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A Mother’s Retreat

A Mother’s Retreat is an eight week therapy group led by Michelle Bodwell, LMFT, ATR in South Pasadena, CA. The group focuses on supporting mothers of children with high emotional needs. Parenting a child with high emotional needs takes a great deal of understanding and energy, and at the same time can also feel isolating and overwhelming. This therapeutic group fosters community amongst mothers who understand the challenges of raising exceptional children, and gives tools to help mothers stay engaged and equipped for their journey.

A Mother’s Retreat
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Social/Emotional Development, Therapists and Professionals, and Twice-Exceptional
Locations: California

ACE Academy

ACE Academy is a private, independent school for gifted students in Austin, Texas. ACE offers classes for students from three years old through middle school in flexible groupings and combines strong, integrated academic curriculum with a global outlook. They are dedicated to bringing gifted students together with one another and with teachers who are passionate about giftedness and creativity.

ACE Academy
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, K-5, and Pre-K
School Types: Gifted and Private
Locations: Texas

Aquarium of the Pacific Day Camps

The Aquarium of the Pacific is the fourth most-attended aquarium in the nation. Beyond its world-class animal exhibits, the Aquarium offers educational programs for people of all ages from hands-on activities to lectures by leading scientists. They have a variety of offerings for kids ages 3 to 15 years old, including day camps, overnights, parent and me, homeschool days.

Aquarium of the Pacific Day Camps
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Subjects: Science
Resource Types: Educational Opportunities
Locations: California

Ardent Academy for Gifted Youth

Ardent Academy for Gifted Youth maximizes the potential of gifted youth to become life-long learners and leaders for the 21st century by developing their problem solving skills and building their character. Located in Irvine, California, Ardent Academy offers advanced courses for students Pre-K through high school in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Programming, and Engineering.

Ardent Academy for Gifted Youth
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Subjects: ALL
Resource Types: Educational Opportunities
Locations: California

Belin-Blank Center

The mission of the Belin-Blank Center is to empower and serve the international gifted community through exemplary leadership in programs, research, and advocacy. Through several initiatives including: The Acceleration Institute, The Belin-Blank Center identifies gifted, talented, and artistic learners; provides assessment, counseling, and consultation services; increases awareness and use of acceleration; and facilitates the professional development of educators and administrators.

Belin-Blank Center
Resource Categories: Advocacy, Gifted Programs and Services, and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Advocacy, Assessment & Testing, Educational Opportunities, Gifted Organizations, Social/Emotional Development, Therapists and Professionals, and Twice-Exceptional
Locations: Iowa and National

Beljan Psychological Services

Beljan Psychological Services specializes in pediatric neuropsychology.  They provide an array of diagnostic and treatment services including assessment, consultation, psychotherapy, neurocognitive therapy, reading intervention, and forensic evaluation. Associates are trained in an array of specialties, including learning disabilities, executive function disorders, depression, anxiety, gifted identification, and family counseling. Dr. Paul Beljan is an expert in evaluating and understanding gifted children and their common misdiagnoses, as well as authored and co-authored several books and publications about giftedness and misdiagnosis.

Beljan Psychological Services
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Assessment & Testing, Social/Emotional Development, Therapists and Professionals, and Twice-Exceptional
Locations: Arizona

Bellevue Discovery

Bellevue Discovery supports highly capable children, their families and the community by nurturing children’s limitless potential and creativity, supporting families in the development of each child’s unique gifts, and fostering understanding in the community of the educational, social and emotional needs of highly capable young children.

Bellevue Discovery
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: Pre-K
School Types: Gifted and Private
Locations: Washington

Blake School

The Blake School is an independent pre-k-12, private, non-sectarian, coeducational, college preparatory day school with campuses in Minneapolis, Hopkins, and Wayzata. They offer a rigorous education grounded in shared values – respect, love of learning, integrity, courage and a commitment to pluralism. Students become lifelong learners who make lasting contributions to the world.

Blake School
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
School Types: Private
Locations: Minnesota

Center for the Education and Study of the Gifted, Talented, Creative Learner

The Center for the Education and Study of the Gifted, Talented, Creative Learners at the University of Northern Colorado offers three summer programs for children and youth, including a Summer Enrichment Program, a Young Child Program, and a Leadership Enrichment Program.

Center for the Education and Study of the Gifted, Talented, Creative Learner
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Educational Opportunities
Locations: Colorado

Challenge School Denver

Located in Denver, Colorado, the Challenge School is a magnet charter school in Cherry Creek School District that exists to inspire, empower and challenge students who are academically advanced or gifted. Through a rigorous academic program, Challenge encourages students to become compassionate and critical thinkers able to communicate their ideas. Challenge classes are primarily grouped by learning or developmental needs rather than by age to best meet the needs of each individual child. Students also work in multi-age groups in Connections, Mini-courses, and Immersion classes. Challenge School serves students Kindergarten through eighth grade.

Challenge School Denver
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, K-5, and Pre-K
School Types: Charter, Gifted, and Magnet
Locations: Colorado

Chicago Gifted Community Center

The mission of the Chicago Gifted Community Center (CGCC) is to facilitate educational and emotional support for gifted children and their families in the greater Chicago area, hosting events by region in Chicago, North Suburban Chicago, West Suburban Chicago, and South Suburban Chicago. CGCC is a volunteer-based nonprofit organization created by parents of gifted children with the intention of unifying the many meetup groups, school related organizations, and parent groups throughout the Chicago area.

Chicago Gifted Community Center
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Advocacy, Gifted Organizations, Social/Emotional Development, and Twice-Exceptional
Locations: Illinois

CS-Stem Network

Partnered with Carnegie Mellon University, the CS-STEM Network is the certifying authority for CS and STEM subjects for educational institutions. With research-based certifications, students can get a head start in Computer Science and STEM-related subjects!

CS-Stem Network
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services and Scholarships and Competitions
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Subjects: Engineering, Math, Science, and Technology
Resource Types: Educational Opportunities
Locations: Online

Cyprus Classical Academy

Cyprus Classical Academy is designed for advanced and gifted children who have the ability to learn beyond the typical school curriculum. Located in Burnsville, Minnesota, Cyprus offers customized and individualized classes and pacing for each student, and each subject is assessed individually. Currently they enroll students in Pre-K through Sixth grade.

Cyprus Classical Academy
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, K-5, and Pre-K
School Types: Gifted and Private
Locations: Minnesota

Dale Stuart, Ph.D.

Dr. Stuart has spent over 25 years in environments with gifted individuals and has received special training in the treatment of gifted children and adults. She is committed to offering quality support and attention for their often misunderstood, unique emotional needs.

Dale Stuart, Ph.D.
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Assessment & Testing, Social/Emotional Development, Therapists and Professionals, and Twice-Exceptional
Locations: California

Davidson Institute for Talent Development

The Davidson Institute is a national, nonprofit organization offering much-needed support to profoundly gifted young people through programs and services: the Davidson Young Scholars, Davidson Fellows, THINK Summer Institute, the Educators Guild, and the Davidson Academy.

Davidson Institute for Talent Development
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Educational Opportunities, Gifted Organizations, and Twice-Exceptional
Locations: Nevada

Delaware Gifted and Talented Programs

The Statewide Advisory Council for the Gifted and Talented (SACPGT) is an advisory body consisting of representatives from Delaware School Districts, Charter Schools, and Institutions of Higher Education. The purpose of the council is to provide leadership, advocacy, and guidance for informed decision making involving programs for the gifted and talented.

Delaware Gifted and Talented Programs
Resource Categories: Advocacy and Gifted Programs and Services
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Advocacy and Gifted Organizations
Locations: Delaware

Dr. Gail Post

As a clinical psychologist in practice for over 30 years, Gail Post Ph.D. specializes in gifted adults and adolescents. Through private practice, she offers individual, couples, family and group therapy for adults and adolescents; consultation and supervision for treatment professionals; and educational consultation services for gifted children and adolescents. Dr. Post also writes and curates the online blog, Gifted Challenges, which explores the social and emotional aspects of giftedness.

Dr. Gail Post
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Social/Emotional Development, Therapists and Professionals, and Twice-Exceptional
Locations: Pennsylvania

Dr. Lesli Preuss

Lesli Preuss, PhD, is a Licensed Clinical Child and Family Psychologist with more than fifteen years of experience practicing in leading medical centers and schools across six states. She specializes in the treatment of Twice Exceptional (2e) and intellectually-gifted children and adolescents, as well as children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Asperger’s Syndrome, and anxiety-related issues. Dr. Lesli Preuss operates a private practice located in Studio City, CA and she works with families from the greater Los Angeles area on her ranch in Agoura Hills, CA.

Dr. Lesli Preuss
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Social/Emotional Development, Therapists and Professionals, and Twice-Exceptional
Locations: California

Dr. Maria Paasivirta, Licensed Psychologist

Dr. Maria Paasivirta provides comprehensive assessments at Summit Center’s Los Angeles location, including evaluations for giftedness, learning differences, developmental functioning, and psychological functioning. Dr. Paasivirta received her Ph.D. from Hofstra University in New York. She has a Master’s Degree from NYU and an undergraduate degree from University of Edinburgh in Scotland. She completed an APA accredited internship at Pacific Clinics in Pasadena, where she worked in an intensive outpatient program with children with emotional disturbances. She was a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA TIES For Families, providing evaluations and interventions to children who were adopted or in foster care through LA County Department of Children and Family Services. Dr. Paasivirta also has expertise in assessment and treatment of selective mutism, ADHD, and disruptive behaviors. Dr. Paasivirta is currently based in Pasadena, California.

Dr. Maria Paasivirta, Licensed Psychologist
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Assessment & Testing, Social/Emotional Development, Therapists and Professionals, and Twice-Exceptional
Locations: California

Dr. Patricia Gatto-Walden

Over the past 30 years, Dr. Patty has provided individual, couple, family, and group counseling to gifted and profoundly gifted individuals across the life span, from very young children to people in their elder years. Her therapeutic orientation is holistic with a relationship focus.

Dr. Patricia Gatto-Walden
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
Resource Types: Social/Emotional Development and Therapists and Professionals
Locations: Colorado and Florida