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.
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 1st.
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!
Hope you all have a great day!
Jen