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Center for Gifted Education

Wired for Wonder: A Kid’s Guide to Their Gifted, Creative Self

Wired for Wonder: A Kid’s Guide to Their Gifted, Creative Self

Grade level: Rising 3rd - 5th 
Location: William & Mary
Dates: July 1st - 3rd or July 7th - 9th 
Price: $269
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM 
Course Length: 3 Days

Course Description: 

Wired for Wonder is designed to help your child find the internal compass they need to navigate their high-powered thinking and creative energy. We will explore the fascinating biology of the gifted brain, from the "super-connected" neural pathways that spark creativity to the sensitive emotional centers that make them feel everything so deeply.
In this hands-on, high-energy workshop, your child will:
  • Decode Their Quirks: Discover why "asynchronous development" is normal (and why they can solve 6th-grade math but still lose their shoes!).
  • Master the Creative Toolbox: Use strategies like SCAMPER and Morphological Matrices to turn wild ideas into real-world inventions.
  • Tame the "Inner Critic": Learn to navigate perfectionism and turn "mistakes" into masterpieces through flexible thinking.
  • Join a "Think-Different" Tribe: Connect with peers who process the world just as fast and as deeply as they do.
Through hands-on maker’s space activities, art, improv, as well as critical and creative problem-solving missions, we will celebrate the wonder of how your child is wired. They won't just leave with new skills—they will leave with the confidence of knowing that their unique brain is exactly what the world needs.