GHF Board President

Barry Gelston is a Doctoral student at Bridges Graduate School of Cognitive Diversity in Education whose focus is on supporting gifted and 2e families. Barry holds a Masters Degree in Education from Cambridge College focused on Middle School Mathematics Education and has also completed graduate level coursework in Research, Measurement, and Quantitative Analysis in Behavioral and Educational Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University.

Barry Gelston, M.Ed. is the Board President of GHF whose mission is to empower every gifted family to make strategic, proactive, and intentional educational choices.

Professionally, Mr. Gelston is a private math teacher who works with Gifted & 2e homeschool students who struggle with learning math in traditional settings. His practice supports families from around the world, working online in zoom and using other online assistive technology.

After spending 10 years working exclusively teaching math to Gifted and 2e learners, Mr. Gelston has focused solely on the needs of this community. In addition to using core math education tools taking a constructivist approach, his focus has been on allowing 2e learners the space to learn.

Barry’s goal with this column is to be a conduit for families struggling to find their way in the Gifted & 2e world, by using his professional experience and academic work to provide families the information they need to feel confident and successful as parents.