The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada, serves profoundly gifted students in grades 6+ for FREE with residency local to them. They also have a paid online school. Davidson Young Scholars is a free program that supports PG kids and their families also run by the Davidson Institute. Joining DYS requires IQs over 145 or equivalent achievement, roughly, and they now take the PSAT scores as well as SAT. You can find out more about talent searches from Northwestern CTD at our Free Chicago Gifted Resource Fair on January 12!

Davidson will be at our our Free Chicago Gifted Resource Fair on January 12, but if you are missing the events, you can also go see them at these two alternatives:

Friday, January 3, 4:30-7 p.m. at Capital One Café, 3435 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Friday, January 10, 4:30-7 p.m. at Panera Bread, 25 Rice Lake Square, Wheaton, IL 60187

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP at bit.ly/2020daoopenhousereg.

They also have virtual open houses.

Why are we, a local gifted school, plugging other schools? Because there are enough gifted kids to go around, and then some - there are not enough seats anywhere for all of them and not enough services. If we can’t meet the needs of your student, we sure hope someone will and are happy to help you find that path. More options is great for all! We are an option for gifted students in grades K through 12, with both full and part time, live and in person classes at all grade levels, running in January. We are the only gifted K12 private school in Illinois, and we are the only 130+ one as well. In fact, we specialize in HG+ students whose needs can’t be met in the regular classroom and who routinely need many years of acceleration in one or more areas. We are grade and homework free. We focus on fostering the love of learning. We do not measure compliance. We believe in encouraging students to follow their unique interests. We are low pressure - the gifted put enough pressure on themselves as it is. We believe that young students, especially, benefit from daily social interaction with intellectual peers and an in-person teacher. We also believe that because these kids learn so quickly, there is time in the day for proper recess, and time in the week for some fun. Each of our students has a unique individual learning plan developed in a team approach between teacher, student, and parents. You can come learn about us, or Davidson, or Northwestern at the Chicago Gifted Resource Fair. The more resources for the gifted, the better!