Cover story for local papers The West Side Spirit and Our Town NY about a new school for "developmentally precocious" children.
A taste:
Most kindergarteners are full of enthusiasm about animals, tall tales, toys and their favorite picture book character. But next fall, a new school will be catering to a different sort of student: kids under the age of 7 who can tell you about the finer points of shifting tectonic plates, global warming and characters from “grown-up books.”
When the Speyer Legacy School opens its doors, it will serve a different kind of special needs population: the developmentally precocious. These are children with exceptionally high IQs who master verbal, reading and math skills early and exhibit an intense passion for intellectual, sometimes arcane, pursuits—whether it’s maps, mythology, music or nature. Estimated to be less than one percent of the population, these children don’t just want to learn but want to master every aspect of their particular interest.
