Nurturing Young Minds, Inspiring Bright Futures

Experience Description

Gifted Horizons: Imagination Lab is a week-long summer program explicitly created for Kindergarten to Second grade gifted and high-potential learners. Through an interdisciplinary approach rooted in inquiry-based learning, design thinking, and the Depth & Complexity framework, students explore essential questions and solve real-world challenges. At the same time, they develop emotional insight and resilience through activities that promote self-reflection, peer collaboration, and identity exploration. Research supports that gifted learners benefit most when they are presented with content that is both intellectually challenging and emotionally supportive (Neihart et al., 2016; SENG, 2024; Kaplan, 2005). Students thrive in environments in which they are not bored. In some situations, behaviors are present when challenges are not part of their education. 

References

Neihart. M., Pfeiffer. S. I., & Cross. T. L. (2016). The social and emotional development of gifted children: What do we know? (2nd ed.). Prufrock Pres. 

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted. (2024). SENG's Core Beliefs. https://www.sengifted.org/core-beliefs

Kaplan, S. N. (2005). Advanced learners and differentiated instruction: Depth and Complexity. California Department of Education.