GHF® Choices: DIY Education |
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DIY Education is our guided, collaborative, yearlong course for parents who are active in their kids’ education. Each monthly theme delivers a wealth of topical weekly content and live discussions with our experts, Carol Malueg and Kasi Ann Peters. Designed to be able to start anytime! DIY Education is a benefit of GHF® Choices Membership.
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Sarah Mendonca interviews Carol Malueg and Kasi Ann Peters about the DIY Education Program |
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GHF® Choices: DIY Education
November 2020 - Socialization and Social Development
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Mon, Nov 2, Wk 1: Information Download: November's week-by-week itinerary goes live! Grab this month's treasure trove of podcasts, recordings, articles, book recommendation, thought prompts, and exercises.
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Wed, Nov 4, 12pm PT. Discussion w Carol: Join in this live conversation with fellow parents about this week's topic, Socialization & Social Development - What's the Difference? What distinguishes socialization from social development? How do these needs and experiences differ for kids who are in traditional school or are homeschooled? DIY Education discussions take place in a closed-group, unrecorded, judgment-free safe haven - welcome!
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Tues, Nov 10, 8am PT. Discussion w Kasi: Join in this live conversation with fellow parents to discuss this week's focus, Pros, Cons & Myths: Loneliness, Social Skills, Coping. How much truth is in that old chestnut stereotype of the "weird, unsocialized homeschooler" and how much of that is even negative? Does being homeschooled equate to no chance to build social skills? Are social deficits a given? DIY Education discussions take place in a closed-group, unrecorded, judgment-free safe haven - welcome!
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Thurs, Nov 19, 5pm CT. Discussion w Carol: This week's live conversation focuses on Self Care and Family Care: Finding Peers. How do we find our true peers? As gifted individuals, what are the benefits of looking beyond age peers? How do we go about finding parenting and care-giving peers? DIY Education discussions take place in a closed-group, unrecorded, judgment-free safe haven - welcome!
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Tues, Nov 24, 8am PT. Discussion w Kasi The final live discussion for November looks at the culminating topic, Strategic Collaborations. Now comes finding real world opportunities for our kids and ourselves to interact with others, hone skills, forge relationships. Also discussed will be using literature as a tool for self discovery and connection with others. DIY Education discussions take place in a closed-group, unrecorded, judgment-free safe haven - welcome!
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Mon, Nov 30, Wk 5: Free Week - This is Thanksgiving week in the United States, and we're thankful for you! December begins the first month of our Winter Quarter: Supporting Social and Emotional Needs, with the theme, Understanding Asynchrony. See you then!
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GHF® Choices: Expert Series |
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We hope that you enjoy our original GHF® Expert Series Interviews with Educators, Professionals and Parents that each feature substantive and engaging interviews with experts in their realm of the gifted and 2e community.
The Expert Series programming is a benefit of GHF® Choices Membership.
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GHF® Expert Series: Parents
Pinpin Wei interviews Vanessa Fadial
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Mon, Nov 16, 10am PT: S1, Ep6: GHF® Expert Series: Parents - Pinpin Wei interviews Vanessa Fadial |
Vanessa, a pianist in the Yarbo/Fadial Duo, with violinist, Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, and instructor at the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles, describes herself as a reluctant homeschooler for her PG son, one of two children, from 3rd-6th grade while trying to find a good educational fit for him. She found their village at the Davidson Institute, a 501(c) foundation that serves the profoundly gifted population and opened its first public school in 2006 in Reno, Nevada. Her son entered high school at 12 and college at 14. Now he is a thriving junior at UCLA. |
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GHF® Expert Series: Professionals
Carol Malueg interviews James and Suzie Pawelski
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Nov 17, 12:30pm PT: S1, Ep7: GHF® Expert Series: Professionals - Carol Malueg interviews James and Suzie Pawelski |
Husband-and-wife team Suzie Pileggi Pawelski and James Pwelski, Ph.D. join us to talk about their work in the field of positive psychology. We'll hear about their research, writing, and workshops, and ask about strategies for cultivating well-being in our own lives. James and Suzie are parents and GHF members, so they have an inside perspective on the joys and challenges of navigating a non-traditional educational path. We'll discover their top pieces of advice for nurturing family relationships and finding happiness in unexpected places. |
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GHF® Expert Series: Educators
Barry Gelston interviews Dr. Kirsten L. Stein
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Fri, Nov 20, 12:30pm PT: S1, Ep7: GHF® Expert Series: Educators - Barry Gelston interviews Dr. Kirsten L. Stein |
Dr. Stein has been involved in the field of education for three decades. Her experiences include working on inclusion practices and the use of paraprofessionals in the classroom, homeschooling her own profoundly gifted children, and founding Athena’s Advanced Academy for gifted children. Join live for a conversation about online gifted education.ce article copy |
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GHF® Professionals Networking Group |
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Every week, GHF professionals are welcome to come 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.
RSVP: Follow the links below to join the Professionals Discussion Group and schedule yourself for our online meeting.
- Weekly Professionals Networking Group, Fri, Nov 6, 3pm ET, 12pm PT
- Weekly Professionals Networking Group, Fri, Nov 13, 3pm ET, 12pm PT
- Weekly Professionals Networking Group, Fri, Nov 20, 3pm ET, 12pm PT
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Parents, join our group in the Forum, and make this little dose of self-care a priority. Our friendly hosts 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 other parents who get it.
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Coffee Chat with Devon Harris from Australia Wed, Nov 4, 12pm ET, 3pm PT; Thurs, Nov 5, 8am AST
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Coffee Chat with Devon Harris from Australia Wed, Nov 11, 12pm ET, 3pm PT; Thurs, Nov 12, 8am AST
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Coffee Chat with Devon Harris from Australia Wed, Nov 18, 12pm ET, 3pm PT; Thurs, Nov 19, 8am AST
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Coffee Chat with Devon Harris from Australia Wed, Nov 25, 12pm ET, 3pm PT; Thurs, Nov 26, 8am AST
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GHF® Choices Membership Discounts |
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- 2e News
- Adventuring Portal
- Athena’s Advanced Academy
- Autum Romano Safe and Sound Protocol
- BIQ: Beyond IQ Conference Planning & Gifted Courses
- Darby Kennedy
- Eurekademics
- Gifted Conference Planners
- Gifted Unlimited, LLC
- H.I. Factor
- Jamie Heston Homeschool Consulting
- KennedyMathews Educational Consultants LLC
- Learn Beyond The Book
- Learning Together Coaching
- Mr. Gelston’s One Room Schoolhouse
- Next Level Education Consulting
- NuMinds Enrichment
- Online G3
- Opal Counseling Center
- Scholars Academy for the Gifted and Artistically Elite
- Seed Starter Educational Consulting
- Seven Hills Online Classical
- Super Reading - Alchemy Educational Training Ltd.
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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.
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Please Join GHF® Choices Membership |
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GHF 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. |
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As GHF® Choices Members, you will be involved in a collaborative learning community focused on educating families of gifted learners at home.
Members of GHF enjoy these benefits for $49.99 per year.
- GHF® Choices: DIY Education
- GHF® Expert Series
- Professionals
- Educators
- Veteran Parents
- Membership discounts
- Supporting your all-volunteer community
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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.
- 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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