Opportunities Galore
What one has never experienced, one will never understand in print.
Isadora Duncan
Summer and Saturday
Opportunities
Competitions
Contests
Summer and Saturday
Opportunities
SCATSVAMPYSuper SaturdaysSummer Camp -new
Travel and Field TripsMath, Science,
Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, etc.
Travel through The Center for Gifted
Studies
Spring – England
Fall – Scotland and Ireland
Talent SearchesInterested Fields,
Experienced persons within that performance area
•Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP) – Kentucky and Tennessee
•Northwestern Talent Search - Indiana
Clubs or Organizations
4H, Boy Scouts of America & Girl Scouts ( Primary-
12thGrade) Book Clubs, Drama Music & Art Classes,
Mentorships
Promoting Postsecondary
Education
Competitions&
Contests
•Ask for Informed Announcements•Google for
contests•Book of contests
•Prizes•Recognition•Interest in a
Topicor Product
RecitalsPerformance
Talents or Hobbies
Performance is important in the development of a talent or interest – an opportunity to enhance interest and perform at a
higher level
Creative Thinking,Problem Solving,
Engineering
Odyssey of the Mind
DestinationImagination
Future Problem Solving
FIRST LEGO League Robotics
Colleges and Universities
•Governor’s Scholars Program
•Governor’s School for the Arts
The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and
Science in Kentucky
An opportunity is not a real opportunity until you know about it!
Her daughter’s experience at SCATS “helped her understand the potential rewards of belonging to a peer group that’s more interested in Jane Austen and Shakespeare than Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.”
Barbara Kingsolver
Financial Assistance in Kentucky
1)KAGE Foundation2)The Center for Gifted
Studies3)Local support
Opportunities for ParentsKAGE (Conferences both state and local/Newsletter)The Center for Gifted Studies (Parent seminars, Travel, Volunteering)Leading a Junior Great Books group, a LEGO Robotics team, or an OM group
Be an advocate for advanced
opportunities – gifted education
Celebrate Gifted Education Week
•4 th Saturday of Super Saturdays•Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort on February 15•In your district – February 20-25
Stay informed…•Join your state
organization•Follow The Center
on Facebook
http://www.nagc.orghttp://www.tip.duke.edu
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/contests.htm