The Harker School is a private school in Silicon Valley that has earned international recognition for its top academics, quality teachers and student achievements. Founded in 1893 and educating 2,000 students, Harker is the largest independent school of its kind in California, serving families of preschool, elementary, middle and high school-aged children on its four San Jose campuses.
The Ingenuity Project, a non-profit organization, is a joint effort of the Baltimore City Public School System, The Abell Foundation, and Baltimore’s science and mathematics community. We are the only comprehensive, advanced math and science instructional program for gifted and advanced children in grades 6-12 in Baltimore City that has consistent positive, demonstrated student achievement outcomes. They are committed to ensuring the program reflects the ethnicity, gender, and income of Baltimore City households by recruiting and cultivating students with high potential and interest in STEM from historically underserved populations.
The Junior Academy is an elite group of problem solvers made up of talented students, STEM experts, and companies around the world dedicated to designing innovative solutions to global challenges. Each year, students ages 13–18 are invited to join The Junior Academy. Successful applicants gain lifelong access to exclusive educational opportunities and a remarkable global STEM network through Launchpad, a virtual collaboration platform. Students develop advanced research, innovation, and collaboration skills with best-in-class learning resources and leverage these skills to compete in 70-day challenges sponsored by industry-leading companies.
The Lang School offers high potential, gifted, and twice exceptional (2E) learners in grades 1-12 a child-centered, STEM- and STEAM-driven education informed by the ethics and poetics of the humanities. Curious young minds thrive here — perhaps for the first time — learning at their level with affinity and ability peers in small classes of no more than 12 students. Specially trained educators differentiate the content and delivery of our flexibly standards-based academics, so every student receives an education that fits.
The Liberty School is an independent elementary school. The hallmarks of the school’s scholastic program are a customized curriculum for each child, one-on-one instruction, and progressive approaches to teaching. Their mission is to provide individualized, dynamic education for dyslexic, academically gifted, and twice-exceptional (both dyslexic and gifted) students.
The Logan School for Creative Learning is a progressive school for the gifted in Denver, Colorado. They offer a dynamic curriculum that teaches the way children learn by giving them hands-on experiences fueled by their own curiosities. Their mission is to provide an experience-based educational opportunity for gifted children of all backgrounds that allow each child to develop individually to his or her full potential.
Mirman School is an independent, co-educational day school for highly gifted children in grades K-8 located in Los They cultivate the boundless potential of highly gifted children, nurture their passions and talents, and develop a diverse community of creative and constructive lifelong learners.
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) offers various contests for elementary to high school students interested in the American Revolution.
The Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku and Senryu Competition for Grades 7-12 was founded in 1990 by the Sacred Heart Church in Camden, N.J. It is sponsored and administered by the Nick Virgilio Haiku Association in memory of Nicholas A. Virgilio, a charter member of the Haiku Society of America, who died in 1989.
The Nueva School is an internationally-recognized independent school PK-12, serving gifted and talented students since 1967. A three-time winner of the US Department of Education National Blue Ribbon Award, Nueva is a student-centered school known for its distinctive inquiry-based interdisciplinary studies, constructivist project-based learning, and its pioneering work in social emotional learning and design thinking. Nueva has two campuses: Grades PreK – 8 meet at the Hillsborough Campus in Hillsborough, CA and Grades 9 – 12 meet at the Bay Meadows Campus located in San Mateo, CA.
The Quad Manhattan is an inclusive meeting place for Twice Exceptional kids – a place where social and executive functioning “life” skills are developed through fun! Twice Exceptional or 2e children have intellectual or creative gifts, and also have lagging social or executive functioning skills. Developed by experts in medicine, child psychology and gifted special education, the Quad uses kids’ strengths and passions to hide skill development in creative and engaging after-school classes and activities during our summer camp.
The Roeper School is a private coeducational day school for gifted children, with campuses in Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan in Greater Detroit, serving students at all levels from preschool through the 12th grade. Founded by George and Annemarie Roeper in 1941, The Roeper School is known for educating the whole child in an emotionally supportive, intellectually engaging environment. Roeper seeks students who are curious about learning, internally motivated, self-directed, and have a high ability to think abstractly.
The Sage School’s mission is to prepare gifted students to excel, by providing a comprehensive program of academic rigor and social growth inspired by passionate teachers within a nurturing community. They are a small, cohesive, nurturing community that values the free expression of ideas, the individual contributions of all its members, and all types of diversity. The Sage School is New England’s recognized leader in gifted education, with a proven history of preparing graduates to confidently navigate and succeed in a dynamic world.
The Schilling School for Gifted Children is a not for profit, independent, coeducational institution founded in 1997. Nationally, it is one of only two schools serving gifted students K-12. They focus on individualized gifted education, embracing the “whole child” philosophy wherein the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual facets of a child’s development will be nurtured. Their curriculum is not bound by the common core and standardized testing limitations. The unique schedule allows for extensive elective offerings including 9 foreign language options available in all grades.
The Study of Exceptional Talent (SET) provides counseling to students who have been identified as having advanced reasoning abilities and may not yet be ready to enter our nation’s most selective colleges and universities, but who also may not be well served by the typical middle or high school curriculum. We also seek opportunities for SET members to meet intellectual peers who share their interests and abilities.
The Walking Classroom is a national award-winning education program that provides students and teachers with an innovative way to get exercise without sacrificing instructional time. The nonprofit program’s “Walk, Listen, and Learn” methodology capitalizes on the favorable link between exercise and cognitive function.
The Weiss School offers a full-time, gifted educational program that provides students with traditional core academic subjects and a broad array of elective courses to prepare them for the 21st century workforce. Following research-based best practices in gifted education, staff at The Weiss School educate gifted students by incorporating creativity, communication, and critical thinking skills across all areas of the curriculum.
At the Winston School, students gain the learning skills and self-reliance to succeed in college and throughout life. Serving children in grades K-12, Winston challenges its students to achieve in an environment that not only supports but also celebrates their individuality and creativity. Winston’s personalized, college preparatory program is designed to align with the student’s learning style rather than teaching a fixed curriculum. This approach sets Winston apart from other schools as its program is focused on educating the whole child empowering them to be confident, well-rounded and lifelong self-advocates.
The mission of the TheLab is to make science accessible. Their fully equipped modern life science lab is home to countless opportunities. With their ever expanding catalog of classes, beginner scientists can get into the lab for hands on research experiences. TheLAB continues offering science fair mentoring programs to encourage young minds to pursue and excel in scientific fields. Their newly formed startup incubator is launching new companies into success in the biotech arena while their research services are allowing investors to invest with more confidence. The combination of an open laboratory and cutting edge research projects makes for an exciting and productive learning environment.
Thomas Jefferson School gives its students the strongest possible academic background through a classical education. Within a nurturing community, students develop a responsibility for their own learning and a desire to lift up the world with beauty and intellect.
The Threshold Program is a summer enrichment program at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, designed to provide challenge and enrichment for advanced students who would benefit from experiences beyond those provided by the regular classroom experience. Classes offer high-level thinking and active learning in interesting topics like Chemistry, Debate, World of Insects, TED Talks, and Tinkerers. Threshold serves students in Kindergarten through tenth grade.
Time4Learning provides online curriculum for children in Pre-K through high school. Their lessons can be used for homeschooling, after-school enrichment, and summer learning.
ATDP’s Elementary Division, administered through UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education, offers a variety of stimulating and challenging classes designed for academic advancement and enrichment. We invite students with exceptional academic promise to a three-week summer session. The Elementary Division (ED) is open to students who have completed any grade from Kindergarten to 6th grade.
ATDP’s Secondary Division, administered through UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education, offers challenging courses to highly motivated students who have completed Grades 7-11 (and are entering 8-12). Students are invited to attend the program on the basis of exceptional academic talent.
The University of Alabama in Huntsville hosts several programs for middle to high school level students interested in engineering and cyber security.
