Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Sonnets
by Cassidy Kao, Academy Student Hi, I’m Cassidy Kao. I’m a twelve-year-old author and the founder and CEO of iPoetTree (more on this later). Additionally, I recently led my third […]
Successful Student Transitions
by Malaina Kapoor, 2015 Caroline D. Bradley Scholar, originally written for the Christensen Institute Innovative schools are on the rise across the world and are transforming the way we think […]
Alumni Interview: IEA’s Pipeline Program
Pipeline to Success was a pilot program developed by IEA in partnership with the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) and Avery Dennison Foundation. Designed specifically to serve highly able, underserved […]
Brains, Science and Academy
By Cadence, 8, Academy Student This summer, I took two Academy classes, Brain Function and Algorithms in Nature and Technology, taught by instructor Ms. Nathalie Blume. Ms. Nathalie kindly connected […]
Advocating for Your Gifted Child
by Anvi Kevany, Administrative Assistant When you recognize that your child may be gifted, and has not been identified as such, or has been identified as gifted but is not […]
A Basketball Center En Pointe and Parabolas on the Fairway
by Kate Duey, Certified College Consultant March Madness in almost here, making college basketball top-of-mind. And so I perked up at last week’s California Association for the Gifted Conference when […]
Valentine’s Day STEAM Activities
by Tiffany Kwong, Operations Manager I have a confession: I love the holidays. I’m one of those people who will try to incorporate some kind of festive craft or hands-on […]
The Efficacy of Advanced Placement Programs For Gifted Students
by Bonnie Raskin, Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship Manager As the program manager for the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship, I am often asked by the CDB community if Advanced Placement (AP) […]
Pay it Forward: National Mentoring Month
by Niña Abonal, EXPLORE Program Coordinator January not only kickstarts the New Year, but also the beginning of the National Mentoring Month campaign. Since 2002, former President George W. Bush […]
Should My Gifted Child Skip a Grade?
by Nicole LaChance, Marketing & Communications Coordinator It’s a question almost every parent of a gifted child struggles with at some point: should my child skip a grade (or more)? […]