ABC Ontario

Welcome to ABC Ontario! 

The Association for Bright Children of Ontario / Société pour enfants doués et surdoués de l'Ontario is an all-volunteer, provincially incorporated registered charity, with many chapters across Ontario. It is dedicated to providing information, advocacy and support to parents of bright and gifted children and adolescents through networking, an annual conference and local workshops.  It offers the parents' voice to local school boards, educators, professional groups and the Ontario Ministry of Education.

2021 ABC Ontario AGM and Keynote Speaker


We’re pleased to invite you to ABC’s virtual Annual General Meeting and to hear an outstanding Keynote Speaker, who is very knowledgeable and experienced in supporting the intellectual, social, and emotional development of bright and gifted children and adolescents. 
 
Dr. Louise Porter is a child psychologist based in Australia, who specializes in supporting children’s emotional, social and developmental needs. With a Masters degree in Gifted Education and a Doctorate in children's behaviour, she brings 40 years of experience to the topic of supporting bright and gifted learners. She also has a wide range of publications, including a book and a DVD on giftedness.
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ABC Ontario defines Intellectual Giftedness as:

Asynchronous development characterized by measurable, advanced intellectual abilities accompanied by any or a combination of the following:

  • heightened intensity
  • exceptional creativity
  • persistent intellectual curiosity
  • rapid acquisition and mastery of concepts
  • superior reasoning and problem solving skills
  • leadership capacity
  • potential for advanced achievement in a specific domain or general academic aptitude

and which requires interventions beyond those available in a regular school program including:

  • optimal pacing of learning
  • interaction with like-ability peers 
  • individualized learning experiences
  • increased breadth and depth 
  • specialized supports
  • continual opportunity for challenge and advancement
     
    in order to address individualized learning needs and social-emotional vulnerabilities as indicated and to maximize well-being, educational engagement and development of such capabilities to enable the child to reach their full potential.
     
    Giftedness can occur across all demographics and in combination with physical impairments and communication or behaviour disorders.

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ABC is a volunteer organization, and, as such, welcomes donations in order to accomplish its goals.

If you would like to make a donation, secure online donations can be made through CanadaHelps - please follow the link below:

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(ABC Ontario, incorporated as The Association for Bright Children of Ontario, is a registered charity - #118777275RR0001)

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