P.A.C.E. Virtual Summer Opportunities Fair » Gifted & Talented

Duke University Talent Identification Program

eswartzlander — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:05:30 +0000

The Duke University Talent Identification Program offers a variety of summer academic experiences for gifted and talented students in grades seven through twelve. Duke TIP’s Summer Studies Programs are superb academic opportunities and dynamic residential and social experiences for seventh through tenth graders. TIP’s Field Studies and Institutes offer challenging educational adventures to motivated, dedicated, and talented high school students who possess a desire to learn in a unique setting. And TIP’s Distance Learning programs provide students in the eighth through eleventh grades with a dynamic, interactive online experience not typically available in their middle or high school curriculum. For more information, go to www.tip.duke.edu.

Phone: (919) 668-9100
Fax: (919)-681-7921
Web: www.tip.duke.edu
Age/Grade level: Middle school and high school
Length of program: Varies by program
Cost: Varies by program
Financial aid? Limited, need-based financial aid is available.

Beloit College Summer Fields and Center for Language Studies

Beloit Summer — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:22:37 +0000

Sponsor: Beloit College, Office of Summer Programs, Box 218, 700 College St., Beloit, WI 53511
Phone: (608) 363-2393 Fax: (608) 363-7129
Web: www.beloit.edu/summerprograms
Email:
contact person: Alisa Pykett, Director of Summer Programs
age/grade level: Rising Juniors and Seniors in High School
type (day/overnight/other): Residential Overnight
length of program: 3-8 weeks
cost: Summer Fields $2,950; Center for Language Studies $3,674 (4 week) $7,248 (8 week)
financial aid?: Yes

Notes: Summer Fields is a for-credit residential summer program for high-achieving rising high school juniors and seniors. It is a hands-on immersion into the liberal arts and sciences for students who seek to engage in their studies and apply their intellect and passion out in the world. For three weeks, students pursue rigorous academic study around one theme while living on campus with other high school students in the program. The 2012 program runs July 8 – July 27. Students earn 4 semester hours of college credit.
Summer 2012 Courses:
• Creative Writing Workshop: Fish, Fowl, Flood, Water Lily, Mud: Water in the Literary Imagination
• China and America: Mutual (Mis)Understandings
• From Crime Scene to Courtroom: The CSI Effect
• Electricity, Electronics and Power Generation: Designing and Constructing Circuits and Analyzing the Impact of Power Generation

The Center for Language Studies (CLS) offers immersion language programs in Japanese, Arabic, Chinese and Russian. High-achieving high school students are encouraged to apply. Students earn 6-12 semester hours of college credit.

ONU Summer Honors Institute

ONU — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:30:33 +0000

Ohio Northern will have three weeks of camps:

Check out our website at onu.edu/summerhonors for more information and application forms.

Camps held in 2010 were:

June 13-18 – CSI (beginning), Design. Think.Know.Do, Engineering, Pharmacy, Physics and Robotics

June 27 – July 2 – CSI (beginning), Chemistry, Mock Trial, Ohio’s Natural History, Philosophy

July 25 – 30 – Explore the Medicinal Herb Garden, CSI (advanced), Young Women in Leadership

B-W Summer Academic Institute “So, You Want to Work in Sports Management?”

Pierre David — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:04:19 +0000

Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
Phone: (440) 826-5925 Fax: (440) 826 3868
Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/sports-manager/
Email:
Contact person: Pierre David
Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in sport-related professions
Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
Type: resident
Duration: Sunday, July 25, 2010 – Friday, July 30, 2010
Cost: $800
Financial aid?: None available

B-W Summer Academic Institute “So, You Want to be an Engineer?”

Pierre David — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:03:40 +0000

Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
Phone: (440) 826-5925 Fax: (440) 826 3868
Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/engineer/
Email:
Contact person: Pierre David
Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in engineering-related professions
Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
Type: resident
Duration: Sunday, July 18, 2010 – Friday, July 23, 2010
Cost: $800
Financial aid?: None available

B-W Summer Academic Institute “So You Want to be a Writer?”

Pierre David — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:02:07 +0000

Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
Phone: (440) 826-5925 Fax: (440) 826 3868
Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/writer/
Email:
Contact person: Pierre David
Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in writing-related professions
Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
Type: resident
Duration: Sunday, June 13, 2010 – Friday, June 18, 2010
Cost: $800
Financial aid?: None available

B-W Summer Academic Institute “So, You Want to be an Entrepreneur?”

Pierre David — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:01:28 +0000

Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
Phone: (440) 826-5925 Fax: (440) 826 3868
Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/entrepreneur/
Email:
Contact person: Pierre David
Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in starting a business
Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
Type: resident
Duration: Sunday, July 11, 2010 – Friday, July 16, 2010
Cost: $800
Financial aid?: None available

B-W Summer Academic Institute “So, you Want to Work in Biotechnology?”

Pierre David — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:00:36 +0000

Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
Phone: (440) 826-5925 Fax: (440) 826 3868
Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/biotechnology/
Email:
Contact person: Pierre David
Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in biotechonology professions
Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
Type: resident
Duration: Sunday, June 20, 2010 – Friday, June 25, 2010
Cost: $800+$60 lab fee
Financial aid?: None available

B-W Summer Academic Institute “So, You Want to Work in International Business?”

Pierre David — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:57:54 +0000

Sponsor: Baldwin-Wallace College, 275 Eastland Road, Berea, OH 44017
Phone: (440) 826-5925 Fax: (440) 826 3868
Web: http://www.bw.edu/tag/international-business/
Email:
Contact person: Pierre David
Subject/content: summer academic institute designed for students interested in international business
Grade level: Students entering 9th to 11th grade in Fall 2010
Type: resident
Duration: Sunday, June 27, 2010 – Friday, July 2, 2010
Cost: $800
Financial aid?: None available

Mansion Day School Summer Camp 2010

MansionDay — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:56:30 +0000

Sponsor: Mansion Day School

Phone: 614-258-4449

Fax: 614-258-7001

Web: www.mansiondayschool.org

Email:

Contact Person: Christie Johnson

Subject/Content: Academics – Reading, Writing, Math, Multicultural Themes

Grade Level: Preschool-5th Grade

Type: Academic Day Camp

Length of Program: June 21, 2010-August 13, 2010

Hours: 7:00 AM-6:00 PM

Program Description:

Mansion Day School is committed to providing your child with a curriculum based summer camp program taught by certified teachers. A thematic approach will not only teach reading, writing, and math, but your child will experience eight countries as we “travel” the world. Each week, we will explore a new country through art projects, musical performances, storytellers, field trips, and ethnic foods.

Our travel day runs from 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Childcare begins at 7:00 A.M. and ends at 6:00 P.M.

Science Adventure Camp

Judy Steritz — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:46:09 +0000

Camp/Activity Name — Science Adventure Camp

Sponsor: — 4-H Camp Clifton, Yellow Springs, OH

Phone: 937-408-3741

Web: http://scienceadventurecamp.webs.com

Email:

Contact Person: Judy Steritz, Camp Director

Subject/Content: Science – Life Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Space/Earth Science and Technology. Teamwork Leadership Skills with Science Adventure in High and Low Rope Team Initiatives, Orienteering, Rock Climbing, Swimming, and Repelling.

Age/Grade level: Middle School – students entering grades 7-9

Type: — Co-Ed Overnight

Length of program: August 1-6, 2010

Cost: $500.00

Financial aid?: — Partial Financial Aid Available

Notes: Join us this summer and share in science discovery while being introduced to hands-on experiments and activities. SAC reinforces the 5 core knowledge areas of science: Life Science, Physics, Chemistry, Space/Earth Science and Technology along with adventures in High and Low Ropes, Rocket Science, Orienteering, Rock Climbing, Swimming, and Repelling, in a positive, teamwork atmosphere. The Camp is held at 4-H Camp Clifton, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Camp Fees are $500 which includes Food and Housing, Camp Activities and Supplies, Camp Insurance and Science Explorer T-Shirt. For more information contact Judy Steritz, Camp Director at 937-408-3741 or email . Visit our website at http://scienceadventurecamp.webs.com. Become a Science Explorer taking science education beyond the classroom to spark interest in the world of science through exploration and discovery!

Thurber House Summer Writing Camps

Thurber House — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:42:49 +0000

sponsor: Thurber House
(we meet at) Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave., Columbus OH 43215
Phone: (614) 464-1032 ext: 16 Fax: (614) 280-3645
Web: www.thurberhouse.org
Email:
contact person: Meg Brown
subject/content: Creative Writing
age/grade level: entering 2nd grade through 8th grade
type (day/overnight/other): 1/2 day for 2nd/3rd grade camps; full day for 4-8 grade camps
length of program: one week
cost: $95-$165
financial aid?: Yes

Notes: Beat the heat wave and exercise your brain waves at the Thurber Summer Writing Camp! Kids entering grades 2-8 will sharpen their creative writing skills over five days filled with special guests, field trips, and classes designed to enhance any young writer’s talent.

Campers will create characters that jump off the page, add hair-raising suspense to their story, and invent new worlds as they stretch their creative writing muscles. In the end they will have a notebook full of stories, a new group of friends, and an enhanced love of writing. We hope to see you this summer!