History of Mensa Conferences on Talent Development
Mensa Czechia has been organizing specialized conferences on education ever since 2007. This tradition was founded by the then Chairman of Mensa Czechia, Václav Fořtík, and since 2012, organizers Tomáš Blumenstein and Hana Kalusová, in co-operation with Lenka Šnajdrová, Dana Havlová, and other colleagues have continued in their tracks.
The speakers who have given lectures include dozens of experts including teachers, psychologists, representatives of the Ministry of Education, and other experts in the field. We have had the honour of welcoming personalities such as prof. Milan Hejný, Dr. Jolana Laznibatová, Ass.Prof. Šárka Portešová, MUDr. Ranko Rajovič, and others.
For more information, please read the reports from the individual conferences that have taken place over the last several years.
Education for the Future Conference – March 2018
At the beginning of March 2011, conferencing in the Czech Republic came alive again through an exceptional event. Mensa CR, co-operating with the World of Education, National Institute for Further Education, and Fraus Publishing House, prepared a two-day national meeting of supporters of effective education, digital learning, and children’s talent development.
Mensa Conference on Talent Development – February 2016
The conference was held at the lovely and inspirational premises of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The opening speech by Ass. Prof. PhDr. Šárka Portešová, Ph.D. was dedicated to the current development in the care for talented and gifted children from a long-term perspective.
Mensa Conference on Talent Development – March 2015
On Tuesday March 24th, 2015, I set out for the Parliament of the Czech Republic to participate in the Mensa Conference for Talent Development. As a parent of two first-graders, I came to draw inspiration and find out what kind of activities are organized by schools to support the development of children.
Mensa Conference on Talent Development – November 2014
The traditional Mensa Conference on Talent Development brought new insights, experience, and stimuli for schools, clubs, after school groups, and families. This report also includes links to related websites.
Mensa Conference on Talent Development – March 2014
This Mensa Talent Development Conference took place on 13th and 14th March 2014. Many experts in the field of gift development gave interesting lectures. The programme of the conference was focused on teachers from primary and nursery schools, as well as on parents.
Mensa Conference on Talent Development – November 2013
On Wednesday, 13th November, 2013, Prostějov hosted (under the watchful cameras of Czech TV) an Autumn Mensa Conference on Talent Development, organized by Mensa CR. A total of 115 participants, mostly teachers, psychologists, and other people interested in working with talented children, participated in the event.
Mensa Conference on Talent Development – November 2012
“There is no guide, no handbook on development and care for gifted children. Every school and every teacher finds their own ways to do it. Thanks to this conference, those who are really interested were given the time and opportunity to meet, gain new information, experience, and to network among themselves,” Dana Havlova said about the event that brought more than a hundred teachers, representatives of Mensa Gifted Children Clubs, and interested parents from all over the Czech Republic into a lecture hall of the National House in Prostějov, on Friday, 9th November. The busy schedule of lectures gave them a lot of theoretical knowledge, as well as practical experience on how to identify gifted children and to work with them.