Guided Inquiry Projects: Enrichment for Gifted Pupils

Primary school teachers develop work schemes to foster the appropriate skills and social abilities in their pupils. These schemes often include systematically providing enrichment activities for gifted pupils. In collaboration with teachers, school librarians can contribute and positively influence gifted pupils through research project work. Gifted pupils need challenges and opportunities through which they can express their talents. This paper describes a study with gifted pupils who engaged in guided inquiry activities led by a school librarian and organized outside of regular classes. The results suggested that the experience was not only positive for gifted pupils but also for the entire school community and the school's immediate and possibly wider environment