# Noetic Profectus

> Noetic Profectus develops critical thinking, creative problem-solving and original thought in gifted, twice-exceptional and neurodivergent learners, through long-term one-to-one mentorship. Founded by Elisabeth Gray on the methods of Oxford Tutors, established 2005.

Slogan: Different minds. Deeper thinking.

## Pathways

- Noetic Explore: Curiosity, inquiry, and lifelong learning: long-arc mentorship that follows a student's questions, with multi-year one-to-one mentorship, Socratic inquiry sessions, and homeschool and hybrid pathways.
- Noetic Think: Critical thinking and creative problem-solving: reasoning, metacognition and executive function, with cognitive organization frameworks, attention and energy management, and AP, IB and honors mentorship.
- Noetic Create: Original projects, invention, and research: independent research projects, invention and design work, and writing in an authentic voice.
- Noetic Advance: Academic pathways and admissions preparation: multi-year strategy for college and graduate admissions, SAT, ACT, SSAT, ISEE and AP preparation, and K-12 educational planning.

## Questions

### What is Noetic Profectus?
Noetic Profectus is an intellectual development institution for diverse minds. It develops critical thinking, creative problem-solving, intellectual independence, and original thought, and treats cognitive diversity as a source of possibility.

### Who does Noetic Profectus work with?
Gifted, twice-exceptional, and neurodivergent learners, including students with ADHD, autistic learners, students with dyslexia or dysgraphia, executive-function differences, anxiety, depression or perfectionism, and unconventional high achievers. Stages run from elementary school to graduate study and adult learners.

### What does the name Noetic Profectus mean?
Noetic comes from the Greek noētikos, from nous, the mind: the nature of thinking, understanding, reasoning, and insight. Profectus is Latin, from proficere, to make headway: progress, growth, and development. Together, the continuous development of human intellectual potential.

### What pathways does Noetic Profectus offer?
Four: Noetic Explore (curiosity and inquiry), Noetic Think (critical thinking and creative problem-solving), Noetic Create (original projects, invention, and research), and Noetic Advance (academic pathways and admissions preparation).

### How does working with Noetic Profectus begin?
With a discovery call with a senior strategist. Then comes one integrated plan across academics, executive function, testing, and admissions; a match with a senior mentor and a dedicated mentor chosen by learning style; and a partnership that typically lasts four to six years.

### Who founded Noetic Profectus?
Elisabeth Gray, who holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and Language from Oxford and an M.Div. in Theology and Literature from Yale. In 2005 she founded Oxford Tutors around the one-to-one Oxford tutorial model; Noetic Profectus brings its methods, frameworks, and mentor network to Silicon Valley.

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