Gifted education

gifted or talented. Because gifted and/or talented youth are so perceptually and intellectually deviant from the mean, it is appropriate to pace their lessons more aggressively, track them into honors or Advanced Placement courses, or otherwise provide educational enrichment.

Gifted and talented programs

Canada

Ontario

• Academy for Gifted Children
• Turner Fenton Secondary School
• The Woodlands School

United States

California

• Education Program for Gifted Youth, Stanford University
• North Hollywood High School Highly Gifted Magnet, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Colorado

• Rocky Mountain Talent Search, University of Denver

Connecticut

• The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, a joint project of the University of Connecticut, University of Virginia, and Yale University

Indiana

• The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities

Illinois

• Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University
• Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Louisiana

• Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts

Maryland

• Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University

Nevada

• Talent Identification Program, Duke University

Texas

• Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, University of North Texas

Virginia

• Center for Gifted Education, College of William & Mary

Australia

South Australia

• Ignite programme, Department of Education and Children's Services

United Kingdom

• National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth

Fictional gifted programs

• Professor Xavier's School for the Gifted, (X-Men universe)