DOHA: A three-day workshop on programmes for identifying, catering and providing guidance for gifted students kicked off yesterday. The event is being organised by Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (QNCECS) in cooperation with the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).
QNCECS Secretary-General, Dr Hamda Al Sulaiti, said that societies at different degrees of progress attach great importance to the care of gifted students because they possess outstanding abilities that must be pursued, developed and taken care of, especially that scientists, thinkers and inventors who societies rely on them are from them, said a release.
Al Sulaiti said in a speech that teaching gifted peoples is one of the top priorities of education in Qatar, adding that the curriculum and teaching methods have been developed, and modern technologies in education were introduced in order to identify academically gifted students and give them programs that match their talents as well as develop their creativity and distinct intellectual abilities.
The workshop tackles many educational topics related to identifying, catering and providing guidance for talented students, including their needs for strategies, skills and care programs, their areas and components, the foundations of enrichment programs, and the rationale for their preparation and objectives, in addition to practical applications in this field and other related matters.
