Gifted Children
We connect experts, organizations, teachers and parents in order to better understanding gifted children and to be able to provide meaningful support.
Who We Support
Gifted children have a different way of thinking. They’re always thinking. They’re inventive. They can also be annoyingly logical and stubborn, critical and self-critical, as well as oversensitive. Some are able to create complex, precise sentences, while others might speak very little for fear of saying something inaccurate. From an early age, they are interested in letters, numbers, space, forms of government, electricity or the meaning of life. Many of them want to know the essence of things (solving problems, …), to the tiniest detail. They have an excellent memory, they like experiments and they are great abstract thinkers. They have remarkable intellectual skills and a vivid imagination.
However, they can seem too eager to get new information. They never stop asking curious questions. Their games can be too complicated or puzzling. Their perfectionism can lead to anxiety or adjustment difficulties. They often feel under a lot of stress, have trouble making friends and working with their teachers. Sometimes, not even their own parents understand them very well. Gifted children often choose to suppress their talents. This can lead to withdrawal, feelings of frustration and social isolation.
1,325,000
children in Czechia
200,000
gifted children
33%
with specific issues
What We Want
We would like gifted kids to grow up in an environment that offers a sufficient amount of space, understanding, support and inspiration in their overall personal, intellectual and cultural development. We would like them to be able to tackle problems and to find assistance and specific care in times of need.
In order to better understand and support gifted kids, we first need to have information, yet even experts lack data in this field. That is why we compile the latest research and practices in the Czech Republic and abroad. We would like to share this information with teachers, parents, school psychologists, pediatricians, psychotherapists and psychiatrists. By learning together, we would like to achieve social change. We believe that the psychosocial well-being of gifted children and people around them is a key value for the entire society.
“You speak sloppily all day long, mom. Just like a lot of other people. Every night, I’m astonished that the world still keeps going…”
– Josífek, 5 years old (gifted at math)
“How can you tell that I’m a piece of matter? Why should it be matter and not just a couple of neurons in somebody else’s brain?”
– Tomáš, 10 years old (notes for an essay on the subject “I”)
“Lord, bless us with some waves but I don’t mean a tsunami!”
– Ema, 7 years old (during a beach vacation)
Who We Work With
We are working towards social change and we can’t do it on our own. We are grateful for the support and expertise of the following professionals.
Mgr. Daniela Alexová
Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
Mgr. František Berka
Sporting Youth Foundation
Ing. Tomáš Blumenstein
Mensa Czech Republic
Ing. Jeanne Bočková, MBA
Center for Talented Minds
Ing. Kamila Dvořáková, M.A., PhD.
National Institute of Mental Health
Mgr. Naďa Eretová
Wolters Kluwer ČR
Mgr. Anna Fučíková Ph.D.
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics and Institute of Physics CAS
MUDr. Michal Goetz, PhD.
Department of Paediatric Psychiatry, Motol University Hospital
doc. PhDr. Jana Marie Havigerová, Ph.D.
Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
Martin Herman, M. A.
American Fund of Czech and Slovak Leadership Studies (AFCSLS)
Mgr. Irena Hošková
National Institute for Further Education
Mgr. Kateřina Chábová, BBA.
Czech Association of Science Centers
Ing. Miriam Janyšková, MBA
Qiido Foundation
Martina Kaděrová
EDUin, o.p.s.
Doc. MgA. Petr Koliha
Déčko – Czech TV
Mgr. et Mgr. Martin Konečný
Association for Talent and Giftedness
MUDr. František Koukolík DrSc., FCMA.
Thomayer Hospital in Prague
Mgr. Markéta Kůtková
special teacher
prof. RNDr. Josef Molnár, CSc.
Faculty of Science, Palacky University Olomouc
Mgr. Monika Mrázová
Déčko – Czech TV
Mgr. Petr Naske
Union of ICT School Teachers and Specialists
Ing. Zuzana Poláková, ACCA
Mensa Czech Republic
PhDr. Věra Olšáková
Academic School, Kindergarten and elementary school, Ltd.
doc. PhDr. Šárka Portešová, Ph.D.
Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
PaedDr. Jiří Rozehnal
Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava
Marie Salomonová, MSci
NGO Nevypusť duši
Mgr. Simona Šedá
National Institute for Education
doc. PaedDr. Jana Škrabánková, Ph.D.
Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava
Mgr. Andrea Štefáčková
Qiido Foundation
Ing. Kateřina Venclová
Freelance Lecturer
Mgr. Vlastimil Volák
Czech Association of Science Centers
PhDr. Eva Vondráková
Association for Talent and Giftedness
PhDr. Petr Winkler
National Institute of Mental Health
Abous us
The RSJ Foundation helps outside-the-box projects. We work with organizations and initiatives that have a good way record and bring a fresh approach to issues in their field. We support organizations in education, science and research, focusing on the education and healthy biopsychosocial development in children. We also support academic excellence, especially in mathematics, informatics and economics.
We help to raise awareness on mental health care in children and youth. We support education among professionals and the public, new educational materials and activities that bridge specific issues and help relevant information access new places. We are looking for comprehensive solutions that can be implemented in practice. Long-term projects with a broad social impact are given financial, mentoring and media support.
If you need a fresh impetus for your project, would like to join forces with us or want to know more about what we do, please get in touch.
RSJ Foundation
Headquarter: Na Florenci 2116/15, 110 00 Praha 1
Office: Klimentská 1246/1, 110 00 Praha 1