Calling all Gifted and Talented Children to the Socrates Society

Okehampton Primary School have recently held  a number of  workshops to provide challenging thinking opportunities for gifted and talented children, these were open to Key Stage 2 pupils gifted in Maths and English. 

During the Maths workshop the children built 3D models focusing on triangular numbers and developed team working and team building skills.  The English workshop focused on the poem  by Christina Rossetti -  Goblin Market – and involved story telling, drama and the children wrote and framed their own poems.

This term they aim to further develop the workshop programme significantly through the new Socrates Society. 

Okehampton Primary School are holding a series of workshops  tailored to meet the needs of Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 pupils with the aim to bring Gifted & Talented  children from across the county together so they can learn from each other and work alongside like-minded individuals.

The Socrates Society will be holding workshops which will cover Maths, English, Science, Geography, Art, and Music. 

The workshops will all be delivered by  specialist outstanding teachers and the Socrates Society have also been fortunate to have David Lawerence Jones author of the brilliant Bradley Baker series delivering a workshop to share his wealth of knowledge and experience with the children.

If you would like your child to take part in any of the workshop please contact Okehampton Primary School’s Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator Sally Huxen on 01837 52866 or go to www.okehampton-pri.devon.sch.uk and follow the link from the front page ‘Gifted Learning’ for a full time table and booking form.