Super Saturday for Gifted Students

Story by Lindsey Chester | February 26, 2010 | Tags: Cary Academy, Education

Cary, NC- If you would like your child to take part in some unusual and challenging course offerings, check out PAGE’s (Partners for the Advancement of Gifted Education) Super Saturday at the Cary Academy on Saturday April 10.

Classes are offered for children aged K- 8th grade and range from Lego Robotics, Scrabble Club, Chess, IMACS, Dinosaurs, Egg Drop, Engineering on the Road and more. There are two sessions: the morning runs from 10am- noon, the afternoon from 1-3:00pm. Children can attend one or both sessions. Cost per session is typically about $15 per session per student.

“Super Saturday is an extraordinary event because it not only provides our children with access to stimulating classes and ideas geared towards academically gifted learners, but it also creates a forum in which parents and teachers of those children can network with each other to discuss solutions to real-life issues,” says Tom Johnson, President of Wake PAGE.

Students need not be previously identified as “gifted”, but rather that judgment call is up to the parents and their willingness to try something a little different for their child. While the kids are busy enjoying a taste of something different, a free seminar for parents begins at 10am. This year  Joyce Gardner, Director of AIG Services in Wake County Public Schools, leads the seminar.

PAGE stands for “Partners for the Advancement of Gifted Education”. PAGE chapters are the local affiliates of NCAGT
(http://www.ncagt.org/).  The Wake County chapter just won the Chapter of the Year award from NCAGT .

Registration will begin March 1. Log onto http://www.pagepage.org to create a username and password and view course selections.