BCGT

Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented


The Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented (BCGT) is a non-profit organization of parents and educators whose common purpose is to support gifted education in School District 220. On this website you will find information about BCGT, the events we sponsor, newsletters, contact and membership information and links to other interesting resources.
We hope you join us!

Upcoming Events

A printable copy of the "Save the Date" upcoming events flyer is available here.

  • Monday, Jan. 30th: BCGT Science Night
    This is our very popular annual event with science consultant Susan Lenz who will be facilitating a hands-on discussion of science experiments using everyday items. Advance registration is recommended and is now available from our Calendar page. Parents are encouraged to attend the SENG webinar - Is it a Gift or A Curse? What It Means to be an Outlier and What to Do About It by Dr. Victoria Ragsdell, which we will be presenting at the same time. More information about this webinar is available here.
  • Sunday-Tuesday, Feb. 5th-7th: IAGC 17th Annual Convention
    IAGC’s (Illinois Association for Gifted Children) Annual Convention will be held at Chicago Marriott Downtown. Sunday's parent workshop titled “Understanding, Assessing and Supporting Your Gifted and Talented Child's Potential” will be presented by Andy Mahoney, one of the pioneers in the field of counseling the gifted. Presentations on the other days will cover topics such as “Strategies for the Visual Spatial Learner”, “Sharing a World of 7 Billion: Lessons for Global Citizenship” and “The Power of Socratic Grammar”. Several of our district educators are also presenting at this conference. More details are available at www.iagcgifted.org. Parents are encouraged to attend these interesting seminars!
  • Thursday, Feb. 9th: BCGT Presents: Dr. Ellen Fiedler
    The topic of the discussion will be "Is Your Student Organizationally Challenged – Practical Solutions for Learning Executive Skills". Dr. Fiedler explores practical tips and tools to help our children become more organized. This is a free event and is open to all parents. Please go to the Calendar page to get more details.
  • The Winter issue of the BCGT newsletter is now available by clicking here. You can also go to the Newsletter page to view current and previous issues.

 

Book Club
  • Thursday, Feb. 16: Children's Book Club meeting
    Please join us for our next Children's Book Club meeting. Our book club for 5th through 8th graders will be discussing the International Bestseller book Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys. Online free registration is now available from the Calendar page.
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  • Overview of Extended Services Presentation
    Slides from the presentation by Julie Luck Jensen, Director of Extended Services for District 220, and Tim Martin, Counselor Liaison BHS Extended programs can be viewed by clicking above. This presentation provides an provides a brief description of the services offered in this school district as well as some parenting information regarding gifted children.
  • BCGT Awards Nearly $2,000 in Grants to Support Extended Classrooms!
    We are very proud to honor these grants and would like to thank our members for their contributions which made this possible. Please click on the link above to view a summary of the grants that were honored this year.