Celebrating giftedness –
Embracing the joy and challenges of being gifted
P4-P6 students (in English) and their parents (in Cantonese)
Group A:
Student workshop (Face-to-face) - Jan 8, 15 & 22, 2022 (09:30 – 12:30)
Parent feedback session - Jan 28, 2022 (Zoom) (19:00 – 21:00)
Group B:
Student workshop (Face-to-face) - Feb 5, Feb 13 & Feb 19, 2022 (09:30 – 12:30)
Parent feedback session (Zoom) - Feb 25, 2022 (19:00 – 21:00)
Fee: Free of charge
(Selected applicants have to pay a deposit of HK$400 which will be refunded upon 100% completion of the programme)
Registration deadline: 17:00 Oct 29, 2021
*This is a face-to-face programme with a zoom parent feedback session.
Programme Objectives
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Understand the affective characteristics and the related challenges of being gifted
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Develop awareness on how social and emotional variables affects personal growth and talent development
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Apply some of the strategies learnt to respond to real-life situations
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Embrace the special calling to be gifted, own the talents and determine how one can best fit to the world
Programme Description
"Giftedness is not what you do or how hard you work. It is who you are. You think differently. You experience life intensely. You care about injustice. You seek meaning. You appreciate and strive for the exquisite. You are painfully sensitive. You are extremely complex. You cherish integrity. Your truth-telling has gotten you in trouble. Should 98% of the population find you odd, seek the company of those who love you just the way you are. You are not broken. You do not need to be fixed. You are utterly fascinating." – Dr Linda Silverman
If these words speak to you, do come and join us. Through a series of interactive activities, we aim to help you understand what it means to be gifted and how to embrace your talents. Specific topics include perfectionism and heightened sensitivity and strategies to respond to different challenges will also be shared.
Target Participants / Prerequisite
P4-P6 students and their parents (parents attend the feedback session only)
Shortlisted applicants will be invited by email to attend online interview which is scheduled on either Nov 13 or Nov 14.
Programme Supervisor
Dr Jessie Chow
Dr Jessie Chow is a trained educational psychologist who has worked directly with families of the gifted before joining HKU. Dr Chow will work with twelve committed and passionate pre-service teachers from the Faculty of Education at HKU through a train-the-trainer model and facilitate these workshops. Each session of the workshops will be co-facilitated with four pre-service teachers.
Programme Facilitators
Undergraduate students who are studying Bachelor of Education
Medium of Instruction
English (Except the parent feedback session on Jan 28, 2021 which is in Cantonese)