Mr Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse

Welcome to Mr Gelston’s One Room Schoolhouse

Gifted Family Communications Strategies Workshops

“Communication is the key to relationships.” ~ James T. Webb. Communication happens on many levels every minute of every day. Silence is as much a message as talking at top volume. Body language has an enormous impact on the meaning of our words. Technology both simplifies and complicates communication-- we can communicate faster, but sometimes meaning is lost without physical or vocal inflections. For gifted kids, communication is further confounded by asynchrony-- the state of being at many stages and levels of development all within one person. Gifted kids may find conversation with age peers to be less comfortable than with adults, but at the same time struggle with the communication skills necessary for effective self-advocacy. Asynchrony may also increase a young person’s susceptibility to anxiety, which is another barrier to positive communication. powered by Crowdcast Our three-part workshop addresses these concepts and concerns, and gives young people and their families tools to identify and develop their own healthy communication strategies and styles. Each week will include an overview, a self-assessment, a library of ...
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Mr. Gelston Continues Support for Gifted Homeschoolers Forum with New Membership Benefits

Giving back to Gifted Homeschoolers Forum is important to me. GHF and Mr. Gelston have shared a common vision for respecting gifted homeschool families in their educational approaches. I have learned a lot and shared many great experiences with the GHF Community. Creating new membership benefits is a great way to drive new membership for GHF and increase awareness for Mr. Gelston's services.Barry Gelston, M.Ed. New GHF Member Benefits from Mr. Gelston The value of these new benefits makes your Gifted Homeschoolers Forum membership a great bargain. Your discount can be used for all three services.
  1. Two free introductory Private Computer Science lessons which are in addition to the initial ½ hour interview.
  2. 15% discount on the first term of the Current Events program.
  3. 15% discount for the first Learning Coach package that you purchase.
How to Register for these GHF Member Benefits
  1. Register to become a member of Gifted Homeschoolers Forum and get your discount code.
  2. Bring your discount code to our registration forms and tell us about yourself.
  3. Here are the initial forms to use ...
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Mr. Gelston Expands Beyond Math to Support Gifted Education for Homeschool Families

Mr. Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse has found its place in the world of gifted homeschool education by offering private lessons that are based on quality pedagogy and respect for the social-emotional needs of gifted children and families. Within this context, we are expanding with a few additional offerings.
  • Learning Coach This program features Carol Malueg who is internationally known for her support of gifted families as both a practitioner and advocate for the gifted community. The goal of this program is to support gifted families in organizing their worlds and their development of executive functioning skills. 
  • Private Computer Science Lessons This program features Kat Murray who is an experienced gifted education specialist who holds an MSE in Computer Information Science. Kat will offer a combination of flexibility and dedication to the structures of quality programming that is designed to capture the interests of gifted learners.
  • Currents Events-Social Science Small Group Discussion This program features Darby Kennedy who is an experienced High School teacher, Homeschool Co-op Leader, and Homeschool Mom of gifted children. Darby has created a program that engages the ...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you only work with homeschool families? No, everyone is welcome, but please keep in mind that we only provide educational solutions and not homework help. 

Do you only work with gifted families? Our expertise is working with the unique needs of gifted families. Still, you are very welcome to try a 1/2 hour mutual assessment to see if our program is a fit.

I find these programs interesting, what is my next step? We ask that you fill out the registration form below to initiate a conversation with our leaders. You will receive a return email to schedule a time to connect.

Registration is open for our new services

Mr. Gelston receives four Honor Roll Nominations from Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)

Mr. Gelston receives four Honor Roll Nominations from Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)  It is an incredibly heart warming honor for me that several of my student families have decided to nominate me for this award, sending in such kind words. I get to work in partnership with the most wonderful families to address the emotional and educational needs of their children. For many of my families, SENG is an incredibly important ...

Private Lessons and Working Till the Light Bulb Turns On

We are now accepting learners for all four programs. Come and get to know us. Request a private conversation to discuss your child and your needs. We are here for you.Barry Gelston, M.Ed. Although the lightbulb is a cliche term, it seems the best to depict the moment when ideas come together. As educators, our true challenge is to get to the light bulb for each learning experience. Some classroom teachers learn to accept this ...

Independent and Lesson Learning

The Mr. Gelston approach to independent work is designed to complement a family's homeschool philosophy. Some families pursue a passion-based learning approach, while others look to a more formal structure. Goal of Independent Work Mr. Gelston takes the view that there is no such thing as teaching, only learning. As educators, our role is to launch kiddos to become as responsible for their own learning as possible over time. The choice of using Khan Academy is ...

Describing the Mr. Gelston Values

As Mr. Gelston expands to include new educators, the question must arise, what makes this One Room Schoolhouse different? Mr. Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse has come to represent a set of values that have shaped our style of education for supporting Gifted Homeschool learners:
  • Mr. Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse's most important value is to treat each learner and family with Love and Kindness.
  • Mr. Gelston's One Room Schoolhouse educators strive to develop and maintain ...

Mr Gelston Announces 2018-2019 Schedule

Here is the new schedule for the 2018-2019 School Year. To minimize kid burn-out, we are making sure to have a long weekend or vacation each month. The March vacation coincides with other online learning organizations ...

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