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Southlake Association for Gifted and Talented
Upcoming Events
JAN 25 - Chess Tournament
FEB 20 - Course Selection & Curriculum with Gina Peddy
MAR 27 - Coding at iCode Southlake
FEB 22 - Stargazing at JES - Fort Worth Astronomical Society
APR 26 - Art in the Park at Grapevine Botanical Garden
JUNE 1 - Camp Invention Week 1 - SPARK (pre-registration now open!)
JUNE 8 - Camp Invention Week 2 - ILLUMINATE (pre-registration now open!)
JANUARY 25th
Chess Tournament
for Grades 1-5 @ Mathnasium Southlake
SAGT Student Programs is excited to kick off the first ever Chess Tournament this school year. This is a no elimination tournament. Awards will be given for top point earners for each grade and all participants will receive a medal.
EXPAND FOR DETAILS
Sunday, January 25th - SIGN UP NOW
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location
Mathnasium, 2140 E Southlake Blvd. Southlake, TX 76092
Details
Each student will play 4-5 short chess matches based on age. Points will be given for each match so this is a no elimination tournament. Awards will be given for top point earners for each grade and all participants will receive a medal. Snacks will be provided.
Fees and Requirements
SAGT Members - $5 per student
Non-Members - $10 per student
Renew your membership for the 2025-26 school year or become a new member. JOIN NOW >
You must reserve your spot using the sign up links above. Payment is due at the time of registration. Seating is limited.
This is a STUDENT ONLY event supervised by SAGT Student Board members, Mathnasium staff and CISD student volunteers. We ask that parents enter the building with their child to check-in at the tables inside the entrance. Once checked in, we encourage parents to allow your child to attend this event independently.
Being identified as gifted is not a requirement for SAGT membership.
Being identified as gifted does not automatically enter a family into SAGT membership.
SAGT is a fundraising organization that supports the CISD GT Program
Membership for SAGT must be renewed each new school year to be current.
Questions about the event?
Contact Student Programs at SAGTstudentprograms@gmail.com
FEBRUARY 20th
Course Selection & Curriculum w/ Gina Peddy
for Middle School Parents
Middle School Parents, COURSE SELECTION is around the corner! ARE YOU READY? Please join us to meet Gina Peddy & Kimberly Goodman to learn about: Pathways, Dual Credit,AP Classes — workload, number of classes, Advanced Placement / GT, & CTE Pathways
EXPAND FOR DETAILS
Friday, February 20th - SIGN UP NOW
11:00pm - 1:00pm
Location
Carroll ISD Administration Building - Lonesome Dove
2400 North Carroll Avenue
Presenters
Gina Peddy - Executive Director For Curriculum & Instruction
Kimberly Goodman - Career & Technical Education (CTE) Facilitator
Fees and Requirements
SAGT Members - Free
Non-Members - $20
Renew your membership for the 2025-26 school year or become a new member.
JOIN NOW >
Please arrive at 10:45 with your ID to check-in.
This is a Brown Bag event, so feel free to bring your lunch and questions.
You must reserve your spot using the sign up link above. Payment is due at the time of registration.
Being identified as gifted is not a requirement for SAGT membership.
Being identified as gifted does not automatically enter a family into SAGT membership.
SAGT is a fundraising organization that supports the CISD GT Program
Membership for SAGT must be renewed each new school year to be current.
Questions about the event?
Contact Parent Programs at SAGTstudentprograms@gmail.com
Event Highlights
Every year SAGT offers events and opportunities for adults and students to learn and grow together.
DEC 5, 2025
TAGT giftED25 Conference
SAGT sent our GT teachers to the TAGT GiftED conference in Grapevine. This annual event brings people together to explore focus areas like Program Design, Equity & Inclusion, Professional Development, and Collaboration.
"TAGT was an excellent opportunity to collaborate with passionate educators and bring back ideas that will enrich learning in our GT Humanities classrooms!" - Mr. Mims
NOV 6, 2025
SAGT Meet & Greet with Carroll ISD Gifted & Talented teachers
During this annual exclusive event, SAGT DaVinci and Einstein Members had the opportunity to learn more about CISD's GT programming, ask questions and meet and mingle with CISD teachers and Executive Director of Curriculum.
OCT 16, 2025
College Application Panel
College Applications can be overwhelming - so we are immensely grateful to our amazing panelists who spent their time demystifying the process and sharing important tips.
Sarah Thomas and Barbara Milhizer
College Collective Co-Founders and Principals
Trisha Uhler
CISD 9-12 Counselor Coordinator, Dual Credit Liaison
Nick Kennedy
Harvard and UCLA School of Law Alumnus, Harvard Alumni Interviewer, Father of two current CISD students
Eric Chernik
Stanford and U Chicago Booth MBA Alumnus, Stanford Alumni Interviewer, Father of two recent CISD graduates
SEP 24, 2025
Annual Welcome Coffee Event:
"Strengthen Family Connections"
The event was well attended by approximately 45 SAGT members. Siomara "Sadi" Monge LPC-S began her speech by exploring how parents can help strengthen executive function in high-achieving students. She then covered building foundations, elementary school strategies that work, middle school parent strategies, preparing for Independence for the high school and high school success strategies. Check out their website and socials at familyconnectionscounseling.com.
SEP 2025
Campus Fall Socials
Thank you to all who joined our fall socials! Every year our SAGT campus liaisons plan an individual gathering for each of the five Carroll ISD elementary schools. Parents and students in the Quest program meet at a local park to play and chat. We hope you enjoyed connecting with other GT Families.
SEP 7, 2025
Study Skills Sessions
The 2025 school year kicked off with our annual Study Skills Sessions. Students learned tips and tricks to get the new school year off to a great start and had a chance to ask questions of students who were in their place not long ago. The two sessions were a great success thanks to our amazing teacher, Leslie Andre, and our student panelists.
AUG 2025
Welcome back to our Quest and GT Teachers!
SAGT held a back-to-school lunch to celebrate our teachers as we start the 2025-2026 school year.
Special thanks to our wonderful members!
Considering an SAGT membership? Read about the benefits of our Level 2: Da Vinci and Level 3: Einstein memberships by clicking the link to our membership page below.
2025-26 SAGT Family MembershipGoogle Sites
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