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4/17/2024 Community Board

By Janelle Seyferth posted 30 days ago

  

Our weekly Community Board provides a short list of non-Davidson opportunities that might benefit your Young Scholar family, such as gifted programs, engaging events, and great resources for bright families. Here are the latest opportunities in this week's edition of the Community Board. You are always welcome to suggest a program or highlight other resources as well! For Young Scholar or Davidson-specific events, check out our Upcoming Events. 

Please note that the decision to participate in any programs or opportunities listed below is entirely up to you. The Davidson Institute neither encourages nor discourages you from taking part and has no control over any part of the process; we are only providing the information.


Insider's View: Harvard, Yale and MIT

There’s no better way to learn about what a college is really like than to hear from the students who go there - - beyond the guide on the official college tour! To help, I’m putting together free webinars, "Insider's View," where college students from the Ivies and other highly selective colleges will talk about their schools. They’ll answer questions including "What type of student/person would be most happy at your school?" as well as sharing what they did in high school to help them get accepted. There will also be a Q&A! The webinar will feature students from Harvard, Yale and MIT. Parents and students are welcome to join: Sunday, April 21st, at 4 pm PT, 6 pm CT, 7 pm ET. Free! Register here:  Insider's View: Harvard, Yale and MIT


Lumate: Prepare Campers, Families, and Counselors for Overnight Summer Camps! 

Many students go away for a few days, weeks, or even months in the summer for overnight camp adventures. While they may be bursting with excitement, fear and uncertainty will come hand in hand. Invite Lumate to join your family for camp this summer! Our experts are uniquely skilled at helping your child prepare for these leaps of independence - including separation from parents, engaging in new activities, and meeting new friends. Furthermore, we will train camp counselors, nurses, and other staff to feel competent in caring for these anxious campers. Clicker HERE to check out the website. 


Chess Mentorship Opportunity for Young Scholars
As many of you know, we have been incredibly lucky to be working with Chess Grandmaster Ronen Har-Zvi over the past several years as he has been facilitating online Chess Seminars and mentoring Young Scholars in chess. The programs have been incredibly successful and have given many Young Scholars the opportunity to develop their chess talent with a Grandmaster.

The chess mentorship is now also available for beginners! As such, if your child is a beginner without prior serious chess experience, kindly mention the basics you feel will be useful for the mentorship. 

  • Applications are due June 30, 2024
  • Ronen will also attend the Davidson Summit holding several long simul events from Friday, June 21st through Sunday, June 23rd for participants
  • Ronen will consider all applications over the coming weeks and will let you know if your Young Scholar has been accepted
 Click HERE for more details. 

    Fusion Academy - College Week: April 22 - April 25 

    Sign up for College Week Webinars! RSVP for our Fusion College Week webinars to help prepare you and your student for the next step in their academic journey. Our free webinars are open to all Fusion and non-Fusion students, parents, and professional partners. Sign up for all events between April 22 and April 25. 


    "A Sage Survey of Math" - for Athena’s Advanced Academy by DYS Tanmay Scholar (11th grade)

    "A Sage Survey of Math", is a six-week (once per week) summer course designed for 3rd-6th graders, covering a wide variety of advanced topics, from set theory to logic to probability. Each of these ideas will be linked by the idea of a Venn diagram, and explained with the help of the software system SageMath. No prior programming experience is needed at all, just a desire to learn all things math. Visit Athena’s website for more information and registration: https://athenasacademy.com/courses/a-sage-survey-of-math/. It runs every Tuesday from 4:00-4:50 PM PT, from May 28th to July 2nd.

     


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    “Self-Care and Sensory Needs for Neurodivergent Individuals  ” –All Autism Talk Podcast
    In this episode of the All Autism Talk Podcast, host Richie Ploesch discusses self-care and sensory needs with neurodivergent psychologist Dr. Megan Anna Neff. Through her own experiences of parenting and working with neurodivergent children, Dr. Neff describes using a sensory lens to support their needs. Viewing a situation through a sensory lens just means observing a routine or action, such as a morning routine, and reflecting on the amount of sensory experiences, requirements, or input it has. Based on those observations and reflections, the goal is then to modify the routine according to the sensory capacity of the child. Dr. Neff leads you through an example of using a sensory lens to support you in navigating the unique profile of your child.
    Want to listen to more? Check out and subscribe to the Davidson Institute Spotify account! This episode is already added to the Advocate Together Listens 2023 playlist!
     
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    “The Value of Imagination ”– Aaliq Sitafalwalla with TEDx
    This TEDx talk examines the value of imagination and the potential you have when you validate your imaginative thoughts. Sitafalwalla shares an imagination flowchart, that starts with imagination and ends with reality. He describes his own experiences of imagining alternative clothing as a child that went beyond designer labels. Through these experiences, he validated his own thought process through designing and creating his own clothing line. Sitafalwalla encourages you to embrace their imaginative thoughts in order to foster creativity and passion for your own interests. 
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      Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed For You  -Jenara Nerenberg
      In this book, author and entrepreneur Jenara Nerenberg examines neurodivergent women and girls and the ways that they are often overlooked. Pulling from her own experiences as an autistic person with ADHD and the stories of women with other diagnoses, she explores how various diagnoses can present differently in women. Through this exploration, she offers a different perspective from the common misconceptions society has of neurodivergent women. As she offers her perspective, Nerenberg demonstrates ways to celebrate and support the neurodivergent women and girls in your life.
      Want to find more PG and 2e reads? Check out the Davidson Institute’s Bookshop.org storefront where we have curated book lists on some of the topics most important to the Young Scholars community. While these books are available from many retailers, all book links above go to Bookshop.org and are affiliate links which means your purchase also supports the Davidson Institute's mission and continuing work to support profoundly gifted students and their families.
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