Resources for families
What is giftedness?
Giftedness is asynchronous development in which advanced cognitive abilities and heightened intensity combine to create inner experiences and awareness that are qualitatively different from the norm. This asynchrony increases with higher intellectual capacity. The uniqueness of the gifted renders them particularly vulnerable and requires modifications in parenting, teaching and counseling in order for them to develop optimally. (Columbus Group, 1991)
About Giftedness
High Achiever? A Gifted Learner? A Creative Thinker?
Got one of these on your hands? Find out their differentiating characteristics.
Student Competition Programs
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Talent Development
There are many Talent Development and enrichment programs for the gifted all over the country, several affiliated with major universities.
General Resources for the gifted
There are many, many resources available for educating and supporting the highly capable community – so many in fact, that it would be impossible for us to keep them all current here. Instead, we have included here a handful of organizations and businesses that are most regularly cited throughout the local and national gifted communities and that are great “jumping off” points to other resources.
Please note that GEAC does not endorse any of the particular resources listed here. The above links are provided for informational purposes only.
Parents at the June 2020 virtual GEAC meeting were asked what 3 words they would use to describe their experience parenting a highly capable child? Their response:
