The Kids Philosophy Slam is an annual program designed to make philosophy fun and accessible to all kids in grades K-12, as well as to help promote critical thinking skills and encourage dialogue with other students and adults. The Philosophy Slam asks kids to answer a philosophical question such as "What is the Meaning of Life?" Depending on their age, kids can express themselves in words, artwork, poetry or song. Each grade level has its own national winner, and the top four high school students debate the question at the national finals. The winner earns the title of "The Most Philosophical Student in America" Schools from across the country compete for the title of" The Most Philosophical School in America".
Every year in connection with the Library of Congress, River of Words conducts an international poetry and art contest designed to help children explore the natural and cultural history of their local watersheds.
Students who are between the ages of 5-19 may submit an entry form, and eight grand prizes winners receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.D. to attend an awards ceremony at the Library of Congress.
The mission of Project Adventure — an innovative teaching organization — is to provide leadership in the expansion of Adventure-based experiential programming. Project Adventure seeks to develop responsible individuals, productive organizations and sustainable communities. Project Adventure's programs include the following: physical education, health and wellness, professional development, out of school time, youth and college programs, and adventure in the classroom.
Schooner Sound Learning is a non-profit marine education organization dedicated to the conservation of Long Island Sound and the rivers of Connecticut, and appreciation of their culture, history and future. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Schooner provides educational opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to promote awareness and concern for Long Island Sound, arguably Connecticut's greatest natural resource.
Sandra Kaplan, Ed.D. and Michael W. Cannon, M.S.Ed. created this collection for educators, so that they can present a differentiated learning experience in the areas of science, mathematics, language arts and social studies for gifted learners while still relating content and skills to the established national standards. With these cards, educators can adapt their curriculum to emphasize depth and complexity, and include exciting independent study in the four subjects.
"This document delineates both requisite and exemplary standards for gifted education programming, and depicts pre-collegiate gifted programming standards for gifted education, representing a range of minimal, or requisite, and exemplary, or visionary, levels of performance. These standards may serve as benchmarks for measuring programming effectiveness; criteria for program evaluation; guidelines for program development; and recommendations for minimal requirements for high-quality gifted education programming."
This multi-sensory grammar teaching program provides full instruction in the fundamentals of English grammar for the elementary and early middle school grade levels. Particularly recommended for twice-exceptional gifted children, especially those with dyslexia and other language learning disabilities. Advanced Winston Grammar kit is available for the junior high and high school grades.
Texas Tech University offers educational programs to a variety of learners such as K-12 and college students, professionals, and those seeking lifelong learning opportunities. Texas Tech’s distance learning programs enable students to pursue educational goals while providing the flexibility needed to maintain professional and personal commitments.
ASSETS School is a private coeducational day school for grades K-12, located in Honolulu, Hawaii, specifically for gifted and/or dyslexic children. The school provides an individualized, integrated learning environment. ASSETS' environment empowers these children to maximize their potential and to find their places as lifelong learners in school and society.
ASSETS School specializes in serving children and young people from 5 to 18 years of age whose capability is greater than their achievement and those who are in need of acceleration and enrichment. Counseling and behavior management are central to an ASSETS education and are integrated into all programs. ASSETS does not offer English as a Second Language (ESL) programs.
The Barrie School is a private coeducational day school for grades PK-12, located in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Barrie School provides a comprehensive and age-appropriate curriculum. The Lower School programs reflect the institution's longstanding role as a center for Montessori education and teacher training. The Middle and Upper School academic programs provide a rigorous preparation for college and are distinctive for their emphasis on student-centered experiential learning.
Camelot Academy is a private coeducational day school for grades K-12, located in Durham, North Carolina. It offers a college-preparatory curriculum to about 100 students with a student/teacher ratio of about 10:1. Camelot's small size and dedicated teaching staff make it possible for students to have a tailor-made educational experience.
This private online school (tuition is required), for grades K-12 offers diagnostic assessment of each student's learning level, personalized, student-selected mentoring services, and a vigorous, flexible academic curriculum that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Students work semi-independently and the school contracts with certified teachers who are referred to as Mentors. CMA offers an accredited high school diploma online that is recognized by the military, colleges, universities, and employers across the country and around the world. The school is regionally and internationally accredited.
This academy is a one-of-a-kind school for bright children with unique learning differences. Many are gifted in specific intellectual and academic areas, but their giftedness is not perceived by educators because they aren't able to achieve in traditional academic environments with traditional methods, materials and techniques. Churchill Academy is open to any student regardless of national origin, race, sex or religion.
Colorado Academy is a private, coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades PK-12 located in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1906, the nonsectarian school provides exceptional learning opportunities for students.
Colorado Academy strives for academic excellence and the highest standards as expressed by the ideals of the liberal arts tradition and the education of the whole child. They believe excellence finds its best representation within a school community where education is enhanced by nurturing support, service to shared values, and the balanced growth of self and others.
This private cyber school specializing in distance learning for grades K-12. The mission is to teach students to acquire and apply knowledge, encouraging them to think critically and communicate clearly as they become responsible, contributing members of our academic community and society at large. They welcome students of all abilities, backgrounds, and academic needs.
Key School is a private, coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades PK-12, located in Annapolis, Maryland. Key School's greatest strengths are its students, its faculty, and its program. Key students are curious, lively, enthusiastic, articulate, and self-confident. Key teachers are noted for their experience, their intellectual vitality, and their concern for students. The program includes courses, materials, and experiences intended to instruct, stimulate, challenge, and engender a delight in learning.
The Key School promotes individuality and celebrates the expression of ideas and points of view in both academic and non-academic areas. The general tone of the campus is egalitarian, informal, and caring with an academic focus that is both rigorous and innovative, for the School seeks to develop in its students an interest in learning and a sustaining degree of intellectual curiosity. Key prefers to foster and recognize excellence in all of its students through adult to student communications, both written and oral, rather than through use of such devices as academic awards and honor rolls.
Kradwell School is a school for students who aren't successful in traditional type school settings. They cater to gifted students, students with learning and behavioral disabilities including Dyslexia, A.D.D., A.D.H.D, Anxiety Disorders, Bi-Polar Disorder and Depression.
A college preparatory program for gifted students, USP is a cyber-blended gifted program within a Charter School offering specialized gifted education curriculum for grades K-12.
The Schilling School for Gifted Children is a co-educational day school for students in grades K-12. The school focuses on the intellectual ability of their students, provides an appropriately challenging academic education, and offers individualized and small group instruction that addresses the asynchronous development of each gifted student. The Schilling School embraces the "whole child" philosophy wherein the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual facets of a child's development will be nurtured.
Half-way between Atlanta, GA and Birmingham, AL, this day school enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-12. In addition to featuring a challenging academic curriculum aimed at above-average students, dual enrollment at Jacksonville State University is available.
The NAG is an online nationally accredited K-12 private school. Offering 120+ accredited, multimedia-rich courses, a giftedness assessment program, and high school diplomas, The National Academy for the Gifted uses cutting-edge technology to bring private gifted education into the home for the first time.
The learning process at The National Academy for the Gifted is asynchronous. Courses offered allow students to advance academically as far and quickly as they are able throughout the year. Unbound by grade levels or rigid guidelines, gifted children are free to learn according to their own abilities rather than having to move with the rest of the class.
Located in Phoenix, AZ, this charter school uses the latest in technology and a hands-on approach to cater to middle and high school students. Using small class sizes, this school places an emphasis on math and science while focusing on individual learning needs.
Russian School of Mathematics is a math program for kids in grades K through 12. RSM also has a variety of after school and summer programs ranging from day camps to sleep away camps.
Bradenton Academy is a private coed college prep day school for grades PK-12 located in Bradenton, FL. Bradenton Academy was established as a nonsectarian school dedicated to the idea that "nothing succeeds like success". The mission of the academy is to recognize the uniqueness of the students and develop all of the skills and knowledge necessary to prepare them for each phase of mental and physical maturation.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district is made up of 154 schools (K-12) in the Charlotte area. A number of gifted options are offered throughout the CMS system, including an International Baccalaureate program and an Advanced Placement program.
The Great Books Academy is a complete, nursery through 12th grade, classical, liberal arts homeschool program. Course options include books and Lesson Plans for: Art, Cartography, Geography, Language Arts, Literature, Math, Music, Philosophy, Science, History, Foreign Languages and online Socratic discussions. Graduates have the option of testing for a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree by the Great Books University College.
This distance learning program is a self-paced, independent study high school. Courses can be taken by correspondence or online.
This non-profit college prep school, located in San Antonio, Texas, provides an environment of acceleration and enrichment for gifted students who want a challenging program to develop their academic talents in a small classroom. The average class size ranges from 14 to 18 students and the school currently accepts student from kindergarten to 12th grade. The school only offers acceleration and enrichment programs, and does not offer different instructional tracks. There are approximately 415 students currently attending.
This distance learning program is an accredited, K-12 independent study program providing a variety of curricular options, trained teachers, college counseling, grades, diplomas, and official transcripts. Using a diverse selection of approved texts and technological resources, we offer families a specialized array of educational programs in a distance-learning environment.
The Mountain Laurel Sudbury School is a private coeducational day school for students in grades K-12, located in New Britain, Connecticut. Its mission is to provide an educational environment that fosters the natural joy of learning within a living participatory democracy. Trust, freedom and empowerment allow students to develop personal responsibility and the confidence to create the lives they want for themselves.
Peak to Peak Charter School is a public coeducational charter school for grades K-12, located in Lafayette, Colorado. The school offers a liberal arts, college preparatory curriculum that gives students a foundation for a lifetime of learning and discovery. Peak to Peak students who demonstrate a mastery of knowledge and skills are challenged through appropriate placement in each subject area.
This public coeducational charter cyberschool serves students residing in Pennsylvania in grades K-12. Find a custom-made accredited curriculum, self-paced programs, online instruction, dual college courses and support activities to ensure academic success. The PA Cyber is required by the IDEA ’97 to provide a free appropriate public education to school age children who have been identified as gifted and in need of specially designed instruction.
The curriculum at Pine View is college preparatory with emphasis on thinking and problem solving skills. All courses incorporate the important skills of creative expression, critical thinking, research methods, self-awareness, and oral and written communications. The curriculum is differentiated in that it offers students experiences, materials, and information beyond what is offered in the regular curriculum. Students are provided opportunities for interaction with each other, for researching areas of interest and for project development.
Realms of Inquiry was founded as a special-purpose school for gifted, talented and creative students. As the school developed it became apparent to the founders that a large population of highly intelligent but unchallenged and sometimes unmotivated students were in need of a specialized educational program. Realms has grown to meet the needs of this population without losing sight of its original commitment to students who are both gifted and motivated.
The Roeper School is a private coeducational day school for gifted students in the Detroit, Michigan area. The school is comprised of three divisions. The Lower School is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and works with students ages 3 - 11. The Middle School, grades 6 - 8, and Upper School, grades 9 - 12, are located in Birmingham, Michigan. All three divisions provide a curriculum to challenge gifted students, and the Upper School offers Advanced Placement courses. Students are also offered extracurricular activities ranging from fine arts activities to athletic teams. Admission details and contact information are outlined on the web site.
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a private coeducational college located in San Francisco, California. As the only major independent conservatory of music of its kind on the West Coast of the United States, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music offers a unique educational experience. Set in one of the world's premier cities, it combines a rigorous program of performance and study with an intimate atmosphere, where students work closely with faculty and staff. A school of just under 300 students, SFCM limits enrollment in order to ensure that every student, not just a select few, receives considerable individual attention. To us, quality teaching means concentrated one-on-one instruction as well as classroom and ensemble enrollments of appropriate size.
St. Ann's School is a private coeducational day school for gifted students grades PK-12, located in Brooklyn, New York. The St. Ann's school "envisioned a non-sectarian school for the intellectually gifted." Located in Brooklyn, there are a total of six buildings for classrooms for students from pre-school to 12th grade. This school gives students freedom to achieve, an understanding that learning is more valuable than propriety, and the opportunity to feel the pleasures of learning.
The St. Louis Regional Program for Exceptionally Gifted Students (PEGS) is a full time public gifted program in the St. Louis metropolitan area featuring acceleration and enrichment for students grades 1-12 (or equivalent ages) with two separately administered and funded branches--a South Campus housed in the Lindbergh school district and a North Campus located in the Pattonville school district.
Stevensville School District #2 is the public coeducational school district for grades K-12 in Stevensville, Montana. This district has an extensive K-12 gifted and talented program called "Extended Studies."
The Peggy Payne Academy of Academic Excellence is a small school designed for the gifted student. Students are provided with a rigorous curriculum, outstanding classroom instruction, a myriad of enrichment experiences, career shadowing opportunities, internships, independent studies, individualized academic planning, and a personalized learning environment.
This school is devoted to musical instruction and inspiration for students of all ages and backgrounds. Through its frequent concerts, and the Annual Seminar on Contemporary Music in particular, The Rivers Music School makes a significant contribution to the cultural life of the region. The faculty helps guide students of all ages and successfully prepares those who aspire to accomplished musicianship.
The Sudbury Valley School is a private coeducational day school for students in grades PK-12, located in Framingham, Massachusetts.
At Sudbury Valley School, students explore the world freely, at their own pace and in their own unique ways. They learn to think for themselves, and learn to use Information Age tools to unearth the knowledge they need from multiple sources. They develop the ability to make clear logical arguments and deal with complex ethical issues. Through self-initiated activities, they pick up the basics; as they direct their lives, they take responsibility for outcomes, set priorities, allocate resources, and work with others in a vibrant community.
This independent fully accredited high school study program, located in San Ramon, California, allows students the flexibility to choose their educational plans. Currently about 600 students attend and student's ages range from kindergarten to adults seeking alternative educational plans.
The school offers individualized educational plans that follow accreditation requirements while being flexible enough to allow students options such as enrolling in college credits or home study.
Winston School is a private coeducational day school for grades K-12, located in Dallas, Texas. The mission of The Winston School is to realize the extraordinary potential of bright children who learn differently through individualized learning strategies and to prepare graduates for college-level work.
This residential summer arts program provides students in grades three through 12 the opportunity to train with world-class instructors and work alongside 2,000 of the world’s best and brightest students. Located in Michigan, Interlochen Arts Camp offers a variety of programs, varying in length and cost. The programs focus on creative writing, dance, general arts, motion picture arts, music, theatre arts and visual arts.
The Chautauqua Institution has been described as "an American Utopia". It has a 9 week long summer program of arts, lectures, religious programming, sports, opera, theater, etc. There is a developmental preschool and activities for older children. Classes are offered in a variety of subjects. It is a safe, wholesome, and physically beautiful environment; one walks or bikes everywhere.
Each summer at the Rockefeller University the cultures of the research laboratory and the classroom merge. The Science Outreach program gives high school students and K-12 teachers a rare opportunity to experience the content, methods, culture and ethos of modern research through immersion in the process of scientific inquiry. Students gain mentored research experience in laboratories while also learning, through weekly seminars, the basics of communicating with their scientific peers and the lay public. Some are even included as co-authors on peer-reviewed journal articles.
Aventa Learning, a top educational technology company, has an extensive K-12 online curriculum, including 17 Advanced Placement courses. Classroom resources, independent study courses, credit recovery and test preparation supplements are available for students as well. There are also sections for teachers and administrators, which contain a great deal of useful information.
This online curriculum site allows children in grades K-12 the chance to learn with interactive movies covering topics such as Science, Biology, Technology, and Social Sciences. Teachers can use BrainPOP movies to enhance traditional classroom learning, and Parents can purchase this resource to provide an informative resource for their gifted children.
This site gives personalized English instruction to students of all ages using the parents' curriculum of choice. A full English program (reading, literature, composition, language and research, and communications) is taught via e-mail and fax. Students begin at their ability level and are guided towards excellence in the above areas. There are links for dictionaries, thesauruses, and grammar databases.
Sonlight Curriculum is more than a company or a curriculum. It is a community as well. Sonlight offers products to effectively teach homeschoolers including instructor's guides, student activity sheets and study guides. Purchases can be made through the online catalog, or a printed catalog can be requested.
Welcome to Stevenson Learning Skills, the company that publishes the Stevenson Reading Program, Semple Math and other materials for teaching essential skills to students. Our methods are unusual and innovative. We use established techniques like mnemonics (memory aids) and multisensory instruction in imaginative new ways. The materials accommodate common learning problems, such as attention deficits, phonological processing difficulties, memory weakness and sequencing confusion. In addition to publishing, we offer training and consult services. The Stevenson Language Skills Program covers reading, spelling and language arts. Semple Math teaches arithmetic operations, place value, word problems and more. Additional materials for teaching grammar, cursive writing and telling time is also available.
GreatSchools.net is your objective source of school information on elementary, middle and high schools. A nonprofit organization, GreatSchools.net provides information about public, private and charter schools in all 50 states and detailed school profiles for California, Arizona, Texas, Florida and Washington.
This online curriculum resource includes links to standards in all 50 states as well as lots of other helpful information. Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.
PrivateBug.org is a free service to the public. Users may browse our site and retrieve information on any library and/or private school in the United States.
Schools may be searched on state by state basis.
PLATO Learning products offer self-paced intervention solutions for K-adult students, teacher-facilitated instructional supplements for K-12 educators and instructional solutions for educators and students. On this website, find online assessments that are tied directly to standards; bring learning standards to the classroom and fully integrating them with your instructional resources.