but she is already beginning to articulate her own ideas about creativity. … Continue reading →

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GO Graphics – an Online Holiday Programme

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Mary St George

I work for Gifted Online, and I’m delighted to let you know that we are having an online holiday programme! During the second week of the New Zealand school holidays (25-29 July) your children can hone their computer graphics skills … Continue reading →

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A Parent’s Perspective: The Education System and the Gifted Child in NZ

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Mary St George

Guest blogger Janine offers her perspective on what is, what is not, and what could be provided for gifted children in New Zealand schools. The GATE One Day School offers a contrasting experience. From my perspective as a parent I … Continue reading →

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Gifted – a parent’s perspective.

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Mary St George

Paul, a father of two gifted children, shares his experiences: My son, Tyler, was born in 1997. He was our first child, so we didn’t know what to expect – the manual seemed to stop at the point of birth! … Continue reading →

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Creativity #gtchat Transcript

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Mary St George

I got to half of #gtchat on creativity, and will be reading the transcript for the rest. There are always some very useful links posted, so it’s well worth a look. Transcript is at http://wthashtag.com/transcript.php?page_id=8668&start_date=2010-09-10&end_date=2010-09-11&export_type=HTML I see the earlier chat … Continue reading →

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Twitter Chats for Tomorrow

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Mary St George

Round-up of Best Sites & Practices will be our noon/EDT topic for our 09.10 #gtchat (tomorrow!). Join us! This one is at 4am NZ time, but there will be a transcript to read for those of us who value our sleep!!! … Continue reading →

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