Green River Preserve’s mission is to provide a challenging and nurturing learning experience and inspire a deep appreciation of interconnectedness, ecological respect, and the joy of living. They are a non-competitive, coed summer camp connecting children with nature.
Since 2003, Greenwich Education Group has provided a rich array of academic resources, including subject tutoring, SAT, ACT & ISEE test preparation, day and boarding school advisory services, college counseling, diagnostic assessment, clinical and coaching services, and social skills support. Each student is met with personal attention, individualized instruction, and every resource imaginable in order to help them reach their full academic potential. Currently they have three offices in Greenwich, Riverside, and Stamford, as well as four NEASC accredited co-ed, independent day schools: Beacon, Links Academy, The Pinnacle School, and The Spire School.
Middle school students who are advanced readers need challenge in their language arts curriculum. This book helps teachers and parents understand the characteristics and needs of gifted students, as well as ways in which to differentiate reading instruction for them. It also contains activities for four different trade books that will interest and challenge gifted middle school readers.
Gunn Psychological Services is a group of professionals dedicated to providing the highest quality psychological services and referrals, including developmental, psychoeducational, and intellectual giftedness assessments, as well as individual, family, couples and group therapy.
Haas Hall Academy is a charter school serving students in grades 7-12 in the Northwest Arkansas area. Haas Hall Academy provides an accelerated college preparatory curriculum and hopes to create an alternative learning environment for their highly driven students. Their rigorous program allows students to complete two years of each subject in just one year, preparing them for the intensity and academic challenges they may encounter in higher education. Students who graduate from Haas Hall Academy go on to attend prestigious universities and become leaders in their communities.
The award is open to the public. Books must have been published in 2018 and must clearly contain a printed 2018 copyright. A member, author, or publisher may submit or nominate more than one title. At least 50 percent of the book must be haiku, senryu, or haibun, or prose about these subjects (books mostly of tanka, for example, are not eligible).
Harvard-Westlake School is an independent, coeducational university preparatory day school serving students grades 7-12. Currently they have two campuses in Southern California located in Holmby Hills and Studio City.
Founded in the 1990s, the HGA exists to provide valuable resources to the gifted and talented population in the State of Hawaii. Their mission is to enrich the lives of gifted and talented learners, their parents, community and educators.
Summer@HPA offers students entering grades 6-12 a unique four-week day and boarding experience structured for academic enrichment and designed to make the most of summer and take advantage of our wondrous island-home to 80 percent of the world’s ecosystems. The diverse class offerings integrate environmental stewardship and awareness, and sustainability education and practices.
Head-Royce School is a co-educational college-preparatory K-12 school in Oakland, California. Head-Royce is composed of three schools: The Lower School (Kindergarten through 5th grade), the Middle School (6th through 8th grade), and the Upper School (9th through 12th grade).
Learning at Helios takes place through meaningful authentic projects which may include field work, inquiry, discovery, direct instruction, and interaction with the environment. This project-based learning environment offers the rigor, depth, and complexity gifted learners need. Equally important, Helios students thrive socially. They have a community of peers who are willing to “go deep” and engage each other in their passions.
Tessa Currivan at Help My Child Thrive Coaching provides coaching for parents of highly sensitive, highly creative, gifted and 2e Children. The site also includes helpful articles to help parents identify their children’s needs in order to best support them. Tessa offers phone and video coaching sessions.
The Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy is a learning environment designed for highly gifted students in grades 7-12 located on the Arizona State University West campus. Designed for gifted students who thrive in a highly engaging learning environment, the academy personalizes students’ education by merging individual’s academic talents and interests with advanced college preparatory coursework and mentorship opportunities.
Located in the Silicon Valley, Hillbrook School is an independent, private, coeducational day school for students in junior kindergarten (age 4) through 8th grade. Small class sizes, bolstered by a robust co-teaching model, creates a classroom culture of hands-on and interactive educational experiences that challenge and bring out the best in our students, fostering a lifelong curiosity and genuine love of learning.
Join Horizons Unlimited as they explore science, technology, engineering, and math in an interactive, hands-on manner while exploring all the things STEAM has to offer! Students who will enter 6th, 7th, or 8th grade and have been identified by their school for participation in a gifted program or have been recommended by a teacher may apply.
Hunter College High School (HCHS) is a part of the Hunter College Campus Schools, the laboratory schools of the City University of New York administered by Hunter College. HCHS serves students in grades 7 – 12, with 7th grade as the only entry year for admissions. Their mission is to serve students who demonstrate advanced cognitive ability and to assist in the development of creative, intellectually curious, and original thinkers who are passionate about learning. HCHS prepares students to be life-long learners, offering a curriculum based on the principles of gifted education, including depth, complexity, challenge, enrichment, and acceleration.
Hyde Park Middle School is a Magnet school serving students grades 6 – 8 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Academy provides opportunities for gifted and high-achieving students to develop their academic talents through Honors and Pre-AP programs in Math, Science, Language Arts, and Social Studies, providing one to two year acceleration in all parts of the middle school curriculum.
This summer, explore a top campus, make friends as you master new tech skills, and join a community of 275,000 iD Tech students and alumni who are organizing robotics clubs, starting companies, founding nonprofits, and landing jobs at tech powerhouses like Facebook and Google. For 18 years, it has been their mission to empower the next generation of coders, app developers, game designers, engineers, and innovators.
Idaho: The Association for the Gifted brings together parties interested in gifted from many perspectives. They strive to connect parents, teachers, or other interested parties to resources for gifted education opportunities. The Association serves as the voice for gifted students throughout the State of Idaho through advocacy, education, legislation and networking.
IEA Academy is a program of the Institute for Educational Advancement which provides students in Kindergarten through 8th grade with advanced learning opportunities that promote exploration and application of knowledge. Classes are taught by content-area specialists and taught at a flexible pace to accommodate the learning needs of gifted and 2e students. Classes are small and grouped by ability rather than chronological age. IEA Academy sessions take place in Pasadena, California and are held seasonally: fall, spring, and summer (three sessions hosted each summer).
This guide is a comprehensive library of over 100 programs for gifted students in grades Pre-K to 12. It was created by Institute for Educational Advancement and is drawn from IEA’s Gifted Resource Center to serve as a useful tool for students, parents, counselors, and anyone working with gifted youth.
The Illinois Association for Gifted Children empowers educators, families and communities by advancing effective practices, programs and policies to promote the development of gifted and talented children throughout Illinois.
Programs at the Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (IMACS) are designed to expand your child’s mind through the development of critical thinking, logic and reasoning skills. IMACS offers after-school, weekend, summer, homeschool, and online courses
The Independent School Alliance (ISA) is a leading organization in private school admissions counseling and placement. Since 1985, ISA has provided access and opportunities at the elementary and secondary level to thousands of students across Southern California, counseling and advocating on behalf of parents of color who are seeking an independent school environment for their academically strong and motivated students. The mission of the ISA is to inform members of racial communities presently underrepresented in independent schools of the option of independent school education and to demystify the application and enrollment process.
The Indiana Association for the Gifted educates and advocates for meeting the academic and social/emotional needs of gifted youth.
