Welcome to the LWSD-GEAC Community!
We are the Gifted Education Advisory Council - a non-profit organization run by family volunteers, to support the needs of the highly capable community in Lake Washington School District.
Kirkland Area HiCap Family Social
We heard you – connecting with other HiCap families is easier in your own neighborhood. So GEAC is bringing connection to you with a series of HiCap Family Socials in different parts of our district.
After a very successful series opener in Sammamish, we have our next upcoming event for our Kirkland families . Join us on April 30 for a family friendly get together at Bell Elementary to find and strengthen connections with other HiCap families in your area.
Please RSVP:
Sammamish Area HiCap Family Social
Our first installment of our GEAC Area Socials was a big success - thank you to all the families that attended and shared their questions and comments with us and brought the event alive!
We are compiling contact information and will start getting you connected asap.
Gifted Parenting 101
Carol Lewis joined us on Oct 29 the and shared many facts and background on the ways to understand and manage the joys and challenges common in gifted and twice exceptional children (and adults!).
Missed the event or want to revisit the slides? Please find the presentation here:
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Find out more about Upcoming GEAC Events!
GEAC is hosting several social and educational events throughout the year, as well as enrichment opportunities in Math and Science. Come and join us at one of our events - a Board Game Night, Informational on Choice School options in LWSD, Parent Education on Giftedness or Twice Exceptionality, Math Competitions, and more.
Come work with us!
Did you know - we are still looking for motivated community members to join us! The following positions are still open:
VP Membership
Please reach out to learn more about these positions, we’re excited to meet you!
Let us know what you think!
We’d love to hear from you!
Do you have questions or concerns? A highlight from your student’s classroom? A thought on the new hicap hicap identification process?
Let us know!
Meet other families
at
your school!
School Rep Network
GEAC is creating a network of school reps that helps facilitate community building and connection with other families at your school.
Want to get in touch? Contact us at schoolreps@lwsdgeac.org!
Membership
Our community becomes stronger with more diverse, independent voices and we graciously ask that you consider strengthening our GEAC community. As a dues-paying member you will support our larger community and receive exclusive benefits. In addition, we also hope that you consider joining our board as either a Member-at-Large or in an elected position.
Our Mission
Community
We foster communication and connection among families in the highly capable learning community, spread across LWSD. We offer information about and/or access to relevant education and support opportunities for parents, students, and educators in the highly capable community.
Enrichment
We support highly capable student learning in the classroom, making available funding for enhancements including, but not limited to, curriculum resources, enrichment opportunities and professional development for staff.
Advocacy
We advocate for the needs of highly capable students before families, the LWSD School Board, and the LWSD administration, and supporting broader advocacy efforts on behalf of the highly capable community.