GECO Mission

The Gifted Education Cooperative (GECO) serves Clarendon Hills, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge and Oak Brook.                                      

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What Is the Gifted Education Cooperative?

 We are a non-profit group of parents in the School District 181 area in Illinois who share an interest in the development of intellectually gifted children.

 

What is GECO’s purpose?

The purpose of the Gifted Education Cooperative is to:

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bulletProvide a support network for parents of gifted children, because these children can be hard to raise.
bulletOrganize activities for the children of our members that will allow them to interact with one another.
bulletAdvocate for the education of gifted children locally, in the State of Illinois and nationally.

 What Does GECO Offer?

 GECO provides the following to the community it serves:

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Monthly Parent Meetings - ranging from  formal speakers or organized roundtable discussions to informal coffees.

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Our bimonthly newsletter - providing updates on what’s happening in gifted education.

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Book clubs and guided readings – on topics of gifted education.

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Children’s activities for the children of our members and other bright children in our community. 

Who are our members? 

Our membership is broad and varied.  Many of us have children in District 181 schools; some of us have opted for other schools for various reasons.  Some of our children are school-aged; many are younger; some are in college.  Some of our children are receiving gifted services from the district; many are not.  Some of our children have been formally tested and identified as gifted; many have not. 

All parents who feel they are raising an intellectually gifted child are invited to attend our meetings and to become members of our organization.  Our meetings are publicized in school newsletters and in the local newspapers. Members are also notified by e-mail.

If you wish to join GECO, please select membership.

If you have questions or comments, please contact GECO@arvamont.com

 


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