S1, E1 Celi Trepanier

October 24, 2020 By ghfmain

Celi Trépanier

While giftedness can manifest in different forms, often we all have the same questions relating to educating our own children. Some of them are practical, such as how to get the household chores done while juggling complex topics you can’t just wing and others are more philosophical, such as how much does early academic advancement help. For this session, our guest is Celi Trepanier. Celi received her Master’s degree in Education at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has homeschooled her three children.

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