Gifted and Talented Education (GATE)
Summer Programs/Opportunities for GATE Students
"NTC Promenade presents an opportunity for students (grades 3-8) to work with professional artists in dance, music, visual arts, theater, martial arts and physical conditioning. Students choose from a menu of activities in half day or full day programs.
"NTC Promenade is the Arts and Culture district at Liberty Station (former Naval Training Center) in Point Loma. The district is developed and managed by the nonprofit NTC Foundation. Resident groups participating in the Summer Arts Academy include: San Diego Ballet, Visions Art Quilt Gallery, Jean Isaacs Dance Theatre, Recreational Music Center, PAARTS: Performing Arts and Restorative Training Specialists, Expressive Arts Institute, Malashock Dance School, ARTS: A Reason to Survive, Actors Alliance Musical Theatre Performance, Capoeira Brasil, and U.S. Karate Academy.
"The NTC Summer Arts Academy brochure and registration Form are available online: www.ntcpromenade.org/libertyschool ."
University
of Oregon Summer Enrichment Program
"SEP (the Summer Enrichment Program) is a residential academic enrichment program for highly gifted and talented students who are currently in the 6-10th grades. SEP students take six classes from a choice of over 30 options that cover a wide range of subjects, typically including Literature, Math, Classical Studies, Law, the Visual and Performing Arts, and many more. Students are immersed in a university environment while at SEP, living in dorms, eating in campus dining halls, and learning in the university's academic and research facilities. Classes are held during weekday mornings and afternoons; late afternoons, evening, and weekends offer an ever-changing selection of social options for students to choose from, with students being encouraged to build their schedules around their interests, and to take advantage of what the camp and university has to offer.
"If you are interested in learning more about SEP, please contact Chris Case, SEP Coordinator at sep@uoregon.edu or (541) 346-1405. Information and applications are also available at our website: uoyouth.org."
The
Summer Institute for Gifted
"One of our programs is geared towards gifted and accelerated students. Celebrating its 25th years, The Summer Institute for the Gifted offers residential and day programs throughout the U.S.
"Students in grade 4 - 11 have the opportunity to attend a SIG Residential program. These three-week long sessions offer over 50 different classes for participants to choose from. Students are able to select courses from a range of subjects including Humanities, Math, Science and Multi-Disciplinary. After attending five courses a day, the evenings are filled with recreational activities and social events.
"Here in California, we have two residential programs: University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles. (Both UCLA and UCB have commuter options for students who live within driving distance of the campus. This option is great for families looking to save a little money.)"
Summer
Enrichment Program for Gifted Learners
(From the College of William & Mary)
"The Summer Enrichment Program is preparing students for learning in the 21st century by developing research, problem-solving, scientific inquiry, and critical thinking skills! Get ready for the learning experience of a lifetime!
"Important information about session dates to include how to get a copy of the SEP brochure is on the web page."
MiraCosta College for Kids Summer 2009
"44 Different Classes to
choose from !!! Now held at both Oceanside and San Elijo Campus."
Classes from Art Exploration to Etiquette for Young Ladies and Gentlemen to
Creative Writing. Is your student interested in Anime or Hogwarts? Or is gardening
or cooking more their style? Perhaps Architecture or Battle Bots is their
interest. MiraCosta offers all of this and more!
GATEWAYS
Summer School
"GATEWAYS Summer School offers fast-paced, intense enriching experiences
for identified gifted and high-achieving children who are entering grades
1 through 12 in the fall. Course content does not include basic skills. Courses
are designed for students who have mastered the basics and are interested
in learning new concepts. Test results are not required for admission to GATEWAYS.
However, in placing their children, parents are urged to note that all GATEWAYS
classes are intended to challenge students who are typically achieving above
grade level."
"This exciting program is designed specifically for talented and motivated high school students. The California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) is a 4-week residential summer program open to entering ninth through exiting twelfth-grade high school students with demonstrated interest and achievement in math and science.
"This intensive experience is intended to encourage the brightest and most promising young minds to continue their interest in these fields. Located on four University of California campuses (Davis, Irvine, San Diego and Santa Cruz), COSMOS provides students with an unparalleled opportunity to work side-by-side with outstanding university faculty and researchers, covering topics extending beyond the typical high school curriculum.
"COSMOS at UCSD will place a strong emphasis on technology and engineering, in addition to mathematics and science, and will be administered through the Jacobs School of Engineering."
Deadline for registration: March 15, 2009
Johns
Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
(Summer Programs)
"Our purpose today, as it has been since 1979, is to identify students with high academic talent, and to provide rigorous, challenging, and engaging academic programs and services that nurture the talent of students whom Thomas Jefferson called "youths of genius."
"CTY [Center for Talented Youth] ensures that its programs reflect the face of America through intensified efforts to identify, recruit, and serve highly gifted students from all of America's neighborhoods."
CAMP
(Community As Mentor Program)
CAMP
Links
"The purpose of CAMP is to link SDUSD middle level and high school students
with a variety of San Diego City and County community volunteer opportunities,
businesses, and mentorships. It is the GATE Department's goal to involve,
enrich, extend, and differentiate summer opportunities for all students. Student
involvement can lead to positive community activism. Positive community activism
can lead to systemic change. Systemic change can lead to refined student interests,
career goals and aspirations."
MathZoom
Summer Camp 2009
"It is a three-week residential program that offers an opportunity for
bright and mathematically gifted students to expand their mathematical horizon,
improve problem solving skills, and explore areas in advanced mathematics."