Shakespeare’s Tragedies and Sonnets
IEA Academy Student and author, Cassidy Kao, leads her third poetry workshop at Academy
Sea Monsters and Narwhal Tusks: Thanks to My Academy Teacher


IEA student, Benjamin Snookal, recounts his very first Academy class
Honoring Three Gifted Education Rock Stars
On Friday, November 17th, the Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) will honor three tremendous individuals who have worked to address the needs of gifted education in our community
How IEA Shaped My Life


Byron Lichenstein, CDB Scholar, Yunasa camper, Apprentice, and IEA Board Member reflects on IEA being an integral part of his life
Brains, Science and Academy
An IEA Academy student connected with and interviewed Dr. Wendy Gilmore, Associate Professor of Neurology and Cell and Neurobiology in the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Comprehensive Care Center & Research Group in the USC Keck School of Medicine.
Without Teachers There Are No Other Professions
As we mark National Teacher Appreciation Day, we honor our faculty of teachers who improve the life-chances of our students
Mindfulness and the Gifted
The stories are anecdotal but the research is clear: The gifted person’s experience of the world is quantitatively and qualitatively different from those we might describe as more “neuro-typical” in their development
Genius Day II: William Shakespeare
Our second Genius Day took place on November 23 and was dedicated to the life and work of William Shakespeare
Looking for Shakespeare? – Try ‘Looking for Shakespeare’ with Andre Martin
IEA Academy heads to Griffith Park in new class taster of Looking for Shakespeare
The Many Faces of Gifted: Phillip
Have your kids participated in enrichment classes?