Summer Opportunities Guide

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Welcome to the 2012 online Summer Opportunities Guide. Please select from the programs below for a summary. If you need more information on the program, you can click their logo, or scroll to the website at the bottom in order to access their link.

Please note: This guide is currently being updated, so please check all dates for accuracy! The SOG is available as a benefit to WATS participants.

This guide has been prepared to assist students, parents, and school personnel in the selection of educational opportunities for high ability students who participated in the 2011-2012 Western Academic Talent Search. Our guide provides program information about unique opportunities in a consistent layout. Included are listings of summer programs for high ability students throughout the Rocky Mountain region, as well as national programs of interest with opportunities not available in the Rocky Mountain west.

A brief description of the Center for Bright Kids (CBK) Summer Programs is also included in the guide. These challenging acceleration and enrichment experiences have been specifically designed for talent search participants who qualify based on their SAT, ACT, or EXPLORE scores (or apply by portfolio). All WATS participants are sent a full Summer Programs Catalogue that includes application materials. Please call (303) 428-2634 or our summer programs pages for additional information.

Listings in this booklet were compiled from information made available to the Center for Bright Kids. Inclusion is not an endorsement of the program. Please contact the sponsoring agency directly for more information on specific programs. We are aware that some programs were not brought to our attention prior to publication. We invite submission of materials on any appropriate programs for inclusion in the 2012 guide.

The contact regarding submissions is: cbk@centerforbrightkids.org.

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North Carolina

Texas

Utah

Talent Centers

 

Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program

 

State Associations for the Gifted

Each of the seven states in the Western Academic Talent Search area has an organization devoted to advocacy on behalf of gifted students. State associations generally lobby for legislation designed to serve gifted students, provide information, sponsor annual conventions, and offer support to parents and educators working to meet the needs of gifted children. Listed below are the current presidents and contact information for the state organizations.

Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented
Developing Student Potential: Responsive Instruction and Guidance; October 18-19, 2010: Denver Annual Conference

Idaho—The Association for the Gifted
14th Annual Edufest: July 25-30, 2010, Boise Annual Conference

Montana Association of Gifted and Talented Education, Inc. (AGATE)
GT: Leaving our Brand on Education; April 15-17, 2010:
Billings Spring Conference

Nevada Gifted and Talented
PO Box 18085, Reno, NV 89511; 775-850-8021

New Mexico Association for the Gifted
Pathways to Gifted; July 27-29, 2010: Albuquerque Summer Institute

Utah Association for Gifted Children
Utah State Office of Education - Gifted and Talented
2010 Annual Intermountain Conference

Wyoming Association for Gifted Education
28 Owl Creek Rd, Sheridan, WY 82801

National Association for Gifted Children

Great Minds Leading the Way: November 11-14: Atlanta Annual Conference