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Baum’s Suite of Tools
Bespoke, practical strategies to help your child achieve their best – in school and out of it
World-Leading Best Practice for 2e Students
Twice-exceptional students sometimes seem to be a contradiction – exceptionally bright, but also needing significant support and guidance in some areas. Strengths-based education is a way of extending the student in their areas of excellence and interest, while also crafting strategies to address their weaknesses.
Having studied under Dr. Susan Baum, the world’s foremost academic working in twice-exceptional education, Olivia is one of the only people in Australia licensed to administer Baum’s Suite of Tools. This comprises a series of assessments and in-person interviews with parents, teachers, and of course the student themselves, to produce a bespoke education plan grounded in best practice and focused on the student’s extraordinary abilities, both inside and out of the classroom.
Who It’s For
- Parents of Twice-Exceptional Children: Allowing you to approach your child’s development with confidence, focusing on their interests and exceptional abilities, not just their weaknesses.
- Schools and Homeschooling Families: Enhancing your ability to craft lessons that engage and inspire a student who has found school challenging.
- Twice-Exceptional Adult Students: Supporting you to succeed where you may have previously struggled in further education through greater self-knowledge and an awareness of the other paths available to you.
The Suite of Tools Process
The Suite of Tools comprises a comprehensive series of tests and interviews to produce a ‘whole-person’ picture of the twice-exceptional individual.
The Family
Olivia conducts a 90-120-minute interview with the student themselves, focusing on understanding their talents, interests and learning preferences, and completing three assessments – C.L.U.E.S., the Learning Print and the Quick Personality Indicator. Another 90-120-minute interview is completed with the parent/s or guardian/s of the student to complete a second copy of C.L.U.E.S. and understand patterns in the student’s life. (For adults who are no longer in contact with their parents, a trusted long-time friend can be utilised here instead.)
The Professionals
Two other significant service providers in the individual’s life, such as teachers, therapists or extracurricular activity providers, each complete C.L.U.E.S and then engage in a 60-minute interview with Olivia to clarify and extend her understanding of the student.
The Case Presentation
After Olivia has synthesised this information, she chairs a 90-120-minute meeting with the parent/s or guardian/s, professionals and school executive to present her findings and brainstorm possible solutions as a team, working together to ensure that the recommendations are practical as well as evidence-based.
Report
You will receive a copy of the Suite of Tools report, including three appendices, “Friendly Learning Environments”, “More Success in the Classroom Matrix” and a Talent Plan, with detailed instructions on how to best support the student in their learning, both at school and in co-curricular opportunities.
Olivia is also available to apply three advanced tools, the Leveraging Strengths Tool, the Engagement Tool and the Dual Differentiation organiser, to any specific challenge, unit or study or lesson upon request (additional fees apply).
Neuroaffirming and Grounded in the Latest Research
Twice-exceptional students are a complex and under-studied population. Olivia has sought out the very best practice for them, travelling internationally in order to be able to bring this cutting-edge research to Australia. Baum’s Suite of Tools provides a roadmap for a neuroaffirming, strengths-based, talent-focused education in a way that increases buy-in and doesn’t harm twice-exceptional students’ fragile academic self-esteem like many other special education programs do.
Engagement & Investment
$3000 for a completed program
Rates for additional presentations or meetings (e.g. with new schools or teachers), and each of the three advanced tools, available upon request.
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