by Nicole LaChance, Marketing & Communications Coordinator I am a big fan of the podcast renaissance that’s been happening the past few years. While I’m driving, walking or cooking, I can learn about new topics, catch up on the news of the week or listen as...
by Dr. Julie Hopper, LABS Facilitator (This post originally appeared on Dr. Hopper's website. It has been reposted with permission.) This weekend I had the awesome opportunity to spread my enthusiasm for parasites with middle schoolers at a science workshop through the LABS program at The Institute...
by Morgan Carrion, Assistant to the President On February 9, 2019, IEA celebrated its 20th anniversary! The event took place at Annandale Golf Club with over 100 guests in attendance. Student volunteers played music, facilitated jeopardy and mingled with guests. One family even put on a...
By Emily Vesper, Yunasa West Camper Whenever I try to tell my friends back in California about the week I’ve spent in Colorado every summer for the past three years, words fall just short. I describe to them the intense friendship, the emotional growth, the tight-knit...
Escrito por Alicia A. Ayala; traducido por Elizabeth Garcia "Muchos de los vacíos en mi conocimiento y comprensión eran simplemente límites de mi formación cultural de origen y clase social, no por falta de abilidad y esfuerzo como me temia.” - Sonia Sotomayor, Mi Amado Mundo Sonia...
by Marielle Kang, EXPLORE Extern In July of last year, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy, an ethnomusicology professor at UCLA, at Apsara Media. I helped Dr. Amy with her work with the Sidi people, an African, Sufi minority in India. In...
by Hillary Jade, Program Manager It’s hard to believe, but we’re already well into the new year: 2019. Despite heavy rains – much-needed and welcomed throughout Los Angeles County – in IEA’s home city of Pasadena, CA, the future looks bright! With the rainfall comes the...
by Ashley Manalad, EXPLORE Extern Going into high school, I was dead set on becoming an engineer. Although art was one of my passions, I never really realized what value my art skills held and what I could potentially use it for on a professional level....
On Saturday, February 9th, the Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) will host an anniversary celebration fundraiser to mark 20 years serving gifted children. Attendees will be treated to an evening celebrating the heart of gifted children and fostering hope for the future. The fundraising event...
By Mallory Aldrich, Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Admissions Coordinator While reflecting on my first year at IEA, I realized I have learned so much while working with the amazing students who make up the Caroline D. Bradley Scholars. But the biggest lesson I’ve learned while working...
Here were the Institute for Educational Advancement's top blog posts in 2018: How to Prepare to Apply for the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship An explanation of what it means to be highly sensitive, as well as a summary of the many pros and some cons of being...
by Bonnie Raskin, Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Manager Working at IEA involves a lot more than being responsible for one’s own area or program. One of the most difficult jobs at IEA is that of the Marketing Coordinator, helmed with much finesse by Nicole LaChance. What...
By Amélie Buc, 2015 Caroline D. Bradley Scholar If someone had asked me before my ninth grade summer if I knew what Artificial Intelligence was, I would have talked about Ava in the film Ex Machina. Ava, though technically a robot, has a consciousness, morals of...
By Anita Russell, Academy Teacher There are many things I love about IEA Academy. The most important things to me are the freedoms the program offers its instructors that I did not have at other schools. The first freedom I cherish here is the ability to follow...
By Anvi Kevany, Administrative Assistant I started my volunteer work as a teenager, when my local group needed participants to join their choir to perform at nursing facilities. In addition, our high school highly encouraged students to volunteer their time, either at school or within the...
Before everyone departs to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, we’d like to take a few minutes to give thanks to our IEA community! Thank you to all the parents and volunteers who devote their time and resources to support IEA’s programs and services. Whether it’s donating books...
by Nicole Endacott, Program Coordinator “No act of kindness – however small – is ever wasted.” – Aesop Today is World Kindness Day! At IEA, our Whole Child Approach means that we see gifted youth as much more than their minds and deeply value their unique perspectives...
by Esther An, Caroline D. Bradley Scholar If I had asked seventh grade Esther An where she was going to be in three years, she probably wouldn’t have eagerly responded with, “Wallingford, Connecticut." Actually, even the suggestion of anywhere outside the city of Los Angeles, California, where...
By Katie Sanborn, Office Manager An article from the TED-Ed Blog titled “Why dance is just as important as math in school” (1) by Sir Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica recently caught my eye and led me to research more on the topic of the arts...
By Niña Abonal, Senior Program Coordinator It's that time of the year again, when high school students across the country are entering the most intense phase of their college journey: college applications and decisions! Just when gifted students have finally found the appropriate educational services at their...
By Morgan Carrion, Assistant to the President With the fall season upon us, we here at IEA would like offer a guide to festive fall activities for you and your family. But let us set the tone with inspiration from the poet John Keats. “To Autumn” by...
by Zadra Rose Ibañez, Director of Operations In the non-profit world, donors are the lifeblood of an organization. Though many programs charge fees for services, these fees usually do not cover the full expense of an individual’s participation, let alone any free programs and services offered to...
By Anvi Kevany, Administrative Assistant As a parent, you always want what is best for your child and strive to provide it for them. Developmental specialists, health providers and other experts are always researching and recommending ways to raise a child in order to reach their...
by Zadra Rose Ibañez, Director of Operations Do you remember that song by Living Color? It was about perception, and how we value what we think of as success and achievement, without really understanding everything going on underneath someone’s public persona. Sometimes that perception, or others’ expectation of...
By Alexis Hopper, Program Coordinator This past July, 12-year-old educator and GOVLEARN founder (and now 2018 Caroline D. Bradley Scholar!), Luke Gialanella, presented Academy's fourth student-lead workshop. Votes and Voices: The Electoral College invited students ages 9-14 to participate in an informative and fun introduction to...