Gifted World Experience 2023
Join us for 3 days and explore and experience Giftedness from the inside out.
“Who are gifted individuals? What is asynchrony? How do they experience their inner world?”
This first of its kind conference is geared towards interested adults, parents, educators, professionals, and children, with and without any prior experience of knowing the gifted.
Giftedness is a misunderstood term
It is a term which is used by the masses and many times is misinterpreted. The reality is that, even ten years ago, there were generally no programs to support the needs of the gifted, not only in Greece but in Europe as a whole, in regards to their neurodivergence. There exist and have existed organizations and centers that are involved with the education of a person who excels academically, but not one that focuses on the person themselves; the gifted individual and their self-development.
A look into the inner world
We are turning the focus on giftedness from the outside to inside; to turn the focus of this group onto the gifted person. There will be a lens on the way that they experience the world, their needs in it, and how the environment can contribute to this. For parents, teachers, friends… everyone. For the gifted individual's well-being, for themselves first, from the inside out.
The Columbus Group definition as the foundation and inspiration for GWE
The goals, objectives, and guiding principles of the Gifted World Experience Conference 2023 are based on the definition of giftedness from the Columbus Group, created in 1991.
“Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. The uniqueness of the gifted renders them particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching and counseling in order for them to develop optimally.” (Columbus Group, 1991)
Keynote Speakers: Members of the Columbus Group
Patricia Gatto-Waldon, Ph.D. (in-person and on demand)
Nationally-recognized licensed psychologist who has provided counseling services for decades to over a thousand moderately, highly and profoundly gifted children, adolescents, adults and families.
Barbara Mitchell Hutton, M.A. (in-person and on demand)
Became Head of School of Nova Middle School, a school with the goal of delivering the most innovative and effective academic, social, and emotional learning experiences for highly capable middle schoolers.
Michele Kane, Ed.D. (in-person and on demand)
Professor Emerita in Special Education from Northeastern Illinois University, where she coordinated the Master of Arts in Gifted Education program for over a decade.
Linda Lee Powers Leviton, M.A., LMFT (in-person)
Director of the West Coast office of Gifted Development Center in California. Specializes in assessing and counseling gifted and creative children, adults and families.
Linda Silverman, Ph.D. (in-person)
Director of the Institute for the Study of Advanced Development, and its subsidiary, the Gifted Development Center, the leading organization for supporting gifted education in the United States.
Stephanie S. Tolan, M.A. (on demand)
Well-known author of young adult and children’s fiction, as well as an author and speaker on her topic of passion: exceptionally gifted children. Is It a Cheetah? is a metaphor for gifted children everywhere.
Featured Speakers:
Dimitra Alexandri, Nutritionist-Dietician, NLP Coach (in-person and on demand)
Paraskevi Katsaounou, Ph.D. (in-person and on demand)
Nikolaos Koukloumperis, Ph.D. (C), LLM UoA, LLB UoA, LLC (C) Political Science and History (in-person and on demand)
Christina-Antoinette Neofotistou (in-person and on demand)
Fiona Smith, M.Ed. (in-person and on demand)
Marion van de Coolwijk (on demand)
Dominic Westbrook, B.A. (in-person and on demand)
Speakers who are no longer attending:
Anne Beneventi, B.A. (on demand) (withdrew)
Rosemary Cathcart, Ph.D. (on demand) (withdrew)
Ellen D. Fiedler, Ph.D. (on demand) (withdrew)
Kathi Kearney, M.A., Ed. (on demand) (withdrew)
Christine Neville, Ed.D. (on demand) (withdrew)
Registration packages and amenities:
Online registration options:
Special GWE 2023 On-demand ticket offer
Standard: (95€) originally 275€
- Three-day on-demand Gifted World Experience 2023 conference experience (access until September 1, 2024)
- Supplementary experiential conference activity guide
- Digital Certificate of Participation
- Nonrefundable
Sponsor a ticket:
Your donation will go towards sponsoring someone's attendance at the conference who would otherwise be unable to attend. We appreciate any contribution you are willing to make. Even a small amount goes a long way to allowing as many people as possible to participate. Thank you.
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Hosted by: The Center for the Advancement of Noesis | Athens, Greece
