 Gifted
Networks and Associations (National)
Supporting the Emotional
Needs of the Gifted
The Hollingworth Center
for Highly Gifted Children
Stephanie S. Tolan
Gifted
Development Center
The
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Center for Talented
Youth - Johns Hopkins University
Davidson Institute
Welcome to NAGC
This web site offers distance learning for gifted and talented students.
We have used this center at Stanford University in our homeschool:
Stanford University - Education Program
for Gifted Youth (EPGY)
We
intend to use this resource in the future
The
Center
for Talent Development at Northwestern University
American Mensa
 Description:
American Mensa has approximately 50,000 members. Five million Americans
are eligible for Mensa membership. Mensans come from all walks of
life and all levels of society. However, they share one trait -
high intelligence. To qualify for Mensa, one must score in the top
2% of the general population on a standardized intelligence test.
As an organization, American Mensa provides intelligent individuals
an opportunity to meet other smart people at the local, regional,
and national levels. Mensans interact at entertaining events and
exchange ideas through a variety of publications. Mensa members
also work to help others in their communities by providing scholarships
and volunteering for community-oriented activities.
Homeschooling
Networks and Associations (National)
 Association
of Home School Attorneys (AHSA) - (Link to website)
Description:
Welcome AHSA is an informal network of attorneys and legal experts
in the United States supporting homeschooling and homeschoolers
by providing legal information about homeschooling issues, empowering
homeschoolers to have the legal tools they need to meet homeschooling
challenges, and providing a network of attorneys for legal representation.
Association of Homeschool Attorneys AHSA-USA - (Link
to the group's email list.)
Description: This list is an opportunity for homeschoolers
to contact homeschooling attorneys and experts about homeschooling
legal and litigation issues.
To subscribe, go to:
AHSA-USA
Members: 130 (as of 05/13/03)
Founded: May 23, 2000
National
Home Education Legal Defense - NHELD
Description:
National Home Education Legal Defense, or NHELD, grew out of a statewide
organization that began in Connecticut as Connecticut's Citizens
to Uphold the Right to Educate, or CT's C.U.R.E. CT's C.U.R.E. was
founded in 1989 and has been instrumental in maintaining the rights
of parents to homeschool without government interference since that
time.
The American Homeschool Association (AHA) - (Link
to a web site)
Description: The American Homeschool Association (AHA),
is a service organization sponsored in part by the publishers of
Home Education Magazine. The AHA was created in 1995 to network
homeschoolers on a national level. Current AHA services include
an online news and discussion list which provides news, information,
and resources for homeschoolers, media contacts, and education officials.
AHA Free Email Newsletter
News, perspectives, essays and more. Free subscriptions and back
issues are available at this site: http://www.egroups.com/group/AHA-Newsletter
Discussion list for the American Homeschool Association
Description:
Home Schooling This is the networking and discussion list for the
American Homeschool Association, a national organization supporting
homeschooling families and anyone seeking information about homeschooling,
from media representatives to researchers to education professionals.
To subscribe, go to: AHA-Discussion
Members: 112 (as of 03/26/03)
Founded: Jul 3, 2000
National Home Education Network
(NHEN) - (Link to a web site)
Description:
Welcome to the National Home Education Network We’re changing
the way the world sees homeschooling!Created by members with all
sorts of homeschooling backgrounds, this website is packed with
helpful and accurate information, up-to-date networking possibilities
and support for those interested in homeschooling. |
