The Global Center for Gifted and Talented Children

The Global Center for Gifted and Talented Children
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On Jan. 10th 2012 Roya Klingner founded this page to support gifted and talented children globally on facebook.
About Roya Klingner:Roya Klingner is the Head & Founder of Bavarian Center for Gifted & Talented Children (2008) & the Global Center for Gifted & Talented Children (2012). She was the German Delegate in World Council for Gifted & Talented Children (August 2005-August 2015), member of the General Committee ECHA (September 2012 – April 2014) & member of International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence, Liaison of SENG, Lecturer at the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Roya has an unique & diverse background, having worked in all year levels & many specialist areas during a career in both Government & Independent schools in different countries & cultures over the past years. Her philosophy as an educator is a reflection of current best-practice teaching & learning. She has experience in the development and application of Professional Learning programs, assisting & supporting staff to implement new & innovative programs into their classrooms. Roya Klingner is a Solution Oriented Therapist. She holds an ECHA certification, Specialist in Gifted Education from the University of Nijmegan in Netherland. The first president of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, Dr. Iraj Broomand, started a program for gifted and talented children in Iran 36 years ago. At that time, Roya Klingner was a little girl, who was different from other children of the same age. Her kindergarten teacher noticed her giftedness & advised her parents to send her to that school. After the iranian revolution she was forced to visit a "normal" school, where she was bored and unhappy. These experiences motivated her to find ways to spare other gifted children from making the same sad experiences. Her main interests in the field of talent development & excellence. underachievement, teacher trainings, development of creativity and solution oriented counseling for Gifted & Talented children. Her goal now is to support and help Gifted and Talented Children around the world. She has been invited speaker in Germany, Austria, Iran, Spain, UK, Ukraine, France, China, Dubai, KSA, Italy,...