Parent & Student Resources
Last updated 9/12/2021
Below you will find resources for both gifted students and their parents.
If you would like to recommend additional resources to be shared with our parents, please contact your REACH Rep.
Tutoring and Enrichment for Students
- Art of Problem Solving
- Ava's Summer Science School Year Edition*
- National Honor Society (NHS) Tutoring*
- Recommended Reading Resources for Students
- STEMDuPage.com
- Tuesday Technologies*
- Tutor.com
- WeUseMath.org
Art of Problem Solving
Ava's Summer Science School Year Edition*
National Honor Society (NHS) Tutoring*
Recommended Reading Resources for Students
STEMDuPage.com
Tuesday Technologies*
Tutor.com
WeUseMath.org
* Denotes a resource created by, run by, and/or supported by current York High School students or alumni.
Classes and Summer Programs for Students
- The Center for Gifted
- D205 Project Lead the Way Summer Program
- D205 Summer Fine Arts Enrichment Program
- Dominican University
- Duke TIP
- Elements of Mathematics
- Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)
- The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA)
- John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
- Northwestern Center for Talent Development (CTD)
The Center for Gifted
D205 Project Lead the Way Summer Program
D205 Summer Fine Arts Enrichment Program
Dominican University
Duke TIP
Elements of Mathematics
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)
The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA)
John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Northwestern Center for Talent Development (CTD)
Resources for Parenting Gifted Children
- The Acceleration Institute
- The Chicago Gifted Community Center
- Hoagies Gifted
- The Illinois Association for Gifted Children
- The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
- Prufrock Press
- Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
The Acceleration Institute
The Chicago Gifted Community Center
Hoagies Gifted
The Illinois Association for Gifted Children
The National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)
Prufrock Press
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
Recommended Reading for Parents
- Basic Recipe for Parent Advocates
- Best, Brightest — and Saddest?
- Educating an Original Thinker
- Existential Depression in Gifted Children
- The Gift of Emotional Overexcitabilities
- Harnessing the Power of Productive Struggle
- How Parents Can Support Girls' Academic Success in STEM
- How Parents of Talented Children Hold the Line Between Supporting and Pushing
- How to Raise a Creative Child. Step One: Back Off
- How to Raise an Adult
- ‘Impossible’ Homework Assignment? Let Your Child Do It
- NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Executive Summary, Catalyzing Change in High School Mathematics
- Online Libraries from Organizations
- Two Lessons on How to Support Gifted Kids
- Underachievers Under-the-Radar: How Seemingly Successful Gifted Students Fall Short of Their Potential
- Watch Carol Dweck's Speech: 'The Journey to a Growth Mindset' (Video)
- Why I Pulled My Son Out of a School for 'Gifted' Kids