The Start Something program is designed for young people age 8-17 to pursue their dreams and goals. The program is set up into 2 parts. The first part allows the student to participate in 10-2 hour online sessions designed to assist them in recognizing their goals and developing a small community project focused around their goals and dreams. Once part 1 is completed, the student can apply for scholarships for up to $5,000 to financially assist the student in the further pursuit of their dreams with music lessons, sports camps, special educational classes, and other similar programs. Part 2 is an extension of part 1, where the student will learn how to create a portfolio of their work.
iEARN is a non-profit global network for teachers and young people to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
This program is one of the educational options available for kindergarten through eighth grade students identified as intellectually gifted. Students may elect to participate in specialized enrichment courses at ARC as part of their total educational program. The students come from all of the Leon County elementary and middle schools as well as from private schools that choose to participate. Home-schooled gifted students are also welcome to attend.
This non-profit organization in Downers Grove, IL, has been a resource for gifted youth and their families for 26 years. FRoG co-sponsors a science fair, offers weekend enrichment programs and has a support group for parents of gifted youth.
GCA is a non-profit, membership-based organization providing enrichment classes for gifted and high-achieving students from Pre-K through 9th grade in the San Fernando Valley. Among the classes we have offered in past sessions are: All the World's a Stage, World of Harry Potter, Making a Newspaper, Jurassic Art, Rocketry, and much more.
Lyceum of Santa Clara Valley is an organization that provides enrichment seminars for intellectually gifted children and is primarily staffed by volunteers. Seminars are developed and taught each year within four areas: Art, Humanities, Natural Science and Physical Science.
Courses are offered in a wide range of academic areas. Students work in small groups (approximate ratio of 9:1) throughout the campus on Saturday mornings--making use of the school's classrooms, libraries, art studio, photography darkroom, science laboratories, and computer labs. We are also fortunate to be able to use special campus equipment such as skeletons, computer programs, video equipment and high-powered microscopes. The academic periods, each an hour and fifteen minutes, provide the teacher and student with a unique learning environment.
This enrichment program is open to all gifted students in private or public schools in DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall and Cook Counties in Illinois. The Scholars Program gives students the opportunity to enhance their learning outside of their regular classroom through practical experience, field trips and by working with teachers. Most Young Scholars classes are held on the campus of Aurora University. Topics are covered in greater depth than what is presented in the regular school curriculum. Enrichment programs are offered year-round.
PAGE is a nonprofit volunteer run organization of parents, teachers and others interested in supporting and encouraging the development of gifted students by promoting an understanding of the characteristics and needs of gifted students and fostering appropriate educational opportunities for them at home, school and in the larger community. An exciting selection of morning and afternoon classes are available through their SuperSaturday program.
Sunshine Math is "a K-8 program designed as an enrichment opportunity for self directed learners in mathematics. It provides the extra challenge needed by selfmotivated students."
Tall Ship Education Academy (TSEA) is a semester program that provides experiential education programs by mixing land-based training, voyages on traditionally rigged sailboats and community involvement. Our programs focus on the diverse youth in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a particular emphasis on girls. TSEA places students in the demanding physical environment of a ship at sea and challenges them to master rigorous skills and return to their home communities anchored in experiences of both self-reliance and teamwork. TSEA is a special project of San Francisco State University.
This parent operated organization provides a one-stop-shop where one can find activities and resources that are of interest for bright children. BKR holds events for gifted kids and their family as well as publishes a newsletter.
An opportunity for 9th-12th graders to take advanced placement courses in small class sizes(with an average class size of 12 in 2002). This school specializes in mathematics and science while preparing students to be leaders in their chosen profession.
The Super Saturday Program was developed to offer courses to gifted students who have shown evidence of outstanding achievement and/or potential, and who could benefit from an accelerated enrichment program. Courses offered provide wonderful opportunities for the children to explore new areas of interest or expand their horizons in established areas. Children really benefit from the exciting and unique educational experiences Super Saturday has to offer. It not only provides a wonderful educational opportunity, but it also allows children to interact with their gifted peers and make new friends.
The Super Saturday Program is presented by the Parent Association for Gifted Education.
The Washoe County School District's Gifted and Talented School Within a School (SWAS) program is for students in grades 3-6 who are identified as highly gifted (possessing a full-scale IQ score in the 99.5th percentile). It is located at three magnet sites within the district and provides a self-contained classroom environment, helping to meet the needs of these students in lieu of their regular classroom placement.
Curriculum is rigorous and differentiated, employing instructional techniques such as acceleration and compacting, to meet the needs of these extraordinary learners. It is project-based, encourages autonomous learning, includes higher level thinking skills, problem-solving, and investigative techniques, and offers additional enrichment.
Through the Zenith Program, WEAGT offers both a full-time and pull-out educational enrichment program for the gifted and talented children of the Willoughby-Eastlake School District at a magnet school, the Washington Elementary School in Eastlake, Ohio.
This website provides everything you need to know about AP exams and courses, including the benefits of participation, AP preparation, exam information, test subject areas as well as FAQ's.
The Math/Science Network is a non-profit membership organization of educators, scientists, mathematicians, parents, community leaders, and government and corporate representative. Our mission is to promote the continuing advancement in mathematics and science education of all people, with a particular emphasis on the needs of women and girls. The goal of the Math/Science Network is to increase the participation, retention, and advancement of girls and women in mathematics, science, and technology.
Beginning in 1982 and funded for many years by the National Science Foundation, this directory is the only comprehensive catalog of science, mathematics, and engineering enrichment programs for students and teachers. In 1998, Intel provided funding to update and improve this resource. The training programs listed cover a wide variety of scientific disciplines that take place throughout the year at a variety of institutions—predominately at colleges and universities.
Monthly activities include lectures, seminars, study tours to local and world-wide destinations, children's events, films, courses, embassy receptions, performances, and much, much more! In depth Campus on the Mall courses include special programming areas: African American Studies, Art and Architecture, Civil War Studies, Contemporary Issues, Culinary Arts, Humanities, International Studies, Performing Arts, and Science & Technology. Programs and Performances Lectures, Films and Tours on a variety of subjects by experts in their field(s) of interest.
"The Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (SEEC) has three specially designed facilities. The original Center, located in the National Museum of American History, opened in 1988 and serves fifty pre-kindergarten children, ages three to five. In 1991, the Center for infants and toddlers opened in the Arts and Industries Building and serves thirty children, ages three months through two years. The third facility, located in the National Museum of Natural History, is the site of the SEEC kindergarten and also offers additional classes for toddlers and two-year-olds."
The TalentEd Enrichment Program (TEEP) is a computer mediated collaborative learning environment for young learners and is located at the School of Education, University of New England, Armidale, Australia. TEEP aims to provide Internet based learning situations that encourage collaboration and investigation in problem solving situations where children are encouraged to participate and interact through self directed research. All course notes are provided online and communication with course leaders is by e-mail and electronic forums.
CARLA offers lessons and classroom tasks for teachers of French, German and Spanish. A virtual assessment center helps teachers develop proficiency-oriented instruction and performance measures. Their database tells where (in North America) students may study less commonly taught languages.
The last Saturday of each month during the year, professors from different fields at CU Boulder give lectures with demonstration on topics related to their research. These lectures are at a level accessible to kids in grades 5 thru 9. Kids really enjoy the demonstrations. These are very popular, well attended and are free.
The Gifted Child Society's mission consists of educational enrichment and support services specifically designed for gifted children; assistance to parents in raising gifted children to full and productive adulthood; professional training to encourage educators to meet the special needs of these youngsters; and a greater effort to win public recognition and acceptance of these special needs.
"Project MEGSSS is a not-for-profit corporation established to provide a challenging and exciting program for mathematically gifted students beginning in grades 6 and 7. Project MEGSSS provides an opportunity for gifted students to come together in an intellectually stimulating setting without removing them completely from the social setting of their peers. The students study an internationally developed curriculum, 'The Elements of Mathematics,' specifically designed for gifted students. The courses are taught by teachers who are specialists both in the content areas and in working with young, gifted students. The curriculum not only covers most of the standard topics of the junior and senior high school, but presents them in a more sophisticated and extended setting. In addition, a wealth of material, including an introduction to formal logic and many other math topics, is studied."
Nä Pua No'eau Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children was established at the University of Hawaii at Hilo in 1989 for the purpose of increasing educational enrichment opportunities for Hawaiian children in grades K- 12. Outreach centers were later established on the islands of Maui, Kauai, O'ahu and Molokai, Lanai and the west side of the Island of Hawaii to expand activities throughout the State of Hawaii.
This organization advocates and offers support for intellectually gifted students in Missouri. They provide a rigorous academic curriculum in a supportive environment through several of their programs.
"Saturday Academy's Classes & Workshops program offers enrichment courses after school and on vacations and weekends to 4th-12th grade students. Classes are available throughout Oregon in the Portland/Vancouver area and at regional centers. Classes are project based with lots of hands on opportunities for students. An emphasis is placed on classes in the sciences, math and technology.
Students explore areas of interest with community experts. Many classes are held on-site in the workplace. Some examples of classes taught are BASIC Programming & Pre-Robotics, Birds of Prey, Math & Medicine, Courtroom Law, Animation, Biotechnology & Genetics and Marine Mammals. Eighty or more classes are offered each quarter."
"TMSC's Saturday program reachs the needs of high-ability, high-interest students in grades 4-8, all areas of the state, and accepts both individual applications and students in local Gifted & Talented programs. Students meet for five Saturdays, and for an additional day's worth of enrichment programs for each course. Some programs will meet by arrangement (astronomy nighttime programs) and some even continue to 'meet' over the Internet during the week. Students are given some instruction as needed to reach their goal: an individual or small-group project or product which can be distributed,presented, published or used for science fair or for ongoing research. Some extended programs, like the FIRST competition, are scheduled by others and will take place outside of the six-week program."
The Math Circle is a "program of courses founded in 1994, designed for students who enjoy math and want the added challenge of exciting topics that are normally outside the school curriculum. Its teachers are experienced, committed, and enthusiastic. Our classes encourage a free discussion of ideas; while the courses are mathematically rigorous, the atmosphere is friendly and relaxed."
The Wisconsin Center for Gifted Learners develops and provides programs and guidance for gifted learners, their families, and teachers to support the social/cognitive and educational development of children who love to learn and whose exceptional intellectual abilities require special services.
The College of DuPage offers gifted students in grades 3 - 12 the opportunity to take courses in math, science, information technology, problem solving, literature, language and writing. Located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, this talent search admits students who score in the 95th percentile or higher on a qualifying standardized test.
The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) identifies gifted children in 4th, 5th and 7th grades and provides resources to nurture the development of these exceptionally bright youngsters. Duke TIP is committed to serving this unique group of students by providing services and programs beyond what is offered in the classroom. Through Duke TIP, a whole range of activities and programs are accessible to parents and teachers to meet the individual needs of gifted children.
This older book contains a series of articles on the status of both acceleration and enrichment during the last quarter of the 20th century. A variety of authors, many drawn from the early days of the talent search programs, describe the history of both models of educational service delivery, a variety of strategies for both enrichment and acceleration, and discuss early talent search findings.
Programs for Talented Youth, a component of the Office of Youth Preparation, offers talented 4th through 7th grade students the opportunity to experience challenging courses from a variety of academic disciplines. The program is designed to provide students with courses that are interdisciplinary, enriching, and stimulating, utilizing the resources of a Research I university. Working with public, private, and charter schools, the program is committed to pursuing multiple gateways for identification and recruitment in order to enhance opportunities for Arizona's talented youth.
The program consists of one day, three hour, Saturday or Sunday workshops throughout the Fall and Spring semesters for academically talented elementary students, primarily courses in science and mathematics, but also creative writing, computer, poetry, marketing, and literature. Child may attend up to four courses a semester. They also have Parent Information Sessions.
This distance learning program is offered through Johns Hopkins University. The Center for Talented Youth provides motivated, academically talented students with a chance to study at a pace and depth appropriate for their abilities. The center provides two programs: Math Tutorials and Writing Tutorials for gifted students. The Math Tutorials are math courses K-University, as well as science courses. The courses cover problem solving and enrichment courses, accelerated mathematics sequence, and AP Calculus. The writing tutorials are writing courses grades 5-12. There are five levels of tutorials and the website provides sample writing assignments.
College for Kids offers a variety of courses including art, drama, math, science, rocketry, photography, history, logic, chess, personal development, and computer programming.
The Discovery Series, offered each spring, is made up of various programs in multiple locations. Students are invited to participate in different activities and discover new resources at museums, aquariums, science centers, and zoological societies. Contact CTY and ask for brochure for next season.
The Early Experience Program is designed for high school students with exceptional academic ability who wish to enrich or accelerate their education with university-level courses. The program is offered during the traditional school year and in the summer. Eligible students take regular University of Denver courses for college credit while still in high school. Participating students have taken courses in computer science, mathematics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, statistics, physics, accounting, engineering, art, foreign languages, history, psychology, music, sociology, literature, business, and political science. The program provides course selection advising and follow-up counseling. This is a commuter only program.
This distance learning program, offered through Stanford University, is dedicated to the advancement of education among gifted students. The Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) provides computer-based multimedia courses in Mathematics, Physics, English, Computer Programming and other subjects for high-ability students. Combining technical and instructional expertise, EPGY equips gifted and talented students of all ages with an individualized educational experience, optimized in both pace and content. EPGY also sponsors EPGY-OHS, a new online high school, as well as many summer programs.
EPGY Online High School (EPGY-OHS)
EPGY Summer Programs
This distance learning program through EPGY offers English courses from the fourth-grade level through the Advanced Placement level. Students are placed into English Expository Writing courses based on age and standardized test scores.
The EXCEL Program offers students entering the 4-10th grades a unique opportunity for academic enrichment in accelerated classes. EXCEL is in its 18th year of producing an enrichment program that began as an offering for gifted students only, and has since opened up to all enthusiastic students who wish to experience subject matter in depth taught by mentor teachers. These courses are held at the Sonoma State University campus which utilizes labs, guest speakers and field trips. An exciting variety of courses are designed to stimulate, challenge and provide the young participants with resources that enhance their learning experience. The educational opportunities of the classes range from Shakespeare to clay, microscopes to jewelry, chemistry to inventing to researching and performing to Web page design.
This organization seeks to further the development of gifted and talented youth through a variety of methods including research, public education and teacher training programs, and scholarships for low income and minority gifted youth. GERI is involved at the state and national level, helping to guide state and national policy on gifted youth and families, and also works with foundations and corporations to develop targeted, cost-effective programs for the gifted.
The Center is both a department in the Northern Michigan University College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Michigan Network of Mathematics and Science Centers funded by the Michigan legislature. A major component of the Center’s activities are in programs for K-12 students, teachers, and the community. As a Michigan mathematics and science center, the Seaborg Center is accountable in six areas: leadership, student services, professional development, curriculum support, resource clearinghouse services, and community outreach.
Harvard Extension School offers 100 online courses and a unique blend of traditional liberal arts and professional studies programs. Classes are offered to students students with various backgrounds and academic experience. The course tuition is the “lowest in the Boston area.”
The Institute of Creative Problem Solving for Gifted and Talented Students at State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury is a Saturday program for students in grades 5-10. Students study creative problem solving in mathematics, science and engineering. There are 75 spaces available annually, and you may participate only once. Each student will be expected to spend 60 hours in class during 20 Saturday mornings and 60 hours in related outside projects.
This organization, located at Iowa State, is designed to match exceptional students with advanced learning opportunities well-suited for their advanced needs. Some of the services OPPTAG offers are: A talent search program, summer and academic year programs for students (grades 2-11) and links for helpful resources. Students will find each of the three summer programs challenging: CY-TAG, which addresses individual needs and learning styles; Explorations!, which covers areas of study usually not taught in a high school curriculum; and Adventures!, designed for those who excel academically at a very young age.
The Saturday and Summer Enrichment Program at the Center for Gifted Education on the College of William and Mary campus offers enrichment courses and opportunities for students entering preschool through grade 10.
The program recognizes the importance of allowing students to explore additional specialized areas of science, mathematics, the arts and humanities; it is not meant to supplant the regular school curriculum. Behaviors fostered by the enrichment program include students' abilities to apply process skills used in individual fields of inquiry, to recognize problems and approaches to problem-solving, to understand and appreciate individual differences, and to become self-directed learners.
Since 1992, The Center has been providing this opportunity for young people to explore their interests. Students select from many courses that take place in Bowling Green, on the campus of Western Kentucky University and also in Owensboro, on the campus of Owensboro Community and Technical College. Classes range from science and mathematics to Spanish, puppetry, poetry and making web pages.
The mission of this program is to further the education of gifted students and provide a variety of services to youth, parents and teachers. A biannual newsletter is published, which lists all events sponsored by the center. Frances A. Karnes was the recipent of the David W. Belin Advocy Award presented by the National Association for Gifted Children in 2002.
The RCMS is a federally funded, six week residential pre-college program, designed to enhance and enrich high school students' understanding of science, mathematics, and the nature of scientific research. The Center's emphasis is on the health sciences. Careers in medicine, nursing, physical therapy, medical research, and the like, will be explored.
The Wright State University School of Medicine currently offers three enrichment programs for high school and/or college undergraduate students.
Barthelmes Conservatory is a non-profit organization offering a year-long music program. This after school schedule provides music education and is tailored to the needs of musically gifted and talented elementary and middle school youth displaying the potential to pursue music as a professional career.
The Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (IMACS) is an independent teaching and educational research institute based in Plantation, Florida. In addition to full-time curriculum development and publishing divisions, IMACS operates teaching facilities for precocious elementary and secondary school students. IMACS classes are available in locations throughout South Florida, Connecticut, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Missouri. IMACS reaches talented secondary school students around the world through its online division, eIMACS. Bright and talented students attend IMACS weekly throughout the year, or daily during summer sessions, taught by mathematicians, computer scientists and engineers. IMACS classes are also available during the day at several large independent schools.
Kids College is a non profit organization offering educational workshops which challenge individual potential. Its mission is to provide educational support to gifted children, their families, and educators. Four semesters of workshops are offered each year in southern NH - Nashua, Windham, Manchester and Concord. A one week summer camp is offered in Manchester.
Shenendehowa Advocates for Gifted Education (SAGE) offers a Saturday Scholars Program on five consecutive Saturday mornings in February and March. The Saturday Scholars Program offers mini courses providing challenging enrichment opportunities academically, creatively and artistically for high ability/high interest children in grades 1-6. The Course Catalog is usually available in January in the main office of elementary schools or in the public library.
The Treasure Valley Mathematics & Science Center (TVMSC) is a unique learning community that offers opportunities in mathematics and science education unlike those found in traditional school settings. The curriculum is specifically designed for students with a strong interest/desire to excel in mathematics and science. A key focal point of the instructional program will be activities that require students to work as a member of a research team. Students will collaborate in posing questions, designing experiments, acquiring and analyzing data, and finally, presenting their findings.
The Center will run a half-day junior high program and a half-day senior high program.
Founded for the advancement of science, the Junior Academy of Science of St. Louis is a special program for all students in the 7th through 12th grades whom are interested in science. The program is sponsored by the Academy of Science of St. Louis. The Junior Academy encourages students to explore various branches of science as they plan their future careers.
Bellwood provides a K-6 program for high achievers by utilizing classroom time in application of skills, extension activities, individual projects and research endeavors as well as acceleration and weekly enrichment clusters.
The FALCON program (Full-year Asian Language CONcentration) is a concentrated Chinese or Japanese language program that allows beginning students to learn the language at an advanced pace. Students may attend for the full year or just do the summer program for an advanced introduction. This would be good for students who wish to travel to Asia, work in the international market or further their academic study.
Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) programs promote differentiated educational programs for students in grade school, middle school and high school.
This website discusses the important issue of Gifted and Talented. It includes a variety of Gifted and Talented topics, for instance, enrichment, assessment, teachers resources, mathematics, social studies, language arts, science, and even lists important contact information. In Ohio, a gifted student is defined as one who possesses one or more of the following abilities:
Superior Cognitive ability
Specific Academic ability
Creative Thinking ability
Visual and/or performing arts ability"
This distance learning program combines conferencing software, Internet and email, allowing students a complete and excellent learning experience from their own homes. Students interact live with other students and our highly qualified teachers during regularly scheduled meetings each week. Some classes offer asynchronous enrollment; this allows students to participate in all aspects of the course (email, automated quizzes, lesson plans) without the requirement of live class attendance. Asynchronous enrollment entitles the students to interact with one another and with teachers via World Wide Web discussion forums -- including interactive "Whiteboards."
Via lecture, discussion, exams, and written assignments our instructors teach from a Christian perspective, nurturing the desire to know and live the Holy Faith in all areas of life. The junior program's purpose is to help prepare the student for participation in the college preparatory program by allowing the student to learn the necessary technology while also assisting with the student's intellectual development.
The Chicago Public School Gifted and Enriched Academic Programs is a citywide network of program models and services avalible to gifted children. They are designed to challenge children identified as gifted and talented who demonstrate superior general reasoning ability and/or potential to excel in a specific academic, creative or artistic area.
Schoolcraft College offers a Kids on Campus program that offers a large variety of exciting educational programs for children grades 1st - 12th. Classes are offered during the fall, winter, and summer semesters at times convenient for children and parents.
The Liberal Arts Academy at Henry Clay offers academically gifted Fayette County high school students an alternative, challenging, liberal arts curriculum.
This program is unique in that it provides gifted students the top gifted educators in the area in university-level facilities. A wide range of subjects are offered, varying each year. Summer courses are also available, as well as Saturday classes throughout the semester.
For more than 25 years, LSU's Office of Youth Programs has offered programs of excellence for children. Through the years, we have watched “our” children grow up as they progressed from one of our programs to another. Many have eventually enrolled at LSU as university students. A few have even gone to work in our office and in our programs. We invite you to participate in one of our many exciting programs this summer. Unlock your potential!
Metro High School (MHS) one of three full-time gifted schools in the greater St. Louis area. To be eligible, students must score above the 95th percentile in intelligence testing. Metro High has an IB diploma program, is the top scoring public school in Missouri and ranked in Newsweek's best public schools list.
This public charter school, designed for children of extremely high intellectual ability in grades K-8, provides numerous enrichment classes. The goal of the Academy is to provide an environment tailored to the unique needs of gifted children.
The MIT Educational Studies Program (ESP) was created by MIT students in 1957 to make a difference in the community by sharing knowledge and creativity with local high school students. Since then, the program has grown to support more than 3,000 students each year. The original High School Studies Program (HSSP) has been joined by many other enrichment programs, and the agenda changes each year to best suit the community’s needs.
Montclair State University’s Academically Gifted and Talented Youth Program provides accelerated, inquiry based courses designed to meet the unique intellectual and social needs of high ability students. Gifted students in grades 1-11 have an opportunity to enroll in fall and spring weekend courses as well as a six week summer camp. Kindergarten students are eligible for spring semester. Students in grades 11 and 12 may enroll in college courses as part of our High Jump Program.
The PEAK enrichment program offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to challenge gifted and talented students. A multitude of after-school and summer enrichment activities are offered to Grade 1-8 students in the Helena School District.
The Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program supports unique opportunities for high-achieving and underachieving pupils who are identified as gifted and talented.
"The Saturday Enrichment Program offers enrichment classes to gifted students in Pre-K through grade 9. These classes are offered in the areas of language arts, math, science, social science and fine arts. The SEP classes offer students opportunities to explore subject areas in a manner that might not be available to them in their schools. SEP students also benefit from learning and socializing with other bright, motivated students."
This summer program is for grades K-8 and is taught by educators from the Atlanta, Georgia area.
Saturday is not your typical day for school but participants in Georgia State University's Saturday School for Scholars and Leaders are not your typical students. Since 1975, parents and school personnel have identified scholars and leaders to participate in this special Saturday program. Each session, Atlanta area educators teach a variety of enrichment classes, ranging from the fine and applied arts to math and science, designed to challenge participants at all levels.
This online school uses online conferencing, email and Internet to create an interactive educational environment. It offers what administrators call a "Christian classical education." From the school's literature:
"In striving to meet the need for a successful transition from home-school to college, they encourage academic excellence by challenging students with rigorous material and require accountability from the students and parents. Via lecture, discussion, exams, and written assignments our instructors teach from a Christian perspective, nurturing the desire to know and live the Christian faith in all areas of life."
SPARKLE is a Saturday and Summer afternoon enrichment program for academically gifted and talented students ages 5 - 14, located on the campus of the University of New Orleans. Based on Renzulli's Enrichment Triad, the program encompasses three types of activities: General Exploratory Activities; Training in research methodology and group dynamics; Individual and small group investigation of real problems.
Sprout is an after-school program for gifted children ages 7-12, located in Chicago. Our mission is to help gifted children discover their talents and become comfortable using them. We hope to enrich the lives of Chicago's gifted youth through socialization with like-minded children, meetings with experts in a variety of fields, and freedom to explore their interests in a risk-free environment.
The Gifted Math Program is an enrichment program for students in grades 7-12 at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Students commute to the university twice weekly to study an enriched and accelerated program of mathematics in grades 7 – 10, and university level courses in discrete mathematics and calculus in grades 11 and 12. They can accumulate a total of 22 semester hours of university credit for successful participation.
Super Saturday at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a program of classes for gifted students in the Pikes Peak region. The program is run under the auspices of the College of Education and classes meet on the University campus. Class size ranges from 12 to 16 students. The goal of Super Saturday is to challenge the students' intellectual and creative abilities.
Science Discovery, established in 1983, is an experience-based educational outreach program of the University of Colorado in Boulder. Science Discovery's mission is to stimulate scientific interest, understanding, and literacy among Colorado's youth, teachers, and families by interfacing with university resources and academic expertise. Science Discovery is dedicated to engaging the whole person in the journey of learning, and strengthening individual capacities to participate actively in local and world communities. Programs include after-school classes, homeschool classes, summer programs, and wilderness camps. They also offer professional development programs for teachers.
The course content is both invigorating and challenging, and is designed to stimulate the interest and curiosity of bright students. There are no formal qualifications required to participate in WINGS; however, students should be highly motivated to attend and be prepared for fast-paced, challenging work. They also offer parent seminars on issues regarding gifted children.
Space Voyage programs bring to life the importance of math and science, reinforces concepts identified in academic content standards, build confidence through genuine achievement and offer a fun place for kids to imagine the possibilities, learn and grow. Parents of gifted children report that the program is challenging and supportive of their gifted children. The Summer Camp offers 10 weeks to choose from for ages 5-16.
This six-week, residential summer program is open to international students with futures in science and engineering. Students (grades 10-12) earn 2 high school credits which are transferable to their State/Province. Gifted youth work as full members of the research team and are involved in the collection and analysis of data. Students must generate a Scientific Report and deliver an oral presentation of the findings of their study to successfully complete the program.
ADAM Interactive Physiology is a resource for students interested in finding information on physiology. The scientific language is appropriate for high school/college students or that student that loves to know the correct terms and processes for everything. A student edition is available at a reduced fee and is sometimes bundled with anatomy and physiology textbooks. Quizzes are available as well as video diagrams.
OSU's Outside the Box Summer Program enables gifted, talented and creative youth (grades 7and 8) to pursue topics of interest through a unique combination of in-depth, challenging academic explorations and social interaction with intellectual peers. Students can anticipate discovery and challenge in the program's offerings which are designed specifically to address their interests and abilities. In the past, popular courses have included Creative Writing, Cyberspace 101, and Mural Painting.
The Youth Enrichment and TAG programs at the University of Oregon offer a summer program which provides a wide variety of educational opportunities for students, parents, and educators in the Lane County area and beyond. We offer enrichment classes during the school year, summer day-camps, a two-week residential summer program, special conferences, parent education, The TAG Line newsletter and more.
Education Soaring is an enrichment program which provides children with educational experiences designed to extend academic achievement beyond national, state and community norms. Education Soaring expands children's knowledge, interests, and relationships, builds personal confidence, increases self-esteem, and promotes independence. This organization connects parents to resources that meet their children's immediate and long-term educational needs at school, at home, and in the community.
The heart of the Kumon learning system is a curriculum of more than 20 clearly defined skill levels and hundreds of short assignments spanning material from preschool all the way up to college. With each assignment, your child advances in small, manageable increments.
McGee-Keiser Academic Enrichment Programs provides unique in-school gifted and talented curricula for primary, intermediate, and middle school. Both grade-specific and multiage curricula are available for primary and intermediate students. Our curriculum leads to exceptionally high levels of student performance in self-directed learning, thinking, research, expertise, communication skills, and the development of innovative products and performances.
The Renzulli Learning Differentiation Engine puts students in touch with engaging, individualized resources specially chosen for their interest areas and learning styles.
Workshops offer your child the opportunity to investigate the Museum's unique collections and specimens, venture into various cultures, and wonder at the human body through activities, experiments, and crafts. We also offer parent-child workshops, so you can explore the world together. The Adult Programs Department offers a year-round selection of courses, workshops, and lectures for the 18-and-older crowd. Classes are on subjects ranging from Artifact Illustration to Space Art, and slide
presentations from visiting scientists and Museum curators.
This website is a place to find differentiated activities in all content areas. For students the site offers additional/alternate activities if a classroom activity is too easy or too hard. For parents, there is information about the gifted and how to advocate for your student in the classroom. For teachers, there is information about the gifted, differentiation, and lesson plans.
Aphelion is an intensive learning environment facilitated by the Internet. Students work from home or wherever they can access the net. Our first student continued her work when she was at home in Niagara or visiting in Toronto. Much of the student's studies takes place away from the computer. Books, video and experimentation are an important part of "multimedia" learning.
Whether you're looking for a summer learning experience, a gap year adventure, or a school year program for a single individual or a school group, you'll find it here. Discover opportunities to immerse yourself in a single subject, participate in a field experience, join a guided travel group, or make a difference through service learning.
This page on Renzulli.com shows how educators can using virtual field trips to excite and motivate students. The organizers have catalogued outstanding virtual field trips in a wide variety of content areas. In the Renzulli Learning System, these virtual field trips will enable your students to learn about exciting places that they will “virtually” visit and things and objects that they can explore.
This online curriculum resource is hosted by MIT. The OpenCourseWare (OCW) Program houses the materials that are used to teach courses at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Available to the public are the course texts, quizzes, lecture notes and exams. MIT-OCW was created as a venue to advance education by increasing access to their course materials through the internet. There are currently between 20-30 courses for view, with an anticipation of all courses (~2000) online by 2007. The online material does not substitute taking the actual class and a student cannot receive credit for it, but it is a great way to enhance ones knowledge as well as offer teachers a wealth of information to enrich their own classes.
"The Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) is a detailed blueprint for total school improvement that allows each school the flexibility to allow each school to develop its own unique programs based on local resources, student demographics, and school dynamics as well as faculty strengths and creativity."
This telecourse program is an open cable channel that has been on the air in St. Louis County and City since 1987. Currently, most of the broadcasting time is devoted to telecourses, which can be taken for credit at participating institutions or on a non-credit basis. The Higher Education Consortium of Metropolitan St. Louis, a regional consortium of twelve member colleges and universities, programs the channel.
The comprehensive language lessons teach you how to speak and read new languages at your own pace. There is no subscription, monthly fee or software to download to learn a new language. Loquella developed this language course based off the Foreign Service Institute's language lessons. FSI has been using this methond for over 30 years to teach thousands of serious language students. You choose your own level of difficulty as well as your own way of learning.
Students, parents and excecutives can all benefit from this website filled with online puzzles and brain teasers.