IEA News: Elizabeth Jones Announcement, Bradley Seminar, CDB & Yunasa Q&A Webinars

IEA E-Newsletter February 2024 [View online]( [DONATE]( [VOLUNTEER]( [CONTACT US]( While every day is our favorite day at IEA, there is something magical about the beginning of the year. We welcomed our Academy students back from the long holiday break, excited to see their smiling faces, their passion for learning and their speed zipping around the yard at break time. Later this month, we are eager to greet our CDB scholars, their parents, and our alums at the annual Bradley Seminar. Our first Gifted Support Group meeting of the year will focus on the topic of Homeschooling. We are also sharing the bittersweet news that our President and Co-Founder of IEA, Elizabeth D. Jones will be retiring later this year. ELIZABETH JONES ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT LATER THIS YEAR . Elizabeth (Betsy) D. Jones, President of IEA, has announced that she will begin her transition toward retirement later this year. Following the identification of the new President, Betsy will continue to serve as Senior Advisor to support the Board and the transfer of leadership. A search firm has been hired to assist in the identification of the new leader. Betsy co-founded IEA with James W. Davis in 1998 and she has served as President for the past 25 years. What an amazing legacy she is leaving us with. We are sharing Betsy's letter to our IEA Community as well as a letter from our Board Chair, Byron Lichtenstein. [LETTER FROM BETSY]( [LETTER FROM BYRON]( ACADEMY . In January we welcomed students back for our Spring 2024 session. Our students are having a blast making neuron diagrams from Play-Doh, engineering bridges and cars using LEGO, and learning to do stop motion animation. We have a few spots available for our family-favorite online series, Marine Invertebrates, with Grayson, IEA Academy’s paleobiologist and animal expert! This class is for students 10-14 years old. Register by Wednesday, February 14 to join this aquatic adventure. [REGISTER HERE]( PUSD INNOVATION CLUBS . Over the last few months, IEA has provided Innovation Clubs to 170+ students in Pasadena Unified School District Elementary Schools! Friday was the [Innovation Exposition]( and we had nearly 40 projects submitted by students we mentored across the 7 schools! More of the students from our clubs placed than ever before, and it was great to see more schools represented in the winners. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards were given for each of the 6 categories, and 9 projects from our students, from 5 schools we work with, placed! We had 5 3rd place winners, 1 2nd place winner, and 3 1st place winners across the categories. We are so proud of all our Innovation Club students who participated and congratulate them all on a spectacular job well done! We're excited to continue providing Innovation Clubs as a part of PUSD's gifted program in the 2024-2025 school year. EXPLORE . We are so excited to support our EXPLORE students who are competing in [iGEM24](, the world’s biggest synthetic biology competition! Follow their progress as they design and conduct their research and [fundraise]( to offset their travel and registration costs. [FOLLOW ON TWITTER]( [FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM]( CAROLINE D. BRADLEY SCHOLARSHIP . In just a few weeks we will host our current CDB families in Pasadena for Bradley Seminar. It’s one of the highlights of our scholarship program, where we bring our scholars, alums and parents together for inspirational and educational workshops and panels, a chance to mingle and meet one another and enjoy IEA’s hometown of Pasadena. Applications are still open for the CDB Scholarship. All gifted 7th graders graduating high school in 2029 are welcome to apply! The deadline is April 10, 2024, by 8:00 pm PT. [APPLY NOW]( Do you have questions about the application process? We are hosting a webinar on February 22, 2024, at 4:30 pm PT. Space is limited, RSVP today! [RSVP FOR THE WEBINAR]( Can’t make that time? Check out the recording from our webinar from January. [WATCH THE JAN. RECORDING]( YUNASA . It was so nice to welcome returning and new campers to our Virtual Mini-Yunasa a few weeks ago. We hosted some of our favorite camp activities like psychosynthesis, breathwork and making s’mores. Bring on the summer! It’s not too late to apply for Yunasa 2024! The final deadline is March 18, 2024. Yunasa West (Colorado): Ages 10-15 June 8 - 15, 2024 Yunasa East (Michigan): Ages 10-14 July 13 - July 20, 2024 Financial aid is available for families in need. For more information, email Issabela Tulalian at yunasa@educationaladvancement.org. [APPLY NOW]( Want to learn more about Yunasa? If you have questions about Yunasa, we are hosting a Q&A on Friday, February 16 at 4 pm PST. [RSVP NOW]( GIFTED SUPPORT GROUP . We are excited to announce our upcoming workshop on strength-based homeschooling with Kasi Peters (MT-BC) on Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 2:30 – 4:00 pm. Space is limited, so please RSVP if you would like to attend. [RSVP HERE]( [Institute for Educational Advancement logo]( [Update Email Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( Institute for Educational Advancement 569 S. Marengo Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101 (626) 403-8900 [www.educationaladvancement.org](