health
April 29, 2026
The ingenuity of Venezuelan parents to enhance the talent of children with high abilities
Stories of how parents in Táchira develop their children's high abilities through adaptive educational methods and emotional support.
TL;DR
- Mateo, an 8-year-old, was identified with high abilities (AA CC) and demonstrated a natural talent for mathematics from a young age.
- Valery, Mateo's older sister, is a gifted musician who also possesses high abilities that were initially overlooked.
- The parents encountered challenges with traditional education systems, which proved frustrating for Mateo's accelerated learning pace.
- The family sought alternative educational approaches, including Montessori methods, and found support from organizations like Motores por la Paz.
- Social media played a role in connecting the family with institutions offering scholarships for English, French, and programming, enriching Mateo's education.
- Valery received a full scholarship to study Business Communication at the Universidad Metropolitana.
- The psychologist Jorge Díaz highlighted that high abilities in girls can be overlooked due to societal stereotypes.
- Key indicators of high abilities include advanced verbal language, exhaustive information seeking, questioning nature, emotional sensitivity, and self-criticism.
- The Órbita CI 130 program by Motores por la Paz aims to identify, diagnose, and support children and youth with high intellectual abilities.