A Spyglass Sit-In
Reece Aguilar, the Assistant Debate Coach for USC, taught workshop at IEA about public speaking and the art of Speech and Debate
Finding Self-Kindness: An Interview with Yunasa Fellow Dan Tichenor
IEA’s Yunasa Fellow, Dan Tichenor, teaches us about self-kindness
Learning in the Time of COVID
Child-led learning is especially important for gifted kids, whose basic education should include the type of acceleration that nurtures their particular gifts and interests
Spreading Peace – Helping Gifted Children Navigate COVID-19
What is peace?
Two Ways to Empower Empathetic Children During Post-Election Season
by Jennifer de la Haye, Program Coordinator Many gifted children are profoundly empathetic and often feel helpless when they ponder the lives of homeless people, refugees, families who lack food […]
Finding and Cultivating Your Voice
by Jennifer de la Haye, Program Coordinator This year, IEA’s theme for both the Bradley Seminar and Yunasa Summer Camps was “Finding and Cultivating Your Voice.” In a culture that […]
Loving Gifted Children
by Jennifer de la Haye, Program Coordinator Tasked with the mission of writing a blog post, I pondered IEA’s 2016 theme, “Finding and Cultivating Your Voice.” Turning to Thomas Merton, […]
The Importance of Balance
By Jennifer de la Haye Jennifer is the Program Coordinator for Yunasa, IEA’s pioneering summer camps that unite gifted young people ages 10-15 with experts in highly able youth. In […]
The Perfect Stymie: Why Perfectionism is Harmful Amongst the Creatively Gifted
By Jennifer de la Haye “Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life.” -Anne Lamott Perfectionism […]
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 […]