What Really Matters – Notes from the Passenger Seat Pt. 2

In the second workshop of the two-part series, we shifted our focus from school to home. In World-Building: Crafting a Thriving Habitat at Home, we explored how to create a […]
What Really Matters – Notes from the Passenger Seat Pt. 1

As a mother of two young men, now 18 and 21, much of our family life has been spent in the car traveling to ice hockey games while moving around […]
Checking In with the CDB Class of 2021: Four Years Later

Four years after the CDB Class of 2021 applied for college in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, we check in to hear how their college experiences have unfolded.
Peach Juice!

Catherine Zakoian, MA, NCC, LPC January, 2025 My hurried, crooked, parking alignment, three feet from the curb confirms the rush of my excitement when I arrive to a Thanksgiving party last […]
IEA Honors the Nation’s Brightest Middle School Minds with National Award Program

Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Supports the High School Education of Gifted Learners PASADENA, CA – 09/12/2025 – The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA), a nonprofit dedicated to the intellectual, creative, […]
Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a High School as a Gifted Student – Shaurya

As part of IEA’s Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a High School as a Gifted Student series, IEA students share how they discovered their best fit high school, what they learned along […]
Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a High School as a Gifted Student – Daryn

As part of IEA’s Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a High School as a Gifted Student series, IEA students share how they discovered their best fit high school, what they learned along […]
Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a High School as a Gifted Student – Chloe

As part of IEA’s Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a High School as a Gifted Student series, IEA students share how they discovered their best fit high school, what they learned along […]
Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a High School as a Gifted Student – JohannaKate

As part of IEA’s Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a High School as a Gifted Student series, IEA students share how they discovered their best fit high school, what they learned along […]
Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a High School as a Gifted Student – Santiago

As part of IEA’s Finding the Right Fit: Choosing a High School as a Gifted Student series, IEA students share how they discovered their best fit high school, what they learned along […]