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A merit-based scholarship for high-school tuition
Applications are now open for the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship, a merit-based, need-blind scholarship that pays high-school tuition for outstanding students.
Students apply when they are in seventh grade, which means the application is now open for students in the high school graduating class of 2029.
Selections are announced when the students begin eighth grade. During the eighth-grade year, the selected scholars will research and apply to schools that will best suit them, with support from the scholarship team.
Established in 2002, the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship can be used for private schools, boarding schools, parochial schools, homeschool hybrids, early college, and other types of schools. Students who currently attend a private school that continues beyond eighth grade may apply; however, the scholarship administrators will ask that they research and consider other schools besides the one they’re enrolled in.
Applications are due on April 10, 2024. The application requires letters of recommendation and essays, so it’s best to get an early start. A good first step is to watch a recording of an application information session held last month.
Georgia Tech February workshops for grades 2-12
Registration is open for Georgia Tech’s K.I.D.S. Club and STEAM Workshop classes for Saturday, February 17, from 9 a.m. to noon on the Georgia Tech campus.
K.I.D.S. Club is open to students in grades 2 through 5. STEAM Workshops are for students in grades 6 through 12. Workshops cover a variety of topics including oceans, coding, polymers, robotics and biology.
Cost to attend is $65 per student. Need-based scholarships, funded by the Georgia Department of Education, are available to students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches at school. Visit the CEISMC BOOST Scholarship page to learn more about scholarship eligibility and submit an application.
Additional K.I.D.S. Club and STEAM Workshops dates for the spring season are planned for March 16 and April 13, 2024.
Emory Math Circle registering for spring 2024
The Math Circle program at Emory University is now registering for its spring 2024 classes, which will begin at the end of January.
Math Circle is an enrichment program for middle-school and high-school kids who enjoy mathematics and want to explore topics beyond what’s taught in their regular math class at school.
Classes meet twice a month on Saturdays. Students can register for either in person or Zoom-based classes.
You can get more information and register at the Math Circle website.
Emory Math Circle is free to attend, but the program operates with the help of donations, and they suggest a donation of $30 per child for those who can afford to give.
Researchers seeking gifted children who are adopted or in foster care
The following message was posted today in a listserv run by the National Association for Gifted Children. I’ve copied and pasted it here verbatim. The three research leads included their email addresses in their post. I’ve redacted those to prevent their being spammed. If you want to reach out directly to them with questions, use the Contact page here on GiftedAtlanta.com to send me a message and I’ll email you their contact information.
We are currently researching and writing a book about gifted individuals who are adopted or in foster care. We believe you or someone you know may be interested in sharing your story for our upcoming book.
The book is scheduled for release in 2024 through the publisher Gifted Unlimited. We will focus on the overlapping social and emotional issues experienced by individuals who have first-hand knowledge of the challenges of adoption or foster care and of giftedness. The audience for the book is parents, education personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, and psychologists. In addition to the educational and practical application aspects, the book will be filled with many insights from those who have lived it and we would love to include your perspective.
To our knowledge, no one else has done research with this unique group of people (gifted + adopted/fostered). Needless to say, we are very excited to open up new insights to those who live, teach, and work with this population by sharing the experiences, and unique obstacles this group must overcome.
If you are willing to share your perspective, we can use either a series of questions to which you respond in writing, a video interview via Zoom, or an in-person interview. You may choose to remain anonymous through the use of a pseudonym or can choose to share your name if you would prefer. We would appreciate hearing back from you by January 31, 2024.
If you have questions about the study or would be interested in participating, please go to https://tinyurl.com/GAFQuestionnaire.
Sincerely,
Kathy Green, Adjunct Lecturer in Gifted Education – University of Iowa; Instrumental Music Teacher
Alissa Cress, Clinical Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at Purdue University
Mariel Tader, Ph.D., Cornell University
IRB Protocol #: IRB-2023-395
Study Title: Inner Lives of Gifted Adoptees and Foster Youth
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