About Us

IALDS is an accreditation organization that facilitates exceptional education standards for thousands of gifted students, educators, and their families. Spanning the globe, its outreach is matched only by its passion. IALDS excels with standard education models, as well as those more innovative in nature, both with the expressed purpose of elevating the experience of students and teachers alike.
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Mission

The IALDS accredits principled schools that serve gifted students and demonstrate empirical proof of academic and emotional advancement using all necessary proven traditional methods as well as, where appropriate, adaptive learning, blended learning and other innovative approaches.
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Traditional Methods

Adaptive Technology

Blended Learning

Education Model

IALDS champions the notion that, while core subjects such as mathematics, science, history and language arts supported by the Common Core Standards and other regulatory and advisory bodies are of the utmost importance to traditional educators, we believe these subjects can be supplemented through other means to enhance critical thinking and promote 21st Century Skills.

IALDS supports most Common Core Standards but also advocates private schools that go beyond such measures in STEM and other specializations, providing the appropriate scaffolding from early learning to secondary education. We believe in empowering students to reach their full potential by providing equal access to all necessary resources, but leaving the chosen modality to the discretion of each individual institution.

Like all educational institutions, IALDS seeks to protect its member schools from unnecessary regulation and bureaucracy, while making concerted efforts to not inundate or create burdensome jargon for educators.

IALDS is honored to have granted accreditation to innovative schools serving gifted students in over twenty countries, helping leading institutions make learning more fulfilling for students, more efficient for educators, and more beneficial for the world.

Locations

Cities with one or more IALDS-accredited schools for gifted students

Click here to see a list of IALDS-accredited schools in Texas.

News & Events

Member institutions may login to see a calendar of upcoming events, pending accreditation visits and recent IALDS developments, articles, and success stories

Member Login & Directory

IALDS prides itself in assisting and improving education for the families of gifted students across the world. If you are a member school, please login to search our global directory of institutions that have met the highest standards under continual supervision.