Center for Gifted Education and Policy

Pinnacle Master Philip Scheffler wins Emmy
Scheffler marked 50 years with CBS News, 30 of those spent helping shape 60 Minutes into the best and most watched news program in history.

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Volume 36 • Number 2

Mind over media
An APA-supported summit plugged teens into how the media persuades.

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Volume 35 • Number 6

Considering Organized Crime
The Young Scholars Social Science Summit, organized by APA's Esther Katz Rosen Center for Gifted Education Policy, gave interested high schoolers a look at how the work of five social scientists relates to solving organized crime.

New grant will boost mentoring initiative for gifted students
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, has awarded $123,000 to APA's Center for Gifted Education Policy (CGEP) to develop a mentoring program for high-achieving students with financial need.

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Volume 34 • Number 11

Sparking interest in social science
The Young Scholars Social Science Summit organized by APA's Esther Katz Rosen Center for Gifted Education Policy explores how the social sciences approach the world refugee crisis.

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Volume 34 • Number 10

Considering Creativity: A creative young mind, a budding writer
Pinnacle Project scholar Julia Carney wins a national writing contest that honors the late journalist Daniel Pearl.

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Volume 34 • Number 9

What music's gatekeepers seek in musicians
Ongoing research on the artist-gatekeeper relationship is part of a larger, multidimensional study on transitions in giftedness.

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Volume 34 • Number 5

Cultivating otherwise untapped potential
Psychologists are developing programs to identify gifted children earlier--and to ensure their success.

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Volume 33 • Number 9

Honing the Skills of Gifted Children
The Pinnacle Project mingles talented adolescents with experts in various fields.

Pinnacle Project 2002 Scholars

Pinnacle Project 2002 Masters

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Cultivating the world's Michelangelos
The Pinnacle Project brought together students, budding scholars and experts in seven fields to mentor talented teens.

Meet the Pinnacle Project Scholars