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Thanks to all who attended BLAST!

Our BLAST! Regional Gathering was held from January 23 and 24. The Sunday events were held by Zoom because of the winter storm


Join our literacy outreach!

Help to spread the word about Northern New Jersey Mensa’s Literacy Program. We are providing free resources for teaching reading! For information about how you can help, contact us.


Renew Your Membership!

If your membership has lapsed or your membership expires on March 31, you can renew by clicking here.


Admissions testing

For information on how to qualify for Mensa, click here.

March 2026
Mar 21
Mar 21, 202610:00 am – 12:00 pm
Admissions Testing

Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via[…]

April 2026
Apr 18
Apr 18, 202610:30 am – 12:30 pm
Admissions Testing
Rockaway Twp Library, 61 Mt. Hope Rd.
Rockaway, NJ 07866 United States

Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via[…]

May 2026
May 16
May 16, 20261:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Admissions Testing
Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Ave.,
Whippany, NJ 07981 United States

Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via[…]

June 2026
Jun 20
Jun 20, 202610:30 am – 12:30 pm
Admissions Testing

Please arrive 10 minutes early to allow for registration. Please bring a printed copy of your voucher and your picture ID to the session. If you are under the age of 18, but at least 14, you need to bring a parent or guardian and complete additional forms. You must contact Richard A. Schaefer via[…]


Who We Are

Northern New Jersey Mensa (NNJM) is a chapter of Mensa, the international society for people who score in the top 2% on IQ tests. The goals of the group are to provide and encourage social and intellectual interaction among members.

Mensa is the largest and oldest high IQ society in the world. It is a non-profit organization open to people who score at the 98th percentile or higher on a standardized, supervised IQ or other approved intelligence test.


News

Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin
James Baldwin's semiautobiographical novel is about relationships. It deals with mature themes.
Hippocrates: On the Sacred Disease and the Hippocratic Oath
The Hippocratics swore by all the gods to serve their patients but …

Upcoming events

February 2026
Feb 22
Feb 22, 20263:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Theodore Talk: Munich and the Rise of the Nazi Party

Adolf Hitler once referred to Munich as the “capital of the Nazi movement,” a title he officially conferred on the city in 1935. Dr. Shelly Cline, Historian and Director of Education at the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, will explore Munich’s central role in the rise of National Socialism — from its roots in the[…]

Feb 22
Feb 22, 20269:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Brainstorming

Ken Lawrence’s Brainstorming group meets by Zoom each Sunday at 9PM Eastern Time to discuss how to build Mensa. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82908600785?pwd=Kzl4YUhFbklwSnpCTTl4TDdHN0Jsdz09 Meeting ID: 829 08600785 Passcode: 1234

Feb 23
Feb 23, 20267:00 pm – 8:30 pm
French Conversation

Are you interested in French Language and Francophone Culture? All levels of French welcome. Interested Mensans, please contact: kathysteinsmith@gmail.com. We meet virtually on Zoom every Monday at 7pm.

Feb 28
Feb 28, 20264:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Shakespeare: Othello

Shakespeare’s Othello deals with themes of race and jealousy. Here’s a side-by-side version of the original version (Shakespearean English) and a modern translation: Othello Translation | Shakescleare, by LitCharts Here’s a recording of the play, with Paul Robeson as Othello: Othello, Act I, Scene 1: Venice. A Street “Tush! never tell me” (2024 Remastered Version) Here’s[…]

March 2026
Mar 02
Mar 02, 20267:00 pm – 8:30 pm
French Conversation

Are you interested in French Language and Francophone Culture? All levels of French welcome. Interested Mensans, please contact: kathysteinsmith@gmail.com. We meet virtually on Zoom every Monday at 7pm.


Volunteer opportunities

Learn valuable new skills while helping to build Northern New Jersey Mensa! We need a Vice Chair and a calendar coordinator, among others