Explore Exciting Opportunities for Gifted Students: Camps, Competitions, and More!
Discover a wealth of summer and Saturday opportunities tailored for gifted students, including enriching camps like SCATS and VAMPY, talent searches, and engaging competitions in various fields such as math, science, and arts. Gain insights into programs like the Duke Talent Identification Program and Northwestern Talent Search. Learn about local organizations and resources that support gifted education, including mentoring and community involvement. Explore how these experiences foster creativity, enhance performance skills, and provide essential networking for future academic success.
Explore Exciting Opportunities for Gifted Students: Camps, Competitions, and More!
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Opportunities Galore
What one has never experienced, one will never understand in print. • Isadora Duncan
Summer and Saturday Opportunities • Competitions • Contests
SCATS • VAMPY • Super Saturdays • Summer Camp -new
Travel and Field Trips Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, etc.
Travel through The Center for Gifted Studies Spring – England Fall – Scotland and Ireland
Talent Searches Interested Fields, Experienced persons within that performance area
Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) – Kentucky and Tennessee • Northwestern Talent Search - Indiana
Clubs or Organizations 4H, Boy Scouts of America & Girl Scouts ( Primary-12thGrade) Book Clubs, Drama Music & Art Classes, Mentorships
Competitions & Contests
Ask for Informed Announcements • Google for contests • Book of contests
Prizes • Recognition • Interest in a Topic • or Product
Recitals Performance Talents or Hobbies
Performance is important in the development of a talent or interest – an opportunity to enhance interest and perform at a higher level
Creative Thinking, Problem Solving, Engineering
Odyssey of the Mind • DestinationImagination • Future Problem Solving • FIRST LEGO League Robotics
Colleges and Universities
Governor’s Scholars Program • Governor’s School for the Arts
The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky
An opportunity is not a real opportunity until you know about it!
Her daughter’s experience at SCATS “helped her understand the potential rewards of belonging to a peer group that’s more interested in Jane Austen and Shakespeare than Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.” Barbara Kingsolver
Financial Assistance in Kentucky KAGE Foundation The Center for Gifted Studies Local support
Opportunities for Parents • KAGE (Conferences both state and local/Newsletter) • The Center for Gifted Studies (Parent seminars, Travel, Volunteering) • Leading a Junior Great Books group, a LEGO Robotics team, or an OM group
Be an advocate for advanced opportunities – gifted education
Celebrate Gifted Education Week • 4th Saturday of Super Saturdays • Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort on February 15 • In your district – February 20-25
Stay informed… • Join your state organization • Follow The Center on Facebook
http://www.nagc.org http://www.tip.duke.edu http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/contests.htm
