Jerona van der Horst is a renowned and esteemed key figure in the arena of excellence and giftedness education, both in Israel and internationally. In her past, she impressively managed the prestigious "Yahalom" center for gifted children in Kiryat Ono, and subsequently evolved into a trailblazing leading educational consultant worldwide, currently residing in the Netherlands. Van der Horst has acquired distinguished academic degrees in the fields of management and educational counseling, while concurrently amassing unique and invaluable experience in consulting and establishing projects for international schools in Japan, Bulgaria, and the Netherlands over the course of her captivating twenty-year global career. Within the scope of her singular endeavors, van der Horst has acquired specialized expertise in working with Jewish children and youth from Jewish communities across the world, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Bulgaria, and the Netherlands. As a highly regarded expert in guiding students towards higher education worldwide, she serves as an agent of change and a pathfinder in promoting and instilling innovative and excellent educational philosophies, exhibiting a profound commitment to integrating the academic sphere with the applied-practical arena in all the international arenas in which she operates. Jerona van der Horst's multifaceted journey underscores her status as a transformative force within the realm of gifted education on a global scale. Her extensive international experience, spanning continents and diverse cultural contexts, has endowed her with an unparalleled understanding of the unique needs and challenges faced by exceptional learners from myriad backgrounds. Guided by a profound dedication to academic excellence and a commitment to nurturing the boundless potential of the gifted, she has emerged as a beacon of innovation, pioneering novel educational approaches that transcend geographical boundaries.