October is Mensa Membership Month, and American Mensa is using the occasion to remind the gifted and talented community that children and adolescents of exceptional intelligence are welcome in the organization.
Membership in Mensa is open to anyone who achieves scores in the top two percent of any standardized intelligence test. As part of the October celebration, Mensa is planning a “Mensa Testing Day” for October 19th. Local Mensa chapters across the United States will host test sessions and other activities on this date.
Gifted youth play an important part in all 132 chapters of American Mensa. There are currently more than 3,000 Mensa members under the age of 18. Members include pianists, fashion designers and actors. Young members receive opportunities to attend in fun family events, interact with other children who share their love of learning, and participate through a variety of national initiatives including the Mensa Foundation’s scholarship program and the Mensa Honor Society.
“No one knows better than Mensans how much gifted youth crave nearly constant intellectual stimulation,” said Mensa’s Gifted Youth Specialist, Lisa Van Gemert. “We are committed to helping parents and educators meet that need through the many and varied resources at mensaforkids.org. From award-winning lesson plans to activity ideas and TED Connections, we’re ready to help you keep gifted brains engaged and challenged at home or school.”
Taking Mensa’s proprietary intelligence test is one step to becoming a Mensa member. The cost is $40. Visit us.mensa.org/testingcalendar to find a testing session. Mensa tests prospective members who are 14 years or older. For those under the age of 14, visit us.mensa.org/testscores for how to qualify for Mensa membership.
Mensa has more than 56,000 members in the United States and more than 120,000 members around the world. For more information about Mensa visit us.mensa.org/join or call (800) 66-MENSA.
Information courtesy of American Mensa, via PRWeb.