Amazing Opportunities for Students!

I had the pleasure of attending the NAGC (National Associate for Gifted Children) Conference this past week and wanted to pass along four amazing opportunities for our students!

I am attaching flyers for each opportunity to this blog post and will also post. If you have further questions, please contact me. Below are brief summaries of each.

For the students:

The Army Educational Outreach Program sponsors two exciting programs for our middle schoolers:

The Junior Solar Sprint is an inquiry-based engineering challenge where students crate the fastest, most interesting vehicle possible. All materials and resources are online.
eCYBERMISSION is a web based STEM competition trying to solve real world issues.

All materials and more information can be found at: www.usaeop.com

Helicopter 2050 Challenge

The Sikorsky Helicopter Company challenges students to come up with their vision of the helicopter of the future. Grand Prize $1000 scholarship.

www.helicopter2050.com

60 Years/60 Words

Guinness World Records is holding a contest for students ages 7-12 to choose their favorite world record and describe it in 60 words. Entries can be poems, raps, posters, essays, etc., but must have 60 words.

Deadline is approaching fast for this one: December 1^st.

Secret Millionaires Club

This program teaches students about financial literacy and asks students to come up with an idea for a business. Grand prize is $5000 plus the change to meet Warren Buffet!

Helicopter 2050

army outreach program

Secret Millionaire Club

60 years 60 words competition

Hope you all have a great day!

Jen

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November 11

iD Tech Camps- Now enrolling for Summer 2015!

iD Tech camps provide students with enrichment activities surrounding computers and STEM. If you child is interested in these areas, please check them out.

The Washington DC area has six locations for iD Tech camps: American University, Georgetown University, University of Virginia, The College of William and Mary, Towson University, and University of Maryland.

There are classes for all ages, and even an all girls session.

Game design, web design, robotics, and coding are just some of the week long camps students can attend. Please click the link below to check out more camps, pricing and availability for Summer 2015.

Hurry up and don’t miss out!

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November 10

Parent Resources

Here are some books and websites to check out on gifted students:

Virginia Association for the Gifted (VAG)

http://www.vagifted.org

National Association of the Gifted (NAGC)for the

http://nagc.org

National Conference – Baltimore, MD

NAGC Parent Day – Saturday, November 15

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)

http://sengifted.org

Mindset by Carol Dweck

Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner

Inspiring Middle School Minds: Gifted, Creative & Challenging by Judy Willis

Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goldman

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November 7

Parent Day at National Association for Gifted Children Conference

Parents,

Please see the attached links for information about Parent Day, Nov. 15th at the NAGC annual conference in Baltimore, MD.

The flyer says, “NAGC’s Parent Day is a one-day event that gives parents tools, information, and networking opportunities to help them support their children’s optimal development and ensure their continued growth.”

2014 Parent Day Flyer

2014 Parent Day Registration Form