About Us
A transformative experience for profoundly gifted youth and their families
The Davidson Institute supports profoundly gifted young people and their families through programs, resources, and a community designed to help them thrive. We work to ensure these students are recognized, challenged, and supported academically, socially, and emotionally. Our vision is to ensure there are no limits to what our brightest youth can achieve.
Who We Serve
We guide profoundly gifted young people 18 and under. Profoundly gifted students score in the 99.9th percentile on IQ and achievement tests, and think and learn differently than other students.
What We Do
We offer programs, resources, scholarships, and opportunities for gifted young learners that are driven by their natural talent and abilities, not by their age, socioeconomic status or location.
Our Founders
After piloting a support program for 15 profoundly gifted youth and their families in 1999, former educational software entrepreneurs, Bob and Jan Davidson formally founded the Davidson Institute for Talent Development a year later. In 2000, the Davidsons established the Davidson Institute out of a concern that our nation's most gifted young people were largely underserved. That passion to serve gifted students continues today.
Latest Davidson Institute News & Updates
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