Events for June 2021

Gifted Home Education Conference June 4-6

GHF is kicking off our inaugural Gifted Home Education Conference! We’ve organized three full days of thematic programming featuring expert speakers and plenty of breakout sessions to let you take full advantage of our thoughtful and engaging community of educators and parents. Please join us in the Open GHF Forum to access this Free Live Online Conference. There is no membership fee to join the Open Forum. After the live event, presentations from the conference will be archived for paid GHF members. Become a paid GHF member and access valuable conference materials at a later date. We guarantee that you’ll find endless value in a GHF Membership, including supporting the all-volunteer community, and access to GHF Choices, GHF Expert Series, membership discounts, and more. Day 1 – DIY Education Meeting Children Where They Are – Suki Wessling Lunch Table Talk – Assessment and Identification – Dr. Elizabeth Letsch Insight into a Bright Mind: The Latest Neuroscience of Giftedness, Twice-Exceptionality, and Living as Liberated Beings – Dr. Nicole Tetreault A Family Perspective on Gifted Homeschooling – Kasi Peters & Family Where to Start When School isn’t Working – Carol Malueg GHF Press — Perspectives on Giftedness: Sound Advice from Parents and Professionals – Celi Trepanier & Ann Grahl Evening Event: Clips and Conversation – Meet the Director of the G Word – Marc Smolowitz Day 2 – Learning and Lifestyle Cultivating Liberation through Play – Nuola Akinda Lunch Table Talk – Gifted at Home: Scholarships and Opportunities – John Thompson Not Home Alone: Supporting Gifted Homeschoolers and Families – Dr. Matt Zakreski Combined Session: Is My Kid 2e? & Insights from Misophonia – Austina De Bonte & Dr. Heidi Lack Understanding Processing Speed and its Impacts on the Gifted/2e Student – Dr. Michael Postma GHF Press: If This is a Gift, Can I Send it Back?: Surviving in the Land of the Gifted and Twice Exceptional – Jen Merrill Evening Event: The Science of Strengths – Suzie Pileggi Pawelski, MAPP & James Pawelski, Ph.D  Day 3 – Tools and Techniques Homeschooling Twice-Exceptional Children with Confidence and Joy – Debbie Reber, M.A. Lunch Table Talk – Curriculum & Resources – Sarah Mendonça, Ph.D. Embracing the Individual Learner – Rosali Lian & Family Combined Session: Homeschool Math for Gifted Students & Creating Change Through Stories – David Chandler & Lois Letchford Combined Session: School Away From Home & Gifted Homeschoolers and The College Search Process – Heidi Molbak & Brett Kennedy GHF Press: Understanding Your Rainforest Mind – Guidance for Gifted Adults – Paula Prober Evening Event ~ Fostering the Sacred Self and Deepening Soul: Supporting the Inner Lives of Gifted Children – Michele Kane & Dan Tichenor

GHF® Choices: DIY Education

It's JUNE - can you believe it? Time to breathe, and maybe take stock, before closing the book on this school year... and look toward the next! Just a little forethought and prep over the summer will have you cool, calm and collected in August, and DIY Education, our guided, self-paced, collaborative, yearlong course for parents who are involved in their kids' learning, doesn't take break. Carol and Kasi have three great themes on tap in the last quarter, "Cool Curriculum and Other Resources: June is all about the homeschooling holy grail, Roadschooling! July gets down to business with Navigating Curriculum, and August glides you into next year with Gearing Up for Fall. Workshops, videos, and chats by renowned gifted education specialist guests, plus an exclusive, supportive group of peers are all included... an unheard-of value and true labor of love to thank you for sustaining our non-profit work in the gifted community! The course is designed to start ANY TIME and take from it as much or as little as you desire - dip a toe in or fully immerse yourself! DIY Education is a benefit included in your supporting GHF® Choices Membership.

DIY Education June 2021 - Roadschooling

"Roadschooling" may conjure up visions of global culture quests, or RVing cross-country, or maybe even going off the grid somewhere in nature, and it can be any of these, but it doesn't have to be - you might be attached to a little thing called a job, or not have a bazillion dollars and frequent flyer miles. You possibly don't relish the notion of managing sensory-intensity-overexcitability comfort issues in a rolling cell of forced confinement. You've been told nature has bugs in it. That killjoy, COVID, is still with us. Fortunately, roadschooling, at its core, is using what's around you - however expansive you determine that to be - and deriving meaning and educational value from these experiences. Suddenly the amped-up summer farmers' market is a learning adventure! You finally make the decision to see the local museum that you never quite got around to, because it was always there! Kasi and Carol will guide you to finding your opportunities and making the most of these lovely days. Wed, June 9, 12pm PT Information Download: Participate in this overview discussion and get the lay of the land with this month's materials and resources. Thurs, June 17, 5pm CT Learning Roadmap: Building from a place of interest makes everything else more easily fall into place, even in things not traditionally associated with school - how do you plan for a learning expedition without sapping the serendipity? Tues, June 22, 8am PT Self-Care & Family Care: This is not human sacrifice time - you're all supposed to be enjoying the experiences! You also need to give yourself permission to take breaks - let's discuss balance. Week 4 TBD Workshop: Check in at The Forum and stay tuned for a date with special guest, curriculum guru, Cathy Duffy!

GHF® Choices: Expert Series

We hope that you enjoy our original GHF® Expert Series Interviews with Educators, Professionals and Parents! Each series features substantive, engaging interviews with experts in their realm of the gifted and 2e community. GHF Expert Series is a benefit of GHF® Choices Membership.

GHF® Expert Series: Educators S2 Ep6 Barry Gelston interviews David Chandler June 18, 2021, 12:30pm PDT

High school level physics and math are about learning how to think analytically. For that, it is important to have a teacher who is himself or herself an actively engaged problem-solver as a mentor and role model. It's not about just learning a collection of techniques and it's definitely not about memorization. It is about deep understanding and creative thinking. Join us for Learning How to Think Analytically with High School Level Physics and Math, with Math Without Borders' David Chandler, Friday, June 18th, 12:30pm PDT LIVE! Come with questions!

GHF Forum Q & A

GHF Forum Q&A offers the opportunity for you to ask direct, brass-tack practical advice from topical experts who graciously donate their time to help our gifted/2e community. It's free! Just RSVP to the Event for the Zoom link.

GHF Forum Q&A: Smart Career Planning for Gifted Home-Schooled Kids with Marty Nemko, Ph.D. June 1, 2021 3:30pm PDT

Marty Nemko is an award-winning career coach and believer in home-schooling. He’s the author of 13 books including Careers for Dummies and 4,000 articles, including in TIME, US News, and Psychology Today. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to get personalized answers to your quandaries!

GHF® Professionals Networking Group

Every week, GHF® Professionals get together to develop new relationships, create business referral partnerships, and take the isolation out of being an individual or small businessperson supporting the gifted community. Consider yourself warmly invited and welcome! RSVP: Follow the links below to join the Professionals Discussion Group and schedule yourself for our online meeting. Weekly Professionals Networking Group, Fri, June 4, 2pm ET, 11am PT Weekly Professionals Networking Group, Fri, June 11, 2pm ET, 11am PT Weekly Professionals Networking Group, Fri, June 18, 2pm ET, 11am PT Weekly Professionals Networking Group, Fri, June 25, 2pm ET, 11am PT

GHF® Coffee Chats

Parents, join our group in the Forum, and make this little dose of self-care a priority. Our friendly host, Devon Harris, beaming in from Australia, will make you feel at home (well, you ARE at home), and soon you’ll find yourself enjoying stimulating, authentic conversations in a judgment-free zone with people who get it. Wednesdays 2pm PDT June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30

GHF® Choices Membership Discounts

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Vendors from the gifted community offer discounts for our members to encourage them to join GHF Choices Membership and to try out their services. The value of your potential discounts is far greater than the Membership fee of $49.99. Mine your member benefits in the Membership Section of the GHF Forum.

Please Join GHF® Choices Membership

GHF Choices Membership is our primary source of income for this 501C3. GHF has no full-time staff and we are only interested in covering our costs. Your $49.99 annual membership is your way to support GHF so that we can continue to serve our community. GHF has found you membership discounts that can help you to recoup the cost of the membership fee. Be sure to visit these vendors and save.

Members of GHF Choices enjoy these benefits for $49.99 per year. GHF® Choices: DIY Education Gifted Home Ed Conference Library GHF® Expert Series Professionals Educators Veteran Parents Recording Library Membership discounts Supporting your all-volunteer community

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THE GHF PRESIDENT'S CLUB

For those of you who can give at least $500 we have created a special recognition program where you will be listed on the GHF website and in our monthly newsletter, The GHF® Journey, as valued members of the community. Donations may be kept anonymous. Platinum – $2,500 (Click to join) Barry Gelston, Mr. Gelston’s One Room Schoolhouse Gold – $1,500 (Click to join) Jaime and Ben Smith, Online G3 Julie Skolnick, With Understanding Comes Calm Silver – $500 (Click to join) Tricia Delles, CPA Catherine Gruener, M.A., M.A., LCPC, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH, Gruener Consulting LLC Rosemary Guillette Dr. Melanie Hayes, Big Minds Unschool Heidi Molbak, Seed Starter Educational Consulting Dan Peters, Summit Center Magalie Pinney, State Street’s Do More Grant Elizabeth Ringlee, The Champion Project Jade Ann Rivera, Sunnyside Micro-School

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