Mensa for Kids offers a variety of online resources for exceptionally bright youth.
Mensa for Kids offers a variety of online resources for exceptionally bright youth.
Dr. Steven Mercer is a college counselor who works one-on-one with students and their families through the college application process, helping each student make the best of their high school experience, apply to colleges that fit them as individuals, and transition successfully to college life. Dr. Mercer is based in Santa Monica, CA.
The Summer Scholars Program provides a rich, early college experience for academically-talented rising high school juniors and seniors from across the globe. Students will join an engaged community of learners for an intense, two-week program.
Each summer, SYP offers more than 50 camps/explorations that allow participants to discover and learn about various fields through hands-on laboratory, classroom, and field experiences. There are both middle and high school programs and are held at Michigan Technological University.
The goal of The Saturday Course at Milton Academy is to provide a rich learning environment for children in grades 4-8 with strong academic skills. Taught by dynamic, experienced teachers, areas of study include: Math, Literature, Sciences, Social Sciences, Photography, Computer Technology, Art, and Theater. The small student to teacher ratio encourages opportunities for hands-on activities, lab experiments, small group discussion, and individual projects.
The Minnesota Academic Excellence Scholarship helps students who have demonstrated outstanding ability, achievement, and potential in one of several subjects: English or creative writing, fine arts, foreign language, math, science, or social science.
Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES) is a rigorous six-week residential academic enrichment program for rising high school seniors—many of whom come from underrepresented or underserved communities—who have a strong academic record and are interested in studying and exploring careers in science and engineering. MITES is free for all admitted students.
The Missouri Scholars Academy is a three-week academic program for 330 of Missouri’s gifted students who are ready to begin their junior year in high school. The academy is a residential program held on the campus of the University of Missouri. The program is based on the premise that Missouri’s gifted youth must be provided with special opportunities for learning and personal development in order for them to realize their full potential. The majority of the costs of the program are covered by the State of Missouri.
MIT PRIMES (Program for Research in Mathematics, Engineering and Science) is a free, year-long after-school research program for high school students. Program participants work with MIT researchers on exciting unsolved problems in mathematics, computer science, and computational biology. PRIMES-USA is a distance mentoring math research section for high school juniors from across the United States (outside of Greater Boston). PRIMES Circle is a math enrichment section for high school students from underrepresented groups living within commuting distance from Boston. PRIMES STEP is a math enrichment section for middle school students from Greater Boston.
The MIT Women’s Technology Program (WTP) is a rigorous four-week summer academic and residential experience where female high school students explore engineering through hands-on classes, labs, and team-based projects in the summer after 11th grade. Students attend WTP in either Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) or Mechanical Engineering (ME).
In 1980, Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) introduced the Mock Trial program, which already had a strong following in Los Angeles County, to all the counties in California. The program was created to help students acquire a working knowledge of the Calfifornia judicial system, develop analytical abilities and communication skills, and gain an understanding of their obligations and responsibilities as participating members of the society. The program currently involves 36 California counties.
Through Monmouth University’s college Acceleration Program (CAP), rising high school seniors can enroll in introductory, college-level courses that are typically taken by college freshmen, and which will be generally accepted for transfer at other colleges and universities. Classes run for six weeks during the summer.
Moving Beyond the Page is a complete homeschool curriculum. Children will grow in their love of learning through their literature-based curriculum that encourages critical and creative thinking, provides challenging and engaging projects, and supports different learning styles. All children can benefit from their unique approach to education. This is especially true for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners.
Formerly known as Math for Talented and Gifted, MTG provides personalized tutoring services and guidance to help young people transform goals into achievements.
This national contest is for high school students with a passion for writing songs that could be part of a musical theater production and the wide range of musical styles represented in contemporary musicals. The goal of the program is to engage the musical theater field in nurturing the next generation of songwriters.
During September’s National College Savings Month, my529 and the Utah System of Higher Education sponsor the Make Your Mark bookmark contest. Make Your Mark offers students a chance to win a $1,000 my529 college savings scholarship account through an art contest. Students in kindergarten through 12th grade can enter an original bookmark design within their appropriate grade category (K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12). Eight Utah students will each receive a $1,000 college savings scholarship account for their winning bookmarks.