Case studies
Acceleration Policy for Garden City College
The National Administration Guidelines (NAGs) for the provision of education to students in New Zealand require each board of trustees, through the principal and staff, to comply with requirements which meet the learning needs of all students. The mission statement of Garden City College embraces that intent. This is a model of an acceleration policy, that schools can use or adapt.
College Street Normal School
Ross Kennedy and Sarah Ruawai share their experiences at College Street Normal School and discuss the process they worked through for the development of programmes for gifted and talented students.
Providing for Children with Special Abilities: Case Study
An interview with the principal from Harley Street School about the schools' provision for children with special abilities including a responsive school environment, identification process by staff, professional development, written policy, and smaller classes.
Mairehau School: Case Study
This case study provides material developed by the gifted and talented focus team to support gifted and talented students at Mairehau School. The material includes the policy and programmes developed to meet their students' needs. Also included are checklists used to identify gifted and talented students and the stories of identified students.
Reasons Why Gifted Children Sometimes Underachieve: Case Studies
This article by Sonia White, discusses issues for students who are both gifted and have learning difficulties or who underachieve because of social-emotional reasons. Profiles of four students include their background, a referral result, and the outcome of the intervention.
Kei te ahatia i nga kura kaupapa Māori mo nga tamariki tino pukenga?
This report is written in Māori. The English version is entitled 'What is Happening For Gifted Students in Kura Kaupapa Māori?
What Is Happening For Gifted Students In Kura Kaupapa Māori?
This report describes how gifted students in kura kaupapa Māori are being catered for. Placement with older learners in whanau-grouped classes, enrolment in wananga, tohunga mentors, development through service and setting standards of excellence are strategies that are discussed.
Leeston Consolidated School: A Case Study
This case study includes policies and programmes developed to meet the needs of gifted and talented students. Information includes an outline of key developments at the school, how students' needs were met, identification strategies, acceleration, theoretical background, policy, strategies for extension and inclusion, and examples of differentiated units.