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Summer Institute for the Gifted accepting applications for summer 2012
Seems like it’s never too early to start thinking about summer opportunities. One of the first programs to release its summer 2012 schedule and application is the Summer Institute for the Gifted, which will offer both day camp and residential options at Emory University. Both camps are scheduled for June 24 to July 14, 2012.
The day camp is open to kids ages 4-12; the residential camp is open to ages 9-17. The residential camp has a commuter option if you prefer for your child to live at home. It saves you a little money but the word is, it also keeps your child from having the complete social experience they get from living on campus with their peers.
SIG is a selective program that requires “evidence of giftedness” for admission.
My son attended SIG’s day program at Emory last summer and absolutely loved it. The faculty and the kids were just great.
If you have an older child who is starting to explore college options, a SIG residential camp could also be an opportunity for an extended visit to a campus they’re considering. SIG locations for 2012 include Amherst, Dartmouth, Princeton, UCLA, Berkeley, Vassar and Yale.
Application season is under way for Governor’s Honors summer program
Each summer, the state of Georgia welcomes its highest achieving students to Valdosta for four weeks of high-level academic enrichment at the Governor’s Honors Program.
Students currently in 10th or 11th grade who want to attend GHP in 2012 need to get to work now. The application process is long and thorough, and begins with securing a nomination from a teacher at their school.
If you’re not familiar with GHP, an online brochure gives an overview.
Home schooled students may apply. See the GHP web site for details.
Registration open for summer session of Saturday School at GSU
Saturday School for Scholars and Leaders, a program of Georgia State University, has opened registration for its summer session of Saturday classes.
Children in grades K-8 can choose from classes in a variety of subjects, from art to public speaking, computers to sharks. The summer session begins on July 9 and will meet for four weeks, ending on July 30. Classes meet in the mornings on the downtown GSU campus.
The Saturday School web site says there are also a few spaces remaining for its one-week summer day camp, to be held next week.
Summer University at Kennesaw State for grades 1-12
Sorry I’m giving you this a little late in the summer camp searching season, but I just found it.
Kennesaw State University will host Summer University, a series of week-long day camps for kids rising into grades 1-12. Available classes cover a wide range of topics, including cooking, photography, LEGO robotics, science, writing and lots more.
The camps begin the week of June 6 and continue through late July. Each week is a separate camp, with fees ranging from $229 to $299 per week.
Atlanta Public Schools Xanadu application is live!
NOTE: This is information from 2011. For 2012 information, see the Xanadu / Summer Academy 2012 post on this blog.
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Atlanta Public Schools has now posted the brochure and application for the 2011 Xanadu summer program.
The camp will be held June 6 – July 1 at Parkside Elementary School in Southeast Atlanta. Xanadu is open to children in rising K-5. Children do not have to attend APS schools to attend Xanadu; however, the fee for non-APS students is double — $500 for four weeks, as compared with $250 for APS students.
The Xanadu program is run by the Office of Gifted and Talented Services and is billed as an enrichment camp for scholars, leaders and high achievers, but children do not have to be gifted identified to attend.
The deadline to register is May 27 (or postmarked by May 25). Some class choices are bound to fill up ahead of that deadline, though.
Robotics camp for rising middle schoolers at Walton High School in Marietta
From today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Marietta’s Walton High School is now accepting applications for its 4-day Robotics Camp scheduled to be held June 13 through June 16 at the school’s campus at 1590 Bill Murdock Rd., Marietta. The camp is open to kids entering grades 6-8. Students will have a chance to build their own robots and compete with others to find out whose is best. The cost is $125. For an application and more information go to www.waltonrobotics.org.
Atlanta Public Schools taking applications for gifted Summer Academy
NOTE: This is information from 2011. For 2012 information, see the Xanadu / Summer Academy 2012 post on this blog.
May 5 has come and gone and the Atlanta Public Schools gifted office hasn’t yet posted its application for the Xanadu summer program for elementary school kids, which I know people are looking for.
On the bright side, APS has posted the brochure and application for its Summer Academy for middle- and high-school students. This program offers courses in a variety of disciplines, including photography, film making, engineering, history, fine arts and lots more.
The camp is held at the Woodruff Arts Center in midtown. Students can attend a two-week or four-week program, and the cost for APS students is very reasonable. (Students who don’t attend APS schools can also attend, but the fees are doubled.)
APS recommends you apply between May 10 and May 26. Courses are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Camps for little kids at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History
The Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Decatur still has a few spaces in its summer camp for rising kindergarteners through 2nd graders.
Kids will learn about ecology, paleontology, entomology and other natural sciences. The camp runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily (after care is available) and costs $350 per week ($300 for members of the museum). One week has already sold out, but spaces remain for June 13-17 and June 20-24.
Registration now open for DeKalb’s Serendipity summer program
This information is from 2011. See the 2012 Serendipity information.
DeKalb County has opened registration for the 2011 Serendipity summer program for gifted children. The camp serves children in grades 1-7 who were in their school’s gifted program during the 2010-11 school year. Programming includes science, art and writing courses.
This summer, the program is being held at Midvale Elementary School. Kids in 1st – 3rd grades will attend June 13-17; students in 4th – 7th grades have camp June 20-24. Registration is $100 per student. The deadline to register is May 13.
I still haven’t found any information about the program on the county web site. If your child is eligible to attend, he or she should bring home a brochure from school which describes the program in full detail. If you don’t receive one this week, ask your school’s gifted teacher or principal, or call the county office at (678) 676-0238.
Journalism summer camp at UGA
High-school students who want to gain expertise in mass media are invited to attend a week-long journalism academy at the University of Georgia.
The Georgia Journalism Academy is open to rising 10th – 12th graders and is operated by the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, one of the premier journalism schools in the nation (and I’m not saying that just because it’s where I earned my degree).
Students can choose to focus in any of six interest areas, including news writing, feature writing, photojournalism or broadcasting. Classes are taught by Grady College faculty and local media professionals.
The academy is limited to 75 students. If you register by April 29, you can save $50 off the $600 tuition, which includes housing on the UGA campus and most meals.
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