The Bean Center for Gifted Enrichment and Support

08/09/2023

After a hiatus to build adult programming, keep your eyes open for possible fall programming. :) Hope your school year is ready for a nice, smooth start!

06/08/2022

Our ”Girls Rising” Summer Camp is off to a magical start! ♥️⭐️⭐️

04/11/2022

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04/07/2022

New can be scary. Remind yourself that walking was scary once, too, and look at you now!

Needed this 🌿

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04/07/2022

How do you help your gifted children find each other? Gifted children may shut down emotionally and try to "mask" themselves if not given the opportunity to be around similar children. This is a coping mechanism to "fit in", but can result in poor self concept and even loss of talents and abilities as children age.

I know there are a ton of subject-matter and academic options during the summertime for kids. These are great choices! But is your gifted child going to have the opportunity to be with *other* gifted kiddos?

How about a summer camp just for gifted kids?
Why not give them a chance to be kids with kids like them?

Our two-week, full-day camp, hosted at Shorecrest Preparatory School, runs from June 27 - July 8. Designed by a certified gifted teacher with decades of experience (and a quirky personality 😜), our camp meets the National Association for Gifted Children's programming standards often neglected during the school year, the camp includes service projects, STEM challenges, field trips, leadership, creativity and collaboration development, and best of all...it's FUN and just for your gifted kiddos in rising grades 5-8.

Check it out and register at https://www.shorecrest.org/student-life/summer-programs.

Spots are VERY limited!

03/30/2022

Tonight is the night! Come and chat with Matt Zakreski, PsyD and I about Giftedness in the Wild, and enjoy a deeper understanding of giftedness.

Tickets here 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/298794822357

03/28/2022

03/28/2022

This morning, my youngest gifted kid...
Wore clothes inside out
Asked why we need breakfast...and to brush our hair...and protein...and school...
Waxed philosophical about dogs and intelligence
Cried about socks

This is all before 8 am.

Sound familiar?

Gifted kids have different brains. They have different needs.

Tune in to our webinar to learn some of the why, and get some concrete tips about how to handle these things for the best possible supportive environment for the gifted kids in your life.

Tickets available on Eventbrite here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/298794822357

03/20/2022

Coming soon! We open to students this week at 23rd and Central! 💪🏽♥️

03/16/2022

Talk time!

Love and support a gifted child and wish you could learn more than the basics? Need a doctor and a teacher? We got you (honestly, Matt Zakreski, PsyD, is amazing, and I know you'll enjoy hearing from him!).

Parents and teachers who love and support gifted children often receive repetitive, basic, and under (or over!)whelming information when seeking to support these unique learners.

Come and chat with us! We are on board to spend the evening with you, discussing the brain science of gifted children, as well as their unique propensities, intensities, strengths, and nuances.

Tickets at the link in the comments 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

03/15/2022

Thank you for the great feature, The Shape of Life - Science Resources and Denise Ryan!
Science teachers and homeschoolers: if you need some great "classroom media and resources depicting the evolution of the animal kingdom on planet earth" (everything is FREE!), definitely check out their website-- it's a good one!

“Science is like playing! It’s hands-on and fun. It has the capacity to explore places you’ve never been, help or heal and lose yourself in the process. My very first mock lesson in teaching school was about states of matter. I used chocolate as my medium,” laughs Sandy. Learn more about San...

03/12/2022

✨✨So grateful to The G Word for the spotlight!
✨✨We are passionate about our purpose, and truly believe the future of gifted education is brighter as we work together with our partners in advocacy.

Today we're spotlighting The Bean Center for Gifted Enrichment and Support, a Friends member of THE G WORD's Global Partnership Network.

Founder Sandy Bean helps gifted children build emotional resiliency & achieve their highest potential by teaching them how giftedness impacts their lives.

They just launched their first student course this week - "Bean"-ius Hour - which starts March 21! 👉 https://beancentergifted.org

Thank you Bean Center for being part of our network! Stay close as we celebrate all of the members of our partnership network ... join us: 🔗 https://bit.ly/34ZaLu5