Resources

MVGATE

Parenting Gifted Kids – SENG founder Dr James Webb speaks in Mill Valley 10/16/13
MVGATE Summer Guidebook to GATE Activities
Discussion Forums – not yet working
Book Store

Online Courses

Khan Academy – thousands of instructional videos for free; lots of stuff for smart young people, small bite sizes
Coursera – Take the World’s Best Courses, Online, For Free. 33 universities offer 213 courses in 20 areas.
edX – Currently offers 23 classes online for free from three universities: Harvard, MIT, Berkeley; soon to be joined by Wellesley, Georgetown, and the University of Texas.
Udacity – Learn, Think, Do: Higher Education for Free. Grew out of Stanford computer science dept. Twenty courses from university profs in a variety of technical subjects. Just jump right in.
Udemy – Start Learning from the World’s Top Instructors. Paid courses from various instructors, non-university, a lot of tech courses.
Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) at Stanford University – computer-based distance-learning courses that provide high-ability students of all ages with an individualized educational experience
Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University – seven programs supporting gifted kids and their families since 1982, including online classes for grades K-12
Davidson Young Scholars Program provides free services designed to nurture and support profoundly gifted young people ages 5-18. Students and their parents receive a variety of services, online and real-world, at no charge. (Davidson also offers a summer camp and a dedicated school, below)

Advocacy

National Association for the Gifted
California Association for the Gifted
Center for Gifted Education Policy at the American Psychological Association
Parent and Student resources from Duke University’s Talent Identification Program
Gifted Support Center in Menlo Park, empowering parents through services and advocacy
Summit Center – Dan Peters’ organization in Walnut Creek & Novato, providing services and advocacy

Schools

Dunham Academy – Marin’s only full-time school specifically for gifted kids K-8.  Small, not for everyone, but intensive and utterly focused. Now offers summer camp.
Davidson Academy is a free public day school in Nevada for profoundly gifted learners.

Arts

Singers Marin – serious training in the elements of vocal music, including lots of performance time.  All ages.
Marin Ballet – serious training in classical ballet

Math & Science

Marin Math Circle – led by MV parents, a terrific resource at Dominican University *
Build Your Own Math Club – a guide to creating your own in-school parent-led enrichment, from the folks at Old Mill
Celsius and Beyond – boutique science enrichment program serving grades K-9. Teachers are scientists and teach physics, chemistry, biology and math in small groups; most are affiliated with UCSF, UC Berkeley, SFSU and/or Stanford. *

Research & Advocacy

Subotnik et al.,”Rethinking Giftedness and Gifted Education,”  Psychological Science in the Public Interest, Jan 2011 (text or 688kB PDF).

Summer

Also see MVGATE Summer Guidebook to GATE Activities
Stanford Great Books Summer Program for grades 6-12
Camp Summit in the Marin Headlands for ages 9-14
Summer Odyssey at Dominican University for grades 2-9 *
UC Berkeley Summer Institute for the Gifted for ages 9-17
UC Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program – day programs for kids entering grades 1-7 and grades 8-12. Fairly selective. *
Excel for Youth at Sonoma State University for grades 4-9
Davidson also offers a three-week gifted summer camp at UNV Reno for ages 13-16.

* Recommended by MV GATE parents.