I live in Laurelton, NY, which is in the borough of Queens. I am looking for an affordable gifted school for my 3 year old grandson Chance. There are only two schools in my area, which I am not interested in. I would like my grandson to attend a school that is culturally diverse. Honestly, this is a first to me, and I am so excited!
I realize I am full of questions today, but I just found out that Chance has been given the very special title as being a gifted child and I would like to continue the learning in a positive and great environment.
I would really appreciate some help with this.
Thank you.
Have you considered the G&T programs at the public schools? They are very competitive, but can be great from what I hear and are quite a bit above the standard level of public school education. Karen over at www.TestingMom.com makes her living helping children get into G&T programs, she is based out of NYC I believe, and this was posted on her site:
http://www.testingmom.com/blog/nyc-gifted-testing-story/ (part one)
http://www.testingmom.com/blog/a-mothers-testing-saga-part-ii-the-finish-line-by-anna-li/ (part two)
You also may be interested in checking out this website, not sure if it will he helpful on your search or not: http://www.davidsongifted.org/ And this is an older article, but it might give you some leads/insights.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/education/05gifted.html?ref=giftedstudents And the general website for info- http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/GiftedandTalented/default.htm & http://www.ps85q.org/gifted.htm
And this article mentions School Search NYC, a private advising company. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/education/19gifted.html?pagewanted=all
Good luck, if I come across anything else I’ll add it in. Let us know how it turns out, looking for a high quality yet affordable school (especially one with a G&T program in NYC) can be a huge challenge!