of same age, similar background, ... developing special talents one-one interactions taking advantage of natural curiosity encouraging risky or out of the box activities good at bad at
of them, requiring individual approach) Important for others (they will shape science, economy, culture, ...) Important for them (self-fulfillment, contacts with like-minded people)
1981 Scholarships, around 500/year No money given, but opportunity to attend specialized workshops and camps Qualification not related to school grades Meeting: fellow enthusiasts, academic students, distinguished scientists and authors
fractal dimension Practical introduction to phylogenetics Ordinal numbers and Goodstein’s theorem Political rhetorics in 16th century Poland Keynes vs Hayek - a US hangover? ...
formal credentials Inspire and provide starting point, rather than push knowledge It’s fun to teach people smarter than you... ...and to learn from them
scratch (no institutional or financial support) Seed of 3-5 core organizers is essential Many more join as volunteers We would have reached nowhere, if we had stopped at complaining at the educational system