• learn rapidly
• have extensive vocabulary
• concentrate for extended periods
• have an excellent memory
• be persistent in their interests
• be keen observers
• be highly creative
• have a vivid imagination
• be good at jigsaw puzzles
• read early
• prefer the company of older children and adults
• be intense and sensitive
• aim for perfection

Gifted children are found in:

• all ethnic groups
• all socio-economic levels
• both genders
• all types of families

Some gifted children are ‘twice exceptional’ - they are gifted but also experience a learning difficulty or a disability.

Speak with the team at the Gifted Education Centre and see if GO could be useful for your child, or a child in your school.

Formal identification of gifted children is available through the Gifted Education Centre, and is a requirement for the GO Solo programme. Identification by the school is usual for the GO team programme, which is a partnership with schools.