Advocating for Your Gifted Child
IEA understands that advocating for your child requires research, preparation, and tenacity. Here are some suggestions
Thank You, Teachers!
Thank you, Mattie Whyte Woodridge, for being the pioneer of Teacher Appreciation Day
Overthinking: When Your Mind Won’t Turn Off
As a chronic overthinker, I wanted to explore the reasons behind overthinking, how it can hurt and what we can do to rein it in
My Smart Kid Is So Emotional–Am I A Parenting Failure?
Your child is emotional. Anxious. Melting down. Gifted. And so are you.
Why Are So Many Gifted Children Also Highly Sensitive?
Highly sensitive people have a number of very sought-after traits, including soaring creativity, intense focus, careful conscientiousness, empathetic kindness, and the ability to understand the world very deeply
Grief, Loss and Gifted
Losses can feel bigger and more complicated for our gifted kids. How can we help them navigate it?
Poetic, Mythological Constellation Mysteries
Cassiday Kao, an Academy student and author, will be hosting a free workshop at IEA Academy
Gifted on Screen
Looking for some other gifted characters in pop culture? Here are a few of my favorite movies and TV shows featuring gifted kids
Bradley Seminar 2017
Every year, the Bradley Seminar brings together our national cohort of current CDB Scholars along with alumni, parents, educators, guest speakers and IEA staff for a weekend event where they can connect as a community
A Basketball Center En Pointe and Parabolas on the Fairway
By combining unrelated fields, will our gifted scholar-athletes create a greater exceptionality?