4 Easy Tips to Prepare for Heading Back to School

By Amber McClarin, IEA Enrollment Coordinator The nation’s children are headed back into the classroom as the 2019-2020 school year gets underway! New beginnings can be a grab bag of […]
IEA 2017 Highlights
by Niña Abonal, Senior Program Coordinator To celebrate the beginning of a new year, we wanted to take a look back at some noteworthy moments from 2017! IEA has expanded […]
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 […]
How IEA Shaped My Life

By Byron Lichtenstein – CDB Scholar, Yunasa Camper, Apprentice, IEA Board Member My relationship with IEA began in 2002 when I was a seventh grader. I grew up the product […]
Giving Thanks

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we would like to take a few minutes to give thanks to our IEA community. Thank you to all the parents and volunteers who […]
Advocacy and the Gifted Teenager
By Min-Ling Li Min-Ling is IEA’s Apprenticeship Program Coordinator. She joined IEA after teaching high school mathematics in Los Angeles. Her dedication to supporting high-potential students is rooted in her […]
Advocacy and the Gifted Teenager
By Min-Ling Li Min-Ling is IEA’s Apprenticeship Program Coordinator. She joined IEA after teaching high school mathematics in Los Angeles. Her dedication to supporting high-potential students is rooted in her […]
Small Steps
Last week, IEA’s staff members met for a two-day retreat. The retreat was filled with fun, laughter, and collaboration as we participated in teambuilding activities, discussed our programs and the […]
Small Steps

Last week, IEA’s staff members met for a two-day retreat. The retreat was filled with fun, laughter, and collaboration as we participated in teambuilding activities, discussed our programs and the […]
Preparing for High School

By Lauren F. Lauren is a 2012 Caroline D. Bradley Scholar and a rising high school sophomore attending a boarding school in Connecticut. She recently shared with us what she […]