BCGT

Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented


The Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented (BCGT) is an 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
  • Feb 7 - 9: IAGC 15th Annual Convention
    Workshops for Parents available in the afternoon on Feb. 7. Please visit the IAGC website for more information about the sessions and to register.
  • Winter BCGT newsletter is here!
    To view the current newsletter, please Click here or go to the Newsletter page.
  • Mar 9: Family Science Night
    We invite you and your child to join us for an exciting evening of "Hands On/Minds On" science. Registration is required for this popular event.
    Please go to the Calendar page to get more details.
Book Club
  • March 1: Children's Book Club meeting
    Our last Children's book club meeting for this year! We will be reading the book "Leviathan" by Scott Westerfeld. Please go to the Calendar page to register and to get more details.
  • Apr 14: Parents Book Club meeting
    We will be discussing the book "Mindset" by Carol Dweck. More details will be announced soon.
Check it out
  • PDF documents of the powerpoint presentations by some of our District 220 teachers presented at the BCGT coffee may be downloaded here for viewing on your computer.
    Mrs. Nelson's presentation: Creativity
    Mrs. Gruber's presentation: Rockin' Readin'. Please visit Sylvia Rimm's website to view the article "A United Front Between Parents"
    Ms. Wells and Ms. Ford's presentation: Critical Thinking. Additional material from the presentation: Questioning Prompts, Essential Questions, Picture Books
    Mr. Price's presentation: Pre-AP Teaching Strategies
  • "Proficiency ought not to be our main educational goal", by Sally Walker (IAGC) and Nancy Green (NAGC) Click here to read this interesting recent article about funding for gifted education in Illinois.