Consulting

“The Belin-Blank Center has been a lighthouse in gifted education; so powerful that its light has traveled all the way to South America. Thank you!” —Violeta Arancibia, Ph.D.; Professor of Psychology, Catholic University of Chile and Director, Center of Studies and Development of Talent, Programa Educacional para Niños con Talentos Académicos
—Universidad Católica (PENTA-UC), Santiago, Chile

The Belin-Blank Center has served as a consultant for gifted education programs in Chile and Australia. PENTA UC, a program for academically talented children based at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago, Chile selected the Belin-Blank Center as its consultant after researching and interviewing gifted programs across the U.S. At the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, the Belin-Blank Center provided consultation for The Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC).

Jan Warren, Belin-Blank administrator, and Dr.Violeta Arancibia, of PENTA-UC, attend a consultation session in Santiago, Chile.

The Belin-Blank Center:

Helped GERRIC and PENTA-UC set up systems for identifying talent and academic ability in children in Australia and Chile
Provided professional development opportunities and training in gifted education for teachers in Australia and Chile
Advised on topics of giftedness and gave presentations to educators at conferences and training sessions
Assisted in the creation of GERRIC, the Belin-Blank Center’s “sister center” in Australia
Currently consulting with Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan to establish a new center on giftedness in Mérida, Mexico