Who is One Day School for?

Is One Day School right for my child?

One Day School, based in Rotorua, caters for children aged 6 to 12 years old in the Bay of Plenty.

We provide for children who have especially active minds and imaginations, children who need more challenge and extension than regular schools can easily provide.

Gifted children are interesting kids with a lot of potential, but can also be kids who feel lonely at school or who don't fit in.

“A gifted child’s acute perception, heightened sensitivity and imagination, abstract interpretation of events and interactions elicit intense emotional responses.

Whether real or imagined, gifted children’s perceptions are their reality.”
— Juratowitch, M. 2013

Identifying a gifted child.

No two gifted children are the same, each child is unique in their own strengths and traits.

However, there are some traits and indicators that a lot of gifted children do have in common. If your child is demonstrating several of these indicators, it could mean that they are gifted.

Indicators:

    • Early reader, and/or has advanced reading skills.

    • Advanced general knowledge for their age.

    • Advanced maths skills.

    • Advanced vocabulary.

    • Enjoys and concentrates on puzzles.

    • Excellent memory, retains information easily.

    • Loves being read to and closely follows the story.

    • Makes intricate constructions.

    • Mental speed is faster than writing ability.

    • Produces original work.

    • Has excellent ideas but has difficulty recording them by writing.

    • Produces very detailed drawings.

    • Intensely curious, asks a lot of questions.

    • High expectations of self.

    • Vivid imagination.

    • Very observant.

    • Intuitive.

    • Very independent, likes to do things for themselves.

    • Highly competitive.

    • Tends to lead and direct activity.

    • Concerned with fairness.

    • Empathetic or emotionally deep.

    • Keen sense of humour.

    • Need for emotional support, easily wounded.

    • Plays with older children.

    • Easily frustrated.

    • Sensitive to detail.

    • Intense interest on one area.

    • Has a wide range of hobbies and interests.

    • Shows sensitivity to things, causing distress.

    • Corrects the teacher.

    • Enjoys their own company.

    • Excited about new learning and ideas.

    • Daydreams and seems to get lost in their own world.

    • Invents their own games.

    • Highly energetic, needing less sleep or downtime.

    • Temper, especially when they perceive failure.

Once you register your interest for One Day School, we will arrange a time to assess your child ahead of the next in-take.