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Lane’s mum contacted us initially due to concern about her daughter’s educational journey and uncertainty about how to navigate the path forward. Lane had been identified and assessed as profoundly gifted, performing well beyond the standard school curriculum. Lane was a voracious reader, and a passionate writer, eager to explore new and exciting content. She was also deeply curious, researching areas of interest in detail. Although her school was highly supportive and had already accelerated her, Lane was becoming increasingly disengaged and frustrated.

After careful consideration of her learning profile and specialist reports, Lane was offered 1:1 tuition in one of her passion areas, writing.

1:1 Lane started at Bright Minds Co. with some expert 1:1 tuition for her writing and was then moved to a writing group where she was able to engage with work at her level, and importantly, socialise with like-minded peers.

She thrived in an environment with students who were able to challenge each other, make suggestions, collaborate and connect. Bright Minds Co. enrichment groups presented Lane with concepts and ideas that exceeded her grade level, and she relished adding new and exciting writing techniques to her stories. Lane was able to grasp concepts with remarkable speed and apply them successfully, often on the first attempt. Lane then joined our coding/math group, which presented her with a different type of challenge- for the first time, she wasn’t always the quickest to catch on to concepts and needed to learn strategies to cope when she didn’t understand right away. This meant she needed to develop her growth mindset and address her perfectionism. Finally, Lane was working at her level, discovering challenges that were too hard for her and working on ways to demonstrate grit with her learning.

With a lack of daily challenge and her levels of frustration mounting, Lane’s attitude towards school started to deteriorate and she started to exhibit signs of anxiety. Her mum booked another consultation session with us to try and find the best possible options.

With a supportive school behind her, Lane is now accessing weekly mentoring with geophysicist Dr Salah during school hours. Mentoring with Dr Salah has been a game-changer and she spends hours after their sessions researching and learning independently! Lane is still attending the weekly writing enrichment class as well- she loved it so much that she was adamant about continuing in addition to the mentoring. She loves her weekly sessions at Bright Minds Co. and her parents reported “We are just so glad we found Bright Minds Co.”

Our experience since we started with Bright Minds Co has been overwhelmingly positive. In addition to the obvious educational benefits, it is challenging to adequately articulate the effect it has had on our daughter's overall well-being. We were struggling to provide the right support for our profoundly gifted daughter and were seeking someone capable of connecting with her, stimulating her, and rekindling her enthusiasm for learning. When we came across Bright Minds Co. Kerrie’s passion about the academic and emotional wellbeing of gifted children, and her ability to establish a rapport with our daughter was evident from the start. Our daughter absolutely adores attending her writing class and relishes the opportunity to be creative beyond the realms of the curriculum. The supportive learning environment with like-minded peers means she has also been able to establish friendships. As with many gifted children, our child has always struggled if she cannot grasp a concept immediately. Having developed trust, Kerrie worked through this with her and subsequently, she now feels more confident to challenge herself. This growth in self-confidence is something she will continue to benefit from throughout her school journey. Recently, our daughter has also been working with Dr Salah, where she is able to explore topics of interest. She can direct what she would like to master, and Dr Salah has been guiding her with patience and kindness, with an expertise that is inspiring. He has a truly remarkable way of engaging with students and is so encouraging that it really motivates our daughter. Kerrie has not only provided invaluable support for our daughter but has also provided advice and guidance for us as parents. Kerrie has a deep level of understanding of the unique challenges that nurturing a profoundly gifted child presents and we are immensely appreciative of the support she has offered our family.