Yeah, he does that stuff. Incidentally, I went to the NYSF and loved it as much as you loved the NMSS. NMSS is nowhere near as cool.
You keep telling yourself that: I have it on good authority that NMSS is far superior. (A friend went to both, and obviously she wouldn't just tell me what I wanted to hear. ;P )
Also, are there activities and programs run by any universities near you that are designed for high school students? Because those are probably good places for him to meet similar people.
I'm friends with an incredibly smart kid. He's 14, but has been put up three grades in school at one point. He does all the obvious enrichment things which are available in the relatively small Australian city he lives in.
His life experience has been pretty unusual. He doesn't really know what it's like to be challenged in school. All his friends are way older than he is. (Once, I asked him how being constantly around people older than him made him feel. He replied, "Concerned for my future.")
He doesn't know anyone like him, which I think is a shame: he'd probably get along very well with them.
Does anyone know any similar kid geniuses? If so, can I give them my friend's details?
Thanks.