Programs For Talented Youth

Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth is now accepting instructor course proposals for its summer 2018 student programs. Read More

Best-selling young adult fiction writer Sharon M. Draper visited the Wyatt Center at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College to motivate and inspire Nashville middle schoolers. Read More

Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will deliver the keynote address. Dean will be introduced by MNPS board member Mary Pierce. Read More

Vanderbilt Summer Academy, a residential program through Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth, offers one-, two- and three-week sessions for qualifying gifted students in rising grades 8-12. Read More

Are you looking for a summer opportunity for an advanced learner in your life? Take advantage of the Summer SAVY 2017 Application Priority Window, available from noon Tuesday, Jan. 10, to noon Wednesday, Jan. 11. Read More

Are you looking for a summer opportunity for an advanced learner in your life? There is no need to look past your own backyard. Read More

Children's author Christopher Paul Curtis addressed MNPS middle school students at Vanderbilt’s Wyatt Center May 19. Read More

The National Association for Gifted Children has honored Tamra Stambaugh with its Early Leader Award, given to a person who has made significant contributions in leadership and service to the field of gifted education and who is in the first 10 years of his or her career. Read More

Do you have a gifted student in grades K-6 who is looking for accelerated coursework? If so, consider enrolling them in Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young. Read More

Metro Nashville Public Schools fifth- through eighth-graders gathered at Vanderbilt to hear acclaimed children's and young adult author Jacqueline Woodson, thanks to a gift by best-selling novelist James Patterson. Read More

Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

The Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (SAVY) provides a dynamic, fast-paced curriculum experience to qualifying gifted children in rising first–seventh grades. Read More

Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (Vanderbilt University) The Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (SAVY) provides a dynamic, fast-paced curriculum experience to qualifying gifted children in kindergarten through grade 6. Vanderbilt professors, master teachers and graduate students offer accelerated SAVY courses that cover a wide variety of… Read More

Best-selling author James Patterson addressed a gathering of about 100 Nashville middle school students April 8, sharing with them his journey from childhood to successful writer. Read More

Best-selling author James Patterson will speak to a gathering of about 100 middle-school students from Isaiah T. Creswell Middle Arts Magnet School on the power of reading Tuesday, April 8 at Vanderbilt. Read More

Daffodils are blooming, redbud trees are bursting with pink blooms, and an adventurous few have broken out the Bermuda shorts. All are portents of spring but also signs that it’s time for parents of school-aged children to organize summer plans. Read More

Gifted children are likely to be the next generation's innovators and leaders—yet the exceptionally smart are often invisible in the classroom, according to a 30-year study conducted by researchers at Vanderbilt's Peabody College. Read More

Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (Vanderbilt University) The Summer Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (SAVY) provides a dynamic, fast-paced curriculum experience to qualifying gifted children in rising first through seventh grades. Vanderbilt professors, master teachers and graduate students offer accelerated SAVY courses that cover a wide… Read More

As schools nationwide prepare for the new academic year, education experts from Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development are available for back-to-school interviews on a variety of topics. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt University (WAVU) is a residential academic program for gifted students. Over a weekend, students engage in an accelerated two-day course of study designed and taught by Vanderbilt University faculty and scholars. WAVU also provides an opportunity for students to come together to… Read More