Does Acceleration Create a Genius Child?
Acceleration, commonly known as skipping classes, is an academic intervention in which parents decide to graduate the child up to two grades. The acceleration rate varies from child to child. In some cases, teachers suggest that the genius of the child is such that grades skipped can be more than one. The whole idea behind […]
How G&T 101 Builds Language Skills in Toddlers and Preschoolers
Parents: Do you want your child growing up with strong language and verbal communication skills? Of course you do! Communication and language is one of the pillars of society. One must be able to converse with others to be a functioning member of society. Some enrichment programs may touch on language, but language and verbal […]
Top Gifted & Talented Test Prep Course for OLSAT in NYC
Our G&T 101 class prepares children for the OLSAT portion of the NYC Gifted & Talented Entrance Exam better than any other class in the city! The importance of preparing for the OLSAT portion of the test. Over my many years of preparing children for entrance into NYC’s top schools, we have seen thousands of scores […]
Going Back To School in New York City and Brooklyn 2016
As New York City goes back to school, here at FTKny.com we’ve been preparing for students new and returning. Our Fall 2016 offerings are our best yet. While we were wrapping up a record-setting summer, we launched our Gifted & Talented Readiness Quiz. This is a free tool to help parents determine if their child […]
A Great Review of FasTracKids New York City
Via Yelp Love this place. Love love the summer camp. Highly recommend all programs! Tried them all! My son has been here since he was 4. He is now 7. He has gone to their summer camp in 2014 and loved it. Going again this year. He took the Fastrackids 2-year program and loved it. He […]
Our very own David Green of FTK Williamsburg Featured on Examiner.com Podcast
We are so thrilled to share this podcast! After the Alina Adams workshop at our Williamsburg location, Alina asked David Green to speak on the gifted education in NYC. You can read more on Examiner.com. Go David! p.s. We’re delighted to announce that we are hosting Alina Adams at our Park Slope location for another […]
News on Bed Stuy’s Gifted Program
FasTracKids has been serving gifted and talented students in NYC with the very best in brain and research based enrichment programs since 2003. Our world renowned programs can help your child reach his or her full gifted potential. We have programs available for children as early as age 2 up to 14 years old. Please […]
6 Skills Your Child Needs to Get Into a NYC Gifted & Talented Program
Parents often ask us what it takes to secure a spot in NYC gifted & talented schools. We decided to compile a list of some of the most important skills and traits that your child should develop if expecting to gain admittance into a gifted and talented school. Start Early. It is very important to […]
How To Prepare for the NYC Gifted Talented Test
Wondering how to Prepare for the NYC Gifted and Talented Test? What is the NYC Gifted and Talented Test? It’s important for parents to understand the intent and content of the G&T test to best prepare their child for the entrance exam. The New York City Gifted and Talented (G&T) Entrance Exam consists of two […]
Help Your Child Excel (Now That The G&T Test Is Over)
Gifted and Talented programs in NYC are quite rigorous and fast paced. The regular class may go through a chapter of math in one month while the gifted class may do so in two weeks. If your child is not ahead academically then that means in a gifted class they are behind. Children entering kindergarten (the new 1st Grade) […]