Stepanova O.N. The Gifted Child Project in Yakutia

Received: 03/15/2019

DOI: 10.24411/1997-9657-2019-10048

Keywords: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) gifted child early childhood age early childhood education

Stepanova O.N. (2019). The gifted child project in Yakutia. Preschool Education Today. 3:13, 56–65 (in Russian). DOI: 10.24411/1997-9657-2018-10048

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Olga N. Stepanova
Early Childhood and Primary Education Department of the Small Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk, Russia

Abstract

This paper addresses the problem of development of giftedness of young children. Early childhood age, viewed from the perspective of talent, is one of the priorities for the world’s pedagogical and psychological science. At the same time, in Russia, most of the concepts of giftedness are focused on other levels of education, including the current Concept of the National System for Identification and Development of Young Talents. The Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) has always been focused on the development of children’s and young people’s talents. Its new vector is the early development of children’s giftedness, starting from early childhood age. The pilot project involves 107 early childhood institutions and 14 primary schools in Yakutia. All subjects of the educational model take part in the support of gifted children: parents, educators, tutor’s assistants, specialists and administration of preschool institutions, children and social partners. The work with children’s talent is based on the idea that five pillars of education, i.e. music, chess, drawing, languages and sports that should become the basis for education of human talent. Early childhood organizations create conditions for mass manifestation of children’s abilities across different areas, which allow to count on the manifestation of hidden or potential giftedness as a result of certain volitional qualities and awakened interest in any kind of activity. Each educational organization builds its own educational model of work according to this concept. The author of the article analyzes the work performed, which is based on the principles of consistency, openness and cultural congruence. Implementation of these principles allows the child to develop its intellectual and creative potential.

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