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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 expired on March 31, you can renew by clicking here.


Admissions testing

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

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.


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Upcoming events

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[…]

Apr 18
Apr 18, 20261:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Hike at South Mountain Reservation
South Mountain Reservation, 197 Glen Rd.
Milburn, 07041 United States

There are many trails to choose from, whether you want to take the tiny tots on the Fairy Trail or get some serious cardio on one of the challenging trails. Also, consider building a fairy house for the Fairy Trail: Fairy Trail – South Mountain Conservancy Let’s meet at the Locust Grove Parking Lot, Millburn,[…]

Apr 18
Apr 18, 20264:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Ovid’s Metamorphoses: the Tale of Narcissus and Echo

The Metamorphoses was the most famous work of the Roman poet Ovid. The Metamorphoses is Ovid’s attempt to tell the history of the world, from Creation to the deification of the murdered Roman Emperor Julius Caesar.  The Metamorphoses retells 250 myths. In his retellings, Ovid often departs from traditional accounts. Yet his poem was the[…]

Apr 19
Apr 19, 202611:00 am – 5:00 pm
Bloomfest! Newark’s Branch Brook Park’s Annual Cherry Blossom Festival

Location: Oval, Northern Division, Newark & Prudential Concert Grove, Clifton Avenue Entrance, Newark Cost: FREE Celebrate the culminating event of the 50th Anniversary of the Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival with a full day of family-friendly fun in New Jersey’s pinkest park. Enjoy a vibrant lineup of activities including Japanese cultural demonstrations, children’s programming, live[…]

Apr 19
Apr 19, 20269:00 pm – 10:30 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


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