The Center for Gifted Education’s 2017 Focusing on the Future conference will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 8:45 a.m.–3:00 p.m. The event will expose high-ability learners in grades 6–12 to career opportunities in various professional fields. 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 William & Mary’s School of Education, located at 301 Monticello Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23185. All students must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or group chaperone. All participants must register for the event, and the registration deadline is January 13, 2017.

Additional information and the conference application are available on the Center for Gifted Education’s website:
http://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/precollegiate/future/index.php.

The Center for Gifted Education is accepting registrations for the 2017 Spring Saturday Enrichment Program (SEP). The 2017 Spring program will begin on Saturday, February 25, 2017 and conclude on March 25, 2017, consisting of 5 Saturday sessions. The Spring program will be located at the William & Mary Mason School of Business located at 101 Ukrop Way, Williamsburg, VA 23185

SEP is an academically challenging program with an emphasis on inquiry-based learning for students enrolled in grades K-12. It is not meant to supplant the regular school curriculum; rather, it recognizes the importance of allowing able students 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://education.wm.edu/centers/cfge/precollegiate/sep/index.php.

If you have any questions or if there is anything we can assist you with, please do not hesitate to contact the CFGE office at (757) 221-2166 or sep@wm.edu.