Mentiqa

Mentiqa is a private school for education of [highly gifted pupils|highly gifted pupils] in Denmark. It was founded by Pernille Buch-Rømer in 2004.

History

In Denmark, congregated schools for highly gifted pupils occur only as private initiatives. Therefore, Mentiqa schools are private schools established and run by parents of highly gifted students. The first Mentiqa-school was established in Søborg, a suburb of Copenhagen, in 2004. Its founder, Pernille Buch-Rømer believed that schooling with like-minded children made it possible for highly gifted students to develop adequate social skills. The main focus of Mentiqa is to care for the well-being of its pupils, which is made possible through the acceptance of the highly gifted students' special behaviour and way of thinking, through inclusivity and differentiated teaching.
Mentiqa-Odense was established on Fyn in 2006 and closed in 2015, shortly before the first Mentiqa-school changed its name to Atheneskolen. Mentiqa-Nordjylland was established in Ålborg in 2008, but no Mentiqa-school has been established since.