GATE Parent Education Session & General Meeting

The GATE Parent Association will be having a Parent Education Session on Thursday, May 14, 2026, entitled:

“Tips for Consuming Research on Giftedness from Someone Who Helps Create It“

Presented by Dr. Matthew Makel, Professor and Chair in High Ability Studies (University of Calgary, Werklund School of Education), Child Health & Wellness Researcher (Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute). 

Turning to research can be a helpful way to get safe answers to your questions about giftedness and gifted children. But knowing how to interpret the research and knowing if/how/when it applies to the question you have can be difficult. In this presentation, Dr. Makel will discuss with you what researchers themselves consider when they read research and how it can help you.

 

This parent education session is open to GATE and non-GATE parents.

The session will be followed by a short general meeting for members of the GPA. If you have a student registered in GATE for this current school year, you are a member of the GPA. 

Date & Time: Thursday May 14, 2026, 7:00 pm

Venue: Virtual meeting (Google Meet)

Please register by May 11, 2026:
Registration Form (LINK)

To register, please fill in your details below and you will be automatically registered. Registration must be completed at least one day (1) prior to the event.

The Annual General Meeting for the GATE Parent Association will be held on Tuesday September 23, 2025 starting at 7:00 pm.

Our bylaws require that you provide the following information in order to vote at the meeting:

  • Full legal name
  • Name of your student(s) attending the GATE program
  • Name of school(s) attended by student(s)
  • Grade of the student(s)
  • Home Address
To register for the Education Session, please provide the following information and you will be automatically registered. Registration must be completed at least one day (1) prior to the event.
In order to attend the General Meeting, please fill out the following fields:

This session is provided for free. Please consider donating.

Please contact us for any further details.

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