The United States Department of Education has defined giftedness as “children and youth with outstanding talent who perform or show the potential for performing at remarkably high levels of accomplishment when compared with others of their age, experience, or environment.”

The National Association for Gifted Children's goal is to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research. They aim to help parents and families, K-12 education professionals including support service personnel, and members of the research and higher education community who work to help gifted and talented children as they strive to achieve their personal best and contribute to their communities. Visit the NAGC website here: https://www.nagc.org/

The National Society for the Gifted and Talented is another national organization that seeks to enable and empower gifted, talented, and high potential youth, in the United States and abroad, to celebrate and maximize their unique potential. Visit the NSGT website here: https://www.nsgt.org/

For a full list of international and national organization focused on promoting gifted and talented student needs, visit https://www.nsgt.org/national-organizations/