Category: Gifted Youth Corner
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Mensa Youth Enjoy a Fun-Filled Snow Day in Tahoe

On Friday, February 21st, Sacramento Regional Mensa Youth Group teamed up with San Francisco Regional Mensa Youth Group and enjoyed a snow day up in Donner Park.
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Exploring the Mensa Gifted Youth Program: Opportunities and Benefits

On September 28th, we were joined by Michael Eager, Regional Vice Chair of Region 8 and Molly Bundschuh, Mensa’s Gifted Youth Program Manager for an Introduction to American Mensa’s Regional Gifted Youth Program.
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Share Mensa with Your Gifted Child

Parenting a gifted child is a unique journey filled with both extraordinary joys and distinct challenges. While you may have already considered Mensa membership for your talented youngster, have you thought about joining yourself?
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Gifted Youth Corner (August 2024)

Introducing Reel Reads where we discuss popular books and compare them to their TV/movie adaptations, the GY Homeroom at the SFRM RG, and a GY Parents SIG.
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SFRM Gifted Youth Corner (June 2024)

It’s officially SUMMER BREAK and I hope it’s jam-packed with fun activities. :) If it’s not or if you need more things to do, here are some suggestions:
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Event Recap – Intro to Mensa’s Gifted Youth Program

A huge thank you to everyone who attended the May 19th Intro to Mensa’s Region 8 Gifted Youth Program event on Zoom. Out of 29 who registered, 18 attended. There was a lot of interest in having a quarterly get-together and I’ll touch base with you again on the next date.
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Gifted Youth Corner – April

Happy National Volunteer Month! The history of National Volunteer Month dates back to the mid-20th century when numerous organizations and nonprofits began acknowledging the immense contributions of volunteers.
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Gifted Youth December 2023 Newsletter

I’m excited to share that I have a website for all of you to refer to: https://region8gyc.com/ There you can see the past newsletters (like this one!), upcoming events, and program updates.
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Event Recap: Making and Keeping Good Friends

Our November virtual event with Dr. Marty Nemko, Secrets to Making and Keeping Good Friends, was a hit where we had 15 of 37 registrants attending the session where we talked a lot about our challenges with friendship and shared ideas on how to better connect with people we want to become our friends.
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Gifted Youth Fall 2023 Newsletter

Happy Fall! I’ve been working on a TOP SECRET PROJECT that I’m putting the final touches on, but in the meantime I’d like to announce our next virtual event Secrets to Making and Keeping Good Friends