A Message From Our Leadership
not a trait, like eye color or fingerprint, but rather a journey which involves developing
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orthwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy (SESP)
is passionate about discovering new ways to unlock creativity, learning, and engagement.
Uniquely positioned at the intersection of education and social policy, we are driven by our mission to make lives better and transform communities. Center for Talent Development (CTD) is at the heart of SESP’s work—developing, testing, and relentlessly improving programs, which spark lifelong learning in tomorrow’s leaders.
We strive to identify talent and unlock exceptional assets across a diverse community of young learners. For thousands of students each year, CTD provides the first glimpse into what Northwestern University has to offer. We look forward to welcoming our 2019-2020 students, both new and returning, as they continue to learn, grow, and thrive.
DAVID FIGLIO DEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL POLICY
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potential into achievement. We believe talent can be developed by matching an individual’s interests and abilities with the right blend of opportunity, experience, and challenge.
CTD’s signature Pathways approach helps high- ability students develop intellectually, socially, and emotionally. Once a student’s interests and skills are brought into focus, we create paths to build confidence and competence, starting in early childhood and continuing through adolescence and adulthood.
Our expert instructors share our vision. We partner with highly trained, well-respected, and enthusiastic teachers who provide the most stimulating ways to explore their content areas. Students come away challenged, with passions stoked, and hungry for more.
Students truly understand foundational concepts when they can apply critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving skills to real-life situations. By providing learning experiences for students to solve authentic, real-world problems, we offer students a vision of how they may one day contribute to their field. We hope our advanced learners, the future leaders of our world, will successfully adapt to whatever career or life situation they encounter down the road.
DR. PAULA OLSZEWSKI-KUBILIUS DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT
t Center for Talent Development (CTD), we believe giftedness is
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