Re:Get him in a G&T school or other peer group (Score 1)

I grew up in Omaha and kinda had the same issues. Assuming this kid's in 6th-9th grade you should have him look into the Joseph Baldwin Academy. It's a 3 week summer camp run at Truman State in Kirksville, MO. Basically you hang out with a bunch of other smart kids for three weeks and take a college course. Real professors, all the counselors are smart (and usually quite cool) college kids who were most likely nerds too. That and some of the classes offer college credit (if you care at that age, which you probably shouldn't). You have to be in the top 2% of your grade (nationally - think you have to take duke tip/act or something to prove it), but it doesn't sound like that's an issue for your mentee. Great time, good memories, did it all three years...that and those were probably the only college courses I showed up to every class for and actually did all the homework :). --I think OPS and Westside will pay all/part of the tuition too, if that's an issue.