McKinney Independent School District

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Gifted and Talented

There are many summer learning experiences for gifted and talented students at all grade levels. Just a sampling of some of the camps that MISD GT students have attended (and LOVED) are listed below:

The Gifted Student Institute at S.M.U.
Offers numerous camps (K-12) during the summer with choices of classes in the areas of sports, the arts (visual & performing), computer science, physics, paleontology, medical science, literature, writing, law...and many more.

Students with strong academic profiles and high SAT or ACT scores are encouraged to take at least one course for college credit.

Check out their web site: http://www.smu.edu/continuing_education/youth

TAG (talented and gifted) Camps at Texas A&M Galveston:

For camps that serve students in grades 8-12 in the areas of veterinary medicine, marine biology, digital photography and technology, pre-medicine, Sea Camps, etc. Their web site is: http://www.tamug.edu/tag

TAMS (Texas Academy of Math & Science) Summer Math Institute

Held at University of North Texas in Denton. This is a camp for the math whiz in rising grades 7-11. This summer institute is a "not to miss". http://www.tams.unt.edu/academics/SMI.shtml

Summer Chess Camps at UTD
Held at the University of Texas at Dallas. UTD's Chess team - the winners of the 2004 Pan-American Chess Tournament - will instruct students in all levels of ability in small, low student-to teacher ratio classes. http://chessweb.utdallas.edu

Shake Hands With Your Future
Held at Texas Tech in Lubbock. http://www.texastech.edu

Additional information will be available later in the spring.

Lone Star Leadership Academy
Camps for middle school students are held in the Houston and Austin areas and focus on leadership as demonstrated by prominent people who lived in these areas. Check out their web site: http://www.eiatx.org

Access to Careers in Science Camps -Grades 6-11
Held at Texas Women's University in Denton. These camps focus on career opportunities for women in the mathematics and science fields. Courses in Anatomy, Biotechnology, Engineering, Environmental Science, and Rocket Science are just a few of the offerings. http://www.twu.edu/smcw

AwesomeMATH Summer Program - Grades 7-11 University of Texas at Dallas - for students who love mathematics! http://reflections.awesomemath.org

Note: For additional information about any camp, contact Karen Green, GT Lead Specialist kjgreen@mckinneyisd.net or Barbara Hoggan, Elementary Specialist bhoggan@mckinneyisd.net .

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