The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting our nation's most talented young people to identify and develop their fullest potential.
OVERVIEW
IEA focuses its attention on creating and supporting educational practices and policies that are student-centered and that promote academic rigor, high standards, excellence in the arts and educational innovation.
IEA follows the Optimal Match Philosophy, the basic tenet of which is to match a student's assessed needs with the optimal educational resources. IEA advances this philosophy as it works with each individual student, school or school district to seek the best learning strategy for all. IEA crosses traditional educational boundaries by working in public, independent, parochial and alternative schools. IEA initiatives foster intellectual curiosity, the acquisition of knowledge, confidence, creativity, responsibility and moral decisiveness.
IEA follows the Optimal Match Philosophy, the basic tenet of which is to match a student's assessed needs with the optimal educational resources. IEA advances this philosophy as it works with each individual student, school or school district to seek the best learning strategy for all. IEA crosses traditional educational boundaries by working in public, independent, parochial and alternative schools. IEA initiatives foster intellectual curiosity, the acquisition of knowledge, confidence, creativity, responsibility and moral decisiveness.
To achieve our mission, IEA will:
- Serve as a catalyst for identifying and implementing the best practices in teaching highly able youth.
- Advance public knowledge and understanding of the need to enable and nurture society's most able-minded students.
- Support the needs of highly able youth by training teachers, informing parents and identifying and soliciting the participation of Mentors for exceptionally gifted students.
- Create partnerships with individuals, foundations, non-profit organizations, businesses and universities in an effort to support the development of highly able students who will advance society as a whole.
- Encourage each gifted student to understand and actualize his or her full intellectual and personal potential.
To meet our goals and achieve our mission, we provide a variety of programs and services designed specifically for the gifted community. Our offerings are briefly described below. For more detailed information regarding any of these items, please click on the item name (in red).
Programs
- Apprenticeship Program - This three-to-six week residential summer program provides an opportunity for students, capable of working at the high school level, to work with established professionals in an area of interest.
- Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship - This program provides an opportunity for gifted students to develop to their fullest potential by attending a school that will best meet their individual needs. The Scholarship covers the cost of tuition and books throughout each Scholar's high school years.
- Pipeline to Success - This program aims to prepare students for college by providing them with challenging coursework and individual guidance throughout their middle and high school years.
- Yunasa Summer Camp for the Gifted - This week-long residential summer program provides an opportunity for gifted middle school students to develop the emotional, spiritual, physical and intellectual aspects of themselves while having fun.
- Preschool Program - A preschool initiative is currently in development.
Services
- Gifted Resource Center (GRC) - This resource provides a customized starting point for students, parents and educators seeking educational opportunities for gifted and talented students.
- Consulting Services - IEA provides a variety of consulting services to families, schools and districts with highly gifted children.
As a non-profit organization, IEA relies on the support of foundations, corporations and individuals like you to provide our programs and services to these bright individuals. To learn how to contribute or offer feedback, click here.
CONTACT US!
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Mail:
Institute for Educational Advancement
625 Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 285
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Phone:
(626) 403-8900
Fax:
(626) 403-8905
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