Authentic inclusion
Recognising predispositions, interests and different ways of learning.
Educational reflections · Inclusive teaching materials
Learning is not
Learning is not
a straight line.
Every child follows their own path: curious, winding, sometimes faster than school expects. We create accessible materials and tailored pathways so that every way of learning can find its way, from learning difficulties to giftedness.
What we believe in
Magenta quadrant
Blue quadrant
Yellow quadrant
Green quadrant
Four quadrants, like our logo.
Each colour of the circle tells a piece of how we work.
Giftedness
Not a performance: a way of being to be understood.
Evidence, not trends
Research and educational observation: methods that work.
Culture that inspires
Making cultural and environmental heritage accessible sparks motivation.
Our specialisation
Giftedness.
Around 2–5% of people, students and adults alike, experience giftedness. Yet too often it goes unrecognised.
Not a potential to be harvested, but a way of being to be understood, marked by asynchronous development and intensity of feeling.
We support teachers and families in looking beyond labels, building truly inclusive and challenging learning environments.
Tutor for Intellectual Giftedness
Italian specialist training dedicated to working with gifted students.
Gifted Education, GERRIC, University of New South Wales
Intensive gifted education programme: identification, differentiation and evidence-based strategies.
International experience
Years of experience across schools, universities and cultural institutions, including training on wellbeing and inclusion in the workplace.
Twice-exceptionality
Specific attention to twice-exceptional profiles: gifted children with specific learning disabilities or ADHD.
Photo: Lauren Mancke / Unsplash
Educational reflections
★ Blog · Starry Mind Academy
Blog · Starry Mind Academy
Blog · Starry Mind Academy
Column · LinkedIn
Column · LinkedIn
Collaboration · Centro EDUCasa
Slow thoughts on how we learn.
Notes and observations from the field: reflections by Starry Mind Academy, also in collaboration with education professionals.
Inclusive education, neurodivergence and giftedness: our manifesto
Our vision of special and inclusive education.
Read the manifesto →Plusdotazione, high potential, giftedness: why words matter
Where the words for the same reality come from, and what changes depending on which one is chosen.
Read here →A law for gifted students, and a chance to recognise one another
Where the Italian bill stands, and what can already guide educational work.
Read here →A reflection on the use of instrumental music in the therapeutic setting
Music can become part of the therapeutic setting, supporting listening, presence, and contact with experience. (In Italian)
Read here →Growing up in care: teaching children respect for nature and animals
Respect for living things is learned through everyday gestures, not rules. (In Italian)
Read here →The value of kindness: small things, big perspectives on connection and wellbeing
Kindness can be taught, with dedicated activities and worksheets. (In Italian)
Read here →
Services
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The path continues.
Alongside the materials, we are building training and guidance for those who live school every day.
Materials on request
Suggest a topic or an adaptation: many of our materials are born from teachers' and families' requests.
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