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.
Upcoming GEAC Event!
Parenting your Elementary HiCap Student
A SENG Community Group for LWSD Elementary Families
Join us for a 6 -session discussion group with other parents of highly capable students to explore parenting strategies, share concerns, find community, and learn best practices.
The group will be facilitated by local experts Dr. Austina De Bonte and Dr. Enyi Jen and is limited to 16 families with highly capable identified elementary students in the Lake Washington school district.
Hot Coco Movie Night!
Mark your calendars for our upcoming family event on December 13th! More details coming soon.
Organized by our wonderful youth organization YAB.
Gifted 101 by Carol Lewis
Do you have questions about characteristics and challenges of gifted and twice exceptional students?
Carol Lewis joined us on October 17th 2024 in Redmond Elementary and talked about the basics of giftedness and twice exceptionality (2e). Please take a look at the presentation to refresh your memory, find answers to questions we couldn’t address, or if you missed the talk and want to learn more.
And please reach out with any questions you may have!
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 Communications
VP Grants
VP Advocacy
VP Outreach
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.