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Schools for the Gifted Child

Child Geniuses Find A Home CBS / AP, an interview with Jan and Bob Davidson.  "When you look at underachievement, the group that is really under achieving are the very bright kids because there is the greatest difference between what is offered of them and what they can do."

The question is often asked, Are there special schools for gifted children? For highly gifted children? But there are few answers. This list attempts to be an answer, but comes with many caveats. First and foremost, schools are listed here by either their own or parent recommendations - this listing is in no way a recommendation for any specific school for a specific student. Some of these schools are public, some are private. Some test very strictly for gifted or highly gifted students; others are very specialized in their academics, and therefore draw such students without testing explicitly for the gifted.
That said, at least this list is a beginning, a list of a few schools where at least some of our children can find a stimulating education, among other children like themselves.
For more on...

	Private school perspective, read Considering Independent Boarding Schools as an Educational Alternative by Patsy Kumekawa
	Early Entrance College Programs, specifically designed for the younger student ready for college level course work.
	Secondary math/science schools, visit the member schools of the National Consortium for Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science and Technology.
	U.S. schools that specialize in LD students, often working well with gifted / LD students... LD Resources K-12 Schools with LD Programs, USA.
	Early College Entrance Programs for high school students ready to start college early.

To help ask the right questions when you're selecting a school, read Choosing the Right School for Your Gifted Child: A Picky Parent Guide Quick Kit (requires ^{Adobe Reader}) by Bryan C. Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel in the Duke Gifted Letter.  For more a comprehensive guide, read their book: Picky Parent Guide: Choose Your Child's School With Confidence, the Elementary Years, K-6... Leaves no stones unturned in addressing the critical intersection of child, family and school, and they have presented the material in a friendly, indexed, bite-sized format 

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/schools.htm