| | LEVEL OF DESCRIPTION: | Fonds | | No.: | PR2226 | | TITLE: | Alberta Association for Bright Children, Edmonton Chapter Fonds | | CREATOR: | Alberta Association for Bright Children, Edmonton Chapter | | DATE RANGE: | 1981-1996 | | EXTENT: | 0.16 m of textual records | | ADMINISTRATIVE | | HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | The first Association for Bright Children formed in Toronto in 1974, in response to a lack of programs oriented for gifted or bright children. In 1980, a group organized in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1983, The Alberta Association for Bright Children (AABC) incorporated as a provincial umbrella group. AABC operates as a voluntary non-profit, advocacy organization for gifted or bright children. In pursuit of its objectives, the AABC maintains library materials, organizes parent support groups, and collaborates with educators and government bodies to provide lectures and conferences, and investigate policy making regarding bright children. The association offers individual, local chapter, and network memberships. An elected executive manages the AABC, coordinates discussion with government, creates a newsletter, and attends the annual conference of the Society for the Advancement of Gifted Education (SAGE). SAGE is an umbrella group comprised of primary stakeholders in gifted education in Alberta including AABC, the Gifted and Talented Education Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association, and the Centre for Gifted Education, University of Calgary, and Alberta Education. | | CUSTODIAL HISTORY: | In 1993, Penelope Christensen donated the material comprising PR1993.0092 to the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Penelope Christensen is the founding editor of the Associations' Bright Notes publication. On December 11, 2008 Christensen donated the material comprising PR2009.0549 to the Provincial Archives of Alberta. | | SCOPE AND CONTENT: | The fonds consists of Vol.1, no. 1 - Vol. 15, no. 4 (1981-1996) of Bright Notes, the newsletter of the Alberta Association for Bright Children, Edmonton Chapter. | | GENERAL NOTE: | Information for the administrative history/biographical sketch sourced from: Edmonton Association for Bright Children: http://www.edmontonabc.org/member/index.htm
Alberta Associations for Bright Children: http://www.edmontonabc.org/aabc/aabclocal.htm (Accessed Aug. 1, 2007)
Society for the Advancement of Gifted Children: http://www.gtecouncil.com/New%20Folder/aboutsage.htm (Accessed Aug 3, 2007)
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