Parents of gifted children know that it's all right to be bright, but the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) in Great Britain wants to get others to see that it's all right as well. They are sponsoring a national "It's Alright to Be Bright" campaign on May 9. Schools have been asked to participate in the campaign designed to raise money and awareness.

Children are asked to wear bright clothes to school and NAGC has suggested a number of activities, all involving something bright of course, for children to engage in during the day. These activities include studying the stars and exploring electricity. NAGC has published an "It's Alright to Be Bright Information and Resource Pack that is available online as a pdf file.

I think this campaign is a wonderful idea. It would be even more wonderful if it moved beyond the shores of Great Britain and took place across the world. Even if it doesn't manage to gain international attention, the ideas in the NAGC Information and Resource Pack can be used by individual schools anywhere.