December 9

December Updates

1. National History Day is in full swing as students are selecting the types of projects they will be submitting for the school wide competition on February 3 and 4 over the next two weeks. I look forward to seeing what everyone is working on!

The top two winners in each category will then move on to the Regional competition in March.

2. Beginning in January there will be “lunch bunch” sessions for TAG students. These sessions will focus on discussing, debating, and diving deeper into themes represented in the literature they are reading in their respective English courses.

More information to follow after break.

3. The Scholastic Book fair is taking place over the next two weeks!  A great place to grab a few gifts for the holidays…

 

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December 9

Center for Gifted Education at William and Mary -Enrichment Programs now Enrolling!

The Center for Gifted Education is accepting registrations for the spring Saturday/Summer Enrichment Program (SEP). The program will begin on Saturday, February 21, 2015 and will run for five consecutive Saturday sessions. Each session will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will conclude at 12:30 p.m.

SEP is an academically challenging program with an emphasis on inquiry-based learning for students enrolled in grades K–11. It is not meant to supplant the regular school curriculum; rather, it recognizes the importance of allowing able youngsters to explore additional specialized areas of science, mathematics, humanities, and the arts.

The program’s brochure is accessible through the Center’s website at http://cfge.wm.edu.

 

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December 9

Focusing on the Future Conference at William and Mary

The Center for Gifted Education’s 2015 Focusing on the Future conference will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2015 from 8:45 a.m.–3:00 p.m. The event will expose high-ability learners in grades 6–12 to career opportunities related to the arts, humanities, and sciences. Separate sessions will be held for parents, guardians, and counselors, and will provide them with strategies and
techniques to assist students with academic and career planning.

The event will be held at The College of William & Mary’s School of Education, located at 301 Monticello Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23188.

All students must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or group chaperone. All participants must register for the event.

The deadline to register is January 23, 2015.

Additional information and the registration packet are available on the Center for Gifted Education’s website at cfge.wm.edu

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