Gifted & Talented Expo
October 25, 2025
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Host and co-sponsor: Arete Academy
Join MCGT for our annual Gifted & Talented Expo! We'll have speakers, family sessions, opportunities to connect, and a vendor hall with schools, professionals, and businesses that provide services for gifted learners and their families.
Running concurrently with MCGT's Expo, Arete Academy will be offering school age youth programming (additional fee to Arete Academy required). Pre-registration is required for youth programming, and parents need to be on-site unless otherwise approved.
Cardboard Creations
1:00 - 4:00pm
For Ages 8-14
Cost: $45
Click here to register directly with Arete Academy
Pre-registration required
Dungeons and Dragons
1:00 - 4:00pm
For Ages 11-18
Cost: $60
Click here to register directly with Arete Academy
Pre-registration required
WHEN: Saturday, October 25, 2025, 1:00 - 4:00pm
WHERE: Arete Academy, 10225 Yellow Circle Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343
COST per family:
MCGT Members - $25
Non-Members - $50 (not a member? Join online now!)
Arete Academy Families - $25 (registration code required)
2025 EXPO Flyer
2025 EXPO Postcard
Click Here for the Full Schedule of Events & Speaker Descriptions
Speakers
Social Emotional Support of Gifted Children with Teresa Boatman, PhD
Gifted 101 with Mary Wandrei, PhD
Twice Exceptional Learning Strategies with Arete Academy Staff
Full Time Gifted Schools Parent Panel
Family Sessions (children can attend with parents)
Restorative Practices with Razia Shariff
Mindfulness with Tina Van Erp
Drop in Connection Times with MCGT
2E Community
CHOICES Chapter
Gifted Adult Community
Schools*:
Arete Academy (Twice-Exceptional Students) - Minnetonka
Brightmont Academy - Plymouth and Mendota Heights
Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools Quest Program
Cyprus Classical Academy - Burnsville
Metropolitan Open School - St. Louis Park
Resources*:
Cottonwood Center
Cubing Enrichment Opportunities, Inc - Rubik's Youth Enrichment
Friedrichs Education
MCGT CHOICES Chapter
MCGT Gifted Adult Community Group
MCGT Resource Table
MN Institute for Talented Youth (MITY)
Paper Pie (Previously Usborne Books and More)
The River Coach
The Thinking Spot - science bookstore
*Check back for updates! If you are a professional, business, or school and would like to have a vendor table at the MCGT Expo, please register here.
Concessions (cash, venmo)
Nut free snacks including granola bars, chips, meat sticks, popcorn, apples, sparkling water, and pop will be available for purchase from Arete Academy Students.
Adult Volunteers
We are looking for adult volunteers for a variety of positions at the Expo, if you are able to help, please fill out the adult volunteer form.
Photo & Video Release
By attending the MCGT Expo, attendees agree to allow their names, likenesses and images either in audio, photographic or video format, recorded onsite during the conference to be used by MCGT for educational, promotional, advocacy, and archival purposes.
Financial assistance is available from the Betty Johnson Scholarship Fund: Families with gifted & talented children should not be restricted in their participation in MCGT activities because of limited funds. Therefore, the MCGT Board will accept requests for financial assistance which would enable families to attend events sponsored by MCGT, such as the annual conference or speaker events. MCGT also accepts requests for financial assistance for MCGT membership fees.
Submit a request from the Betty Johnson Scholarship Fund
Questions? Email info@mcgt.net
The Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented (MCGT) is a state-wide non-profit support and advocacy organization of parents, educators, and other professionals who live or work with gifted & talented children and are interested in their education and well-being.
