Finding Self-Kindness: An Interview with Yunasa Fellow Dan Tichenor
By Jennifer De La Haye Dan Tichenor is a beloved Yunasa Fellow and friend of IEA. During our virtual Yunasa West session, Dan led a workshop about self-kindness, a […]
Practicing Kindness at Yunasa
By Qiao Li, Program Coordinator Yunasa camps are designed to work with gifted and highly gifted children to nurture balance and stimulate growth in the whole self. At Yunasa, we […]
2019 Summer Programs Round-Up
By Nicole Endacott, IEA Program Coordinator Summer 2019 is a wrap! As always, this summer was fulfilling and busy. Returning students reconnected with one another and a large group of […]
Stopping by Woods on a [Sunny] Evening
by Hillary Jade, Program Manager Robert Frost’s 1923 poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening has spoken to me more times than I could even begin to count – […]
Sun, Scholars, and Self-Confidence: The Power of Summer Programming for Gifted Students

by Hillary Jade, Program Manager The winter holidays are officially behind us and if you’re like us here at IEA, summer is now on your mind! We’re looking forward to […]
Yunasa: On My Way Home
by Hannah, Yunasa Camper Do you fit in? Do you have friends? Do you filter your feelings, your thoughts, your ideas or your words when around others? Have you “played […]
Yunasa 2014
By Jennifer de la Haye Jennifer is a recent addition to the IEA staff and attended Yunasa for the first time this summer. IEA’s pioneering Yunasa summer camps unite highly […]
Yunasa 2014
By Jennifer de la Haye Jennifer is a recent addition to the IEA staff and attended Yunasa for the first time this summer. IEA’s pioneering Yunasa summer camps unite highly […]
Summer Academy at The Huntington – A Scholar’s Paradise
By Louise Hindle Louise is IEA’s Academy Coordinator. Academy offers K-8th grade students challenging enrichment classes that focus on exploration and application of knowledge. This year, IEA had the tremendous […]
Yunasa West 2014
By Jessica Houben IEA’s pioneering Yunasa summer camps unite highly able youngsters with experts in the social and emotional development of gifted children. Campers explore and grow the intellectual, spiritual, […]