{Pawprint} Learning Enrichment
Gifted Support
Where Talent Meets Passion
There are people who wake up every day with a burning desire {Girlchess}
or maybe just a nagging question
that won’t let them rest
until they make a few minor adjustments, tweak the corners, rethink the process,
try a different premise, get another opinion
bring a dead end back to life.
People who ask, what if..? And, have you tried…? And, why don’t we..?
In Learning Enrichment, the spirit of seeking, of experimenting, of inventing, is the core of who we are and what we do.
What is over the horizon?
A better place, a nicer day, a new way to learn.
LE/GS opportunities are open to all able learners and are based on students' demonstrated skills, interest or aptitudes in various "Multiple Intelligence" areas. These areas, identified by Howard Gardner in Frames of Mind, are:
{Language} Linguistic
Word Smart
Thinks in words
Highly developed auditory skills
Plays with sounds in language
Likes to write
Great story tellers, tall tales and jokes
Loves seeing, saying and hearing words
Heads are frequently stuck in a book
Teachers, journalists, writers, lawyers, translators
{Math} Mathematical
Number Smart
Thinks conceptually
Skilled in reasoning, logic and problem solving
Explores patterns, categories and relationships
Questions and wonders about natural events
Scientists, engineers, computer programmers, accountants
Manipulates the environment to experiment in a controlled way
{Nature}
Environmental
Nature Smart
Thinks environmentally
Enjoys studying nature, plants and animals
Shows sensitivity to natural formations
Speaks out about animal rights and earth preservation
Knows the differences among species of flora and fauna
Enjoys visiting zoos, aquariums, or other places where the natural world is studied
{Art}
Spatial
Picture Smart
Thinks in images and pictures
Clear visual images and representations
Knows the location of everything
Fascination with machines and contraptions
Inventors, architects, engineers, mechanics
{Music}
Musical
Music Smart
Thinks in sounds, rhythms and patterns
Sings, hums, whistles to themselves
Immediately responds to music
Performs and appreciates music and leads in songs
Strong opinions of others' music
Choirs, orchestra, band, disc jockeys, theatre
Sensitive to environmental sounds: crickets, bells, ambient music
{Body} Bodily-Kinesthetic
Body Smart
Processes knowledge through bodily sensation
Excellent fine-motor co-ordination
Gut feelings about things
Great at mimicking your best or worst qualities and mannerisms
Needs to move around, often labeled hyperactive
Athletes, dancers, actors, mimes, clowns
{Inter}
Interpersonal
People Smart
Thinks and processes by co-operating,
relating and communicating with others
Leaders among peers, has many friends
Ability to sense feelings and intentions of others
Understands people, mediates conflict
Organizer, communicator, at times manipulative
Counselors, business people, politicians,
community organizers
{Intra} Intrapersonal
Self Smart
Skilled in inner focusing
Displays a strong personality
Deep awareness of inner feelings, dreams and ideas
Reflective and analytical
Tends to shy away from team activities
Recognizes self strengths and weaknesses
Requires private space and time
Self-employed, researchers, theorists, philosphers
