I'm not certain if this should go in learning environments or advocacy, so I apologize in advance if it's in the wrong place.
I was daydreaming of the gifted magnet schools in our county, a 40+ min drive one-way, and talking with DH about all those programs and everything they do that is focused on giftedness.
I feel to commute that much would not be right for us at this time, but maybe I could replicate some of their fun programs.
A lot of clubs they advertise have national websites and look like they could be started anywhere: Lego robotics, Odyssey of the Mind, Math Olympiad, etc. And if that's what I think is so neat about the school, why not just start one at ours to make ours neat too?
Is this possible? Does it take a lot of time to do or implement? Would politics of school make it not worth the effort?
I was telling DH that even if I can't do it "officially" with the school, I might be able to start some club on meetup.com or something else in the community. DS5 is still young and can't benefit from the older age competitions, but maybe I could start something. The public school here is large (1,000+ students), and I heard 10% are in G/T, so I think there may be desire for it.
What do you think? BTW, I am meeting with the G/T people soon and will ask them, but I'd like some idea of the possibility before I even go in.
