A gifted children learning expert says the Ministry of Education still doesn't understand and value the benefit of day schools - which are specifically designed to teach children classified as "gifted".
Dr Rosemary Cathcart first started what is known as a 1-day school in 1996, for gifted children.
A 1-day school is a learning programme children can attend for 1 day of the week, while enrolled at a regular school, with permission of the school board.
The child is not marked as absent, and it doesn't impact a schools attendance record negatively.
1-day schools for gifted children are located around the country and seek to cater toward the different learning styles and needs that gifted children have.
More recently 1-day nature schools have grown in popularity - which tend to - but not necessarily - cater to children who are neurodivergent and benefit from the nature-based programmes.
Dr Rosemary Cathcart and Leo Smith - director of Bush Sprouts at Nature School NZ Trust - discuss.
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