difficulty (for our family) is there are organizations on the East Coast, which are great btw, such as HEROES in NJ for profoundly gifted kids, but our son just misses that cutoff, and I am trying to reach out to the folks(like us) who are just below that cut-off and have HG+ kids.
Thanks, Cat
I can think of two Boston opportunities for kids who miss DYS cutoffs.
1) Novermber: MIT's Splash is great for kids in Middle and High School. esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/index.html
2) April/May: BIQ (Beyond IQ)
http://www.giftedconferenceplanners.org/Boston/index.htmla weekend at a hotel for the whole family.
Neither experience asks for paperwork, both have no cutoffs, they just offer an experiences that are of little interest to kids who aren't well into the gifted range.
I'd also recommend the family programs run by CTY
http://cty.jhu.edu/family/and see if they are a good match for your family.
My DS14 is in YSP, and just returned from CTY's summer camp - totally delighted. Other YSP kids don't find peers there. I wouldn't rule out 'general gifted' experiences because each child is so different. Just keep you eye open for experiences that you child will group toward the younger end of any multiage groups.
If you try a general gifted weekend, and don't find it a good fit, you will probably meet at least a few other families who are a good fit, and they might know of what other local experiences exist. That's how I found BIQ. I was literally at a Davidson event, and overheard parents talking about BIQ that was set to start the next day, so I drove 15 hours straight and it was a better fit for my son than the first program.
I have a small internal joke that the higher the worry score on my son's well being the farther I'm willing to drive on the chance of getting his needs met.
Best Wishes,
Grinity
