MEMBERSHIP

Membership is Free

Our network reaches over 150 families throughout Wilson School District and Berks County.

Click on the this link to complete the membership form : Wilson Gifted Education Network Membership Registration

• • Membership is open to Wilson School District residents and Wilson School District Educators -

    • Membership in Wilson Gifted Education Network includes:

      • Voting member rights

      • Ability to hold office or serve on board

      • Early bird registration to activities

      • Member discount to activities/events

      • Most importantly a voice in helping to set the direction of our organization which is your organization.

    • Wilson Gifted Education Network is not for profit

    • WGEN is local to our community.

    • Actively works to bring resources, information and opportunities closer to home for the gifted population and their support network.

    • Works to address gifted issues within our district and the surround community in a positive fashion.

    • The $5.00 fee for WGEN membership supports our local initiatives and the cost we incur such as the annual dues to PAGE, liability insurance, supplies, cost of the speakers, rentals, programming, student and teacher funding etc.

Some of the Past Accomplishments:

• • Attained PAGE Affiliate Status May 2012

  • Hosted Ice Cream Social

  • Arranged for a private tour at the local museum

  • Created a mentoring database for student from the parents and community.

  • Sponsored a presentation by the District on "How to prepare for a GIEP?"

  • Collaborated with the Yocum Institute for Arts Education to offer "Science of Art" a Hands on Experience

  • Sponsored a National Recognized Speaker on Gifted Students for parents and the by product to this event was a day of PD for our educators.

  • Facilitated an after school mini course for Chinese with elementary students.

  • Donated reference books for educators to start a reference library on gifted education.

  • Met with the local colleges and universities to work toward facilitating programs locally for the gifted population. Examples - language programs, literature circles. Saturday college type of programs or even bring SIG or CTY closer.

  • Hosted Johns Hopkins CTY in March- bringing SCAT testing on site.

  • We were able to offer a small financial sponsorship to Wilson West Middle School F1 Team who is now headed to National Competition as well as provided them an opportunity to present in front of a group before their live presentation.

Some of our Goals-

• • Make it cool to be smart! Continue to foster a a positive culture and community

  • Hope to provide more grants for students from our proceeds for projects they are working on.

  • Continue to look for opportunities for our student, educators and parents.

  • Continued outreach to neighboring school districts and counties. We are a small population in a big fish bowl. We are stronger together then a part.

We have a dedicated team of parents and educators who are part of this organization. Their dedication and support is essential for its success.

Change doesn't always come as fast as we would like but we are making a difference in positive ways.

WGEN Membership is not required

Our email network and meetings will remain free and open to all who request to be included because we feel it is an important service to the community.