BCGT

Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented

2009-2010 Calendar of Events

All BCGT events are held at the Barrington Area Library unless noted otherwise.

 
2009 Events 2010 Events
 

January 4 9:30 AM BCGT Board Meeting

January 11 6-7 PM BCGT Children's Book Club Meeting
The first meeting was great! Join us for our second meeting for students in Grades 4 - 6. Cookies and milk will be served.
We will be discussing two books "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit and "The Declaration" by Gemma Malley. Click on the image for more details.

January 13 9:30-11 AM BCGT Coffee and Conversation
Join us at the Library to hear a presentation by our educators who went to the NAGC conference.
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January 20 9:30 AM BCGT Parents Book Club Meeting
Join us at Pair Chocolates. We will be discussing the book "The Pecking Order: Which Siblings Succeed and Why" by Dalton Conley.

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February 1 9:30 AM BCGT Board Meeting

February 7 - 9 IACG 15th Annual Convention at the Chicago Marriott Downtown. Parent Sessions on Feb 7 from 12 - 4 P.M.
Speaker Judy Galbraith will speak about "Words of Wisdom From Gifted and Talented Youth", update on the state of Gifted Education in Illinois and several breakout sessions about specific topics. Please visit the IAGC website for more information and to register.

March 1 9:30 AM BCGT Board Meeting

March 1 6 - 7 PM BCGT Children's book club Meeting
Join us for our last book club meeting this year for students in Grades 4 - 6. We will be discussing the book "Leviathan" by Scott Westerfeld. Click on the image for more details.

March 9 6:30-8 PM BCGT Family Science Night
Building Real World Connections to Science, presented by: Susan Lenz. Join us and work with your child to solve technological design problems. Click on the image for more details.
Registration is required, limited space available. Children must be accompanied by a parent.
Please Note: Registration is now closed.

April 5 9:30 AM BCGT Board Meeting

April 14 9:30 AM BCGT Parents Book Club Meeting
Join us at Barrington Chocolate Shoppe. We will be discussing the book "Mindset" by Carol Dweck.

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April 15 6:30 PM BCGT Presents
"Patterns in Music and Art - What Escher and Bach have in Common", presented by Richard Wilders, Marie and Bernice Gantzert Professor in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, Professor of Mathematics, North Central College.
More details coming soon!

April 30 6:30 PM BCGT Presents
Debate Night for 4th through 8th grade students. Come and learn the basics of debating. You will be given two questions to study before the event and will be participating in small groups. More details coming soon!

May 3 9:30 AM BCGT Board Meeting