Program Overview

The Summer Institute for the Gifted is pleased to offer several Saturday Programs throughout the course of the academic year. During each six-week session, students in grades 1-6 are engaged in creative intellectual challenges that apply their knowledge of such academic topics as math, science and social studies, as well as promote the development of communication, leadership and problem-solving skills. Students are grouped by grade, with a unique problem scenario at each level. In the final portion of the program, students incorporate the skills and knowledge they have learned in building solutions to their problem.

Courses:

Grades 1 & 2 – Budding Botanists – Come learn more about the fascinating world of plants! Using what they already know about plants, students will role-play as botanists, working to solve real-world problems, such as how to use plants as fuel for cars.

Grades 3 & 4 – Preservation Park – Students will become geologists and environmental scientists as they work together to create a park that will help to preserve a shoreline in environmental crisis! By the end of the course, students will evaluate how people impact the environment and the planet's natural resources, and be able to implement conservation practices in their homes, schools and communities.

Grades 5 & 6 – Wonders of the World – In this course, students will explore the modern wonders of the world and role-play a committee of engineers and architects charged with designating the Seven Wonders of the 21st Century.

Locations

In 2010, SIG will offer Saturday Programs at the following locations:

• Melrose School, Brewster, NY
  January 23 - March 6
  
  
• Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
  February 13 - March 27
  
  

Contact Information

If you have any questions about SIG Saturday Programs, please contact Michelle Holleran at (866) 303-4744 ext. 5159 or email mholleran@giftedstudy.com.

SIG Eligibility

The SIG Saturday Program is open to students in grades 1-6 who have evidence of high academic ability and/or achievement. Students who meet one of the following criteria are invited to apply:

• Students who have participated in Academic Talent Search Programs.
  
  
• Students who have scored in the 95th percentile or above in at least one of the major content areas or ability sections of a nationally-normed standardized test administered by their schools.
  
  
• Students who have scored in the gifted range on the PSAT, ACT, or SSATB.
  
  
• Students who have been identified as gifted and/or who have participated successfully in a local or school gifted program.
  

If no local or school gifted program exists, or if no test
scores are available, two letter of recommendation forms
can be submitted. One letter from a teacher and one letter
from a school administrator who is familiar with the
student’s record and performance should be submitted.

Fees

SIG Saturday Programs are offered to students in grades 1-6 (ages 6-12). The total cost of the SIG Saturday Program is $395, which must be paid with the application.

Application

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