Summer Programs

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April 2008

March 15, 2008
January 20, 2007

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SUMMER PROGRAMS

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Program Title	Program Description
Florida Governor's Schools for Science, Mathematics and Space Technology	The Florida Governor’s School for Science, Mathematics and Space Technology will partner with NASA, Space Florida and Delaware North Parks and Recreation, Inc to provide selected rising 10th-12th grade gifted students with the opportunity to participate in a residential academy at Kennedy Space Center. Students will engage in exciting laboratory activities, scientific experiments and inquiry based learning incorporating high-level science and math curriculum. Click here for more details.
A PSAT Prep Course: An M-DCPS and College Board Initiative color flyer grayscale flyer	A PSAT Prep Course: A M-DCPS and College Board Initiative, an intensive course derived from the College Board PSAT/NMSQT and part of the Superintendent’s secondary school reform, aims to combine skills of mathematics, reading, and writing with exploration of and planning for careers. Developing and presenting a portfolio, a necessary component and course requirement, will prompt students and their teachers to consider what it means to appreciate quality and to exhibit best work as a culminating process of this collegial experience. The initiative, a concrete, day-by-day, scripted curricular experience, promotes academic rigor, heightens student academic performance, and prepares students for assessments.
Duke TIP Program	The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) is a non-profit educational organization that is recognized as a leader in identifying and serving the educational needs of academically gifted youth. Through identification, recognition, challenging educational programs, information, advocacy and research, Duke Tip provides resources for gifted students, their parents, educators, and schools for the development of the students’ optimal educational potential.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation	The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is a private, independent foundation established in 2000 through the will of Jack Kent Cooke. The Mission is to help young people reach their full potential through education. To fulfill its mission, the Foundation identifies and supports young people of exceptional promise, application, deportment, and character who have financial need and demonstrated excellence in academic endeavors and extracurricular activities.
University of Southern Mississippi	Three opportunities are available through the University of Southern Mississippi. For more information regarding application requirements and costs, contact gifted.studies@usm.edu or call 601-266-5236 or 601-266-2546. Limited financial aid is available based on need.
Vanderbilt University's Program for Talented Youth	Vanderbilt University’s Programs for Talented Youth seeks to identify and aid academically talented youth from diverse educational, racial, and economic backgrounds by providing academic enrichment and challenge, while fostering balance and healthfulness in their lives.
Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth	Since 1979, the Center for Talented Youth (CTY) at Johns Hopkins University has focused on the needs of students with exceptionally high academic abilities. The CTY community includes very bright students from all over the world whose talents place them well ahead of their agemates. These students need special attention: greater academic challenges, interaction with intellectual peers, and teaching strategies designed especially for the gifted. CTY offers gifted students, and their families and schools as well, a wide range of programs and services to nurture their intellectual abilities, enhance personal development, and foster better understanding of the needs of talented youth.