Oklahoma Association for the Gifted, Creative, & Talented
Tulsa Public Schools Holds 5th Annual Chess Tourney
OAGCT Board Member and Director of Gifted Education for Tulsa Public Schools, Dr. Linnea Van Eman, announces the winners in the 5th Annual Tulsa Public Schools Chess Classic Tournament.
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Students from across the Tulsa Public Schools district of 51 elementary schools and 12 middle schools competed in the all-day challenge on May 3.
OAGCT Board member, Andrea Schafer, headed up the event which involved creating brackets and editing progress for the over 300 students participating in the event. The tournament is supported with the great assistance of Charles Unruh and the Tulsa Chess Club. The Tulsa Chess Club counts many Tulsa Public Schools students and alumni as members. The event is the culmination of a year's worth of hard work by the students, as each student has to compete to attend the event by winning a place from their school. Students learn chess as part of the Gifted and Talented curriculum with many schools also having after-school chess clubs. Many times the club adviser is the Gifted and Talented teacher in the school. Chess is a great way to foster critical thinking and analytical thought in students at a young age. Young people find chess exciting, challenging, and at times, excruciating! Congratulations to all of the winners! |
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Charles Unruh, President of the Tulsa Chess Club, helps a student adjust her set-up before the match begins.
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OAGCT IS:
OAGCT is a not-for-profit volunteer association founded to bring together concerned professionals and other persons interested in gifted, creative, and talented youth for their mutual support and growth. Our vision is a challenging education that reaches and stretches potential for all students.
Our Vision:
We envision a point in time when an equitable, appropriate, and challenging education, aligned with potential, is delivered to all children. We envision a time when teachers and parents are trained to understand and reach that potential in the most effective way possible.
We envision a point in time when an equitable, appropriate, and challenging education, aligned with potential, is delivered to all children. We envision a time when teachers and parents are trained to understand and reach that potential in the most effective way possible.
Our Mission:
To promote, support, and improve appropriate educational opportunities
To inform the general public of the needs of gifted, creative, talented youth
To disseminate news and information of interest and concern
To foster professional growth of educators
To support legislation and funding for programs
To work in cooperation with and support of the philosophy and goals of NAGC
To provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among the membership
Gifted, creative, and talented youth are defined as those who show exceptionally high ability in one of the following:
Intellectual capacity
Academic aptitude
Creative ability
Leadership
Artistic talent
