We are in NZ. There is no identification and no services unless you can pay. Our school has extension programmes but they are not aimed at gifted kids and only 2 kids from each class can attend. Since they put the 3 identified gifted kids in one class (we hoped for a cluster but they didn't even work together all year) that meant one of the gifted kids missed out and one far less gifted kid attended. Ds7 is the youngest, least confident, worst writer and I think highest IQ
of the 3 and got nothing all year except what I could pay for.

In fact between us a friend and I have 5 gifted kids at that school. Only one is doing OK. This is supposedly the best school in town for gifted kids.

Last edited by puffin; 10/30/14 11:52 AM.