Center for Gifted Education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

05/21/2026

Are you ready for summer reading? Check out the Reading is Fundamental website!

rgb(0,44,118) RIF Summer Reading Challenge: 
A Summer Camp Adventure for Readers of All AgesWelcome to the Reading Is Fundamental Summer Reading Challenge, where reading meets summer camp fun. Designed to keep kids reading all summer long, this free challenge invites young readers to explore great...

05/19/2026

Have you got curious children? Are they rising into the first through the ninth grade in the Fall of 2026?

We are thrilled to begin our fifth year of using Destination Imagination® (DI) as the framework for our summer programs. DI teaches students the creative thinking process. The DI activities are grouped into team challenges and instant challenges. When students learn the creative thinking process, they learn to ask better questions and learn to work collaboratively in groups to synthesize solutions to the Destination Imagination challenges.

Students learn that failures are an important part of learning. DI is a true STEAM program.

To learn more about the Summer Programs Presented by the Center for Gifted Education, visit our website,

Thank you for visiting the Children's Program page for the Center for Gifted Education.

05/08/2026

Understood. org offers insight into how to teach organizational skills to your grade schooler.

Ready to help your grade-schooler get organized? Here are seven simple ways to teach your child organization skills.

05/08/2026

You may not homeschool, but here are some excellent tips for Parents in supporting their gifted children. To learn more about this post, Supporting Gifted Children from homeschoolconnections .com.

Do you need help homeschooling a gifted child? Today's post offers top tips on how to homeschool the whole child and help your gifted child.

05/07/2026

Join us in Lafayette, LA. on June 2 and June 3, 2026 for the:

2026 LAgniappe Educator Conference!

We hope to see you on June 2 and June 3, 2026, in Lafayette, LA.

Check out the strand titles and descriptions:
https://curriculum.louisiana.edu/.../CGE-2026%20LAg_0.pdf

We want to gratefully acknowledge our generous hosts:

Episcopal School of Acadiana
721 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd. | Lafayette, LA 70508

See below for Registration Information.

Registration for Undergraduate/Graduate Students:
https://lagniappeconference.wufoo.com/forms/k1ur6frn15nlgjx/

Registration of 1 - 4 Individuals:
https://lagniappeconference.wufoo.com/forms/ze30jh41322okc/

Registration of Five or More Individuals:
https://lagniappeconference.wufoo.com/forms/q1yn0ooh0url9ua/

05/06/2026

Have you got curious children? Are they rising into PreK4 through the ninth grade in the Fall of 2026?

We are thrilled to begin our fifth year of using Destination Imagination® (DI) as the framework for our summer programs. DI teaches students the creative thinking process. The DI activities are grouped into team challenges and instant challenges. When students learn the creative thinking process, they learn to ask better questions and learn to work collaboratively in groups to synthesize solutions to the Destination Imagination challenges.

Students learn that failures are an important part of learning. DI is a true STEAM program.

To learn more about the Summer Programs Presented by the Center for Gifted Education, visit our website, https://curriculum.louisiana.edu/about-us/centers/center-gifted-education/childrens-programs

05/04/2026

This blog offers informationhow to empower children by encouraging them to play.

https://connetixtiles.com/blog/play-empowerment/?srsltid=AfmBOor-qTQ9uOgfVOv47012d6EHjGq3kgiWxpxtccbNSIKRpzOnZeCQ

05/04/2026

We are so happy to present the 2026 LAgniappe Educator Conference!

We hope to see you on June 2 and June 3, 2026, in Lafayette, LA.

Check out the strand titles and descriptions:
https://curriculum.louisiana.edu/.../CGE-2026%20LAg_0.pdf

We want to gratefully acknowledge our generous hosts:
Episcopal School of Acadiana
721 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd. | Lafayette, LA 70508

See below for Registration Information.

Registration for Undergraduate/Graduate Students:
https://lagniappeconference.wufoo.com/forms/k1ur6frn15nlgjx/

Registration of 1 - 4 Individuals:
https://lagniappeconference.wufoo.com/forms/ze30jh41322okc/

Registration of Five or More Individuals:
https://lagniappeconference.wufoo.com/forms/q1yn0ooh0url9ua/

05/04/2026

Have you got curious children? Are they rising into PreK4 through the ninth grade in the Fall of 2026?

We have great summer programming to offer for students rising into PreK4 - K, first through sixth grade, and seventh through ninth grades in the Fall of 2026.

Destination Imagination® (DI) is the world-renowned, Creative thinking training program. DI teaches students the creative thinking process. The DI activities are grouped into team challenges and instant challenges.

When students learn the creative thinking process, they learn to ask better questions and learn to work collaboratively in groups to synthesize solutions to the Destination Imagination challenges.

Students learn that failures are an important part of learning. DI is a true STEAM program.

To learn more, visit our Center for Gifted Education Children's Programs.

https://curriculum.louisiana.edu/about-us/centers/center-gifted-education/childrens-programs

05/01/2026

To learn more about asynchronous development (a trait whereby gifted children's abilities and patterns of growth vary from their age peers) please enjoy the Hoagies Gifted Blog, Life in the Asynchronous Family.

https://www.hoagiesgifted.org/asynchronous.htm