Thanks to the generosity of a local family, a private educational centre for gifted and talented children has been established in Takapuna, where learners are taught within an environment that allows them to thrive socially, emotionally and intellectually. Parents and others are warmly welcomed as part of the Centre family.

The Academy for Gifted Education (A.G.E.) is registered with the Ministry of Education to provide education for learners from Year 1 through to Year 15. The curriculum is designed to build on, and develop, strengths through learners’ individual interests and passions. We provide a caring, fun-filled learning environment where curiosity and creativity are actively nurtured within real-life learning situations. Our students (middle and senior school) are supported to undertake adult-level courses and are already achieving outstanding results.

Learners bring with them innate curiosity and creativity, which motivates them to understand their world and their place within it. Learners, parents and learning coaches collaborate to ensure that learning is appropriate for each child and that they are major contributors to their own learning, the aim being for our learners to have every opportunity to have their strengths identified, developed and celebrated.

As an urban school, the A.G.E. learning environment extends well beyond the building, out into the local and wider community. At A.G.E., learning is fun, meaningful and thought-provoking.

This is what our learners and their parents tell us:

Parent: This is well suited to children who like to have a deeper understanding in things which interest them. They can go as far as they want and/ or can into the subject. The approach also assists the students in managing themselves to the best of their ability. They utilise the local facilities well too.

Parent: Both our children are jumping out of bed in the morning and wanting to get to school as soon as possible – this has never happened before.

Parent: A.G.E. is our son's third school in 3 years. The transformation is quite amazing and a huge relief for our family. He has gone from hiding under the table/lying on the floor staring at his pencil/refusing to work at his previous schools, to being engaged and excited by learning again. Every morning he runs up the path to A.G.E. Passion-based learning! What a difference. The staff understand giftedness and the children's needs and the result is a very nurturing and exciting environment to be in. This is life-changing for our son.

Learner: I’m not looking forward to the holidays - I love being at A.G.E.

 

All enquiries, email Meggan Keohane on admin@giftededucation.school.nz

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