NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 10 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Mihyeon Kim; Conor Dibble; Ashley Morris – Gifted Child Today, 2025
From its inception, the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary has been committed to the education of gifted students. Dr. Joyce VanTassel-Baska, founder of the CFGE, created a learning environment to work directly with gifted students and parents by providing diverse university-based pre-collegiate programs in both residential and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Gifted Education, Enrichment Activities, High School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Povilaitis, Victoria; Tamminen, Katherine A. – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2018
There is currently a lack of theoretically based research regarding positive youth development (PYD) and youth in recreational sport settings, including residential summer sport camps. This qualitative research study explored the ways in which positive developmental experiences are facilitated at a residential summer sport camp. Using a case study…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Residential Programs, Summer Programs, Team Sports
Reese, Rachel – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1989
Project CAVES (Creative Adventures and Valuable Experiences through Spelunking) is a summer residential program for gifted high-school students, involving lectures, surveying and mapping simulated caves, and exploring and surveying actual caves in Arkansas. The project's development and learning activities are described. (JDD)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Gifted
Tardy, Jerry F. – Currents, 1991
In 1971, Indiana University's alumni association joined the continuing education division to offer an annual week-long miniuniversity for alumni, families, and nonalumni. Over 100 on-campus classes showcasing the university's finest faculty have been offered for all age groups. Extracurricular social events and child care are also available. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni Associations, Alumni Education, Continuing Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Cross, Jim; Uldrick, Virginia – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1990
The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts is a summer residential program for high-school students talented in creative writing, visual arts, theatre, music, and dance. The School's internship component offers in-service education and preparation of art educators in the area of gifted education, in conjunction with Furman University. (JDD)
Descriptors: Art Education, Creative Writing, Gifted, High Schools
Omernik, Tony F. – Camping Magazine, 1990
Describes strategic planning model as means of dealing with social and economic factors affecting camp programs. Details model's five steps: organizing for planning, situation analysis, determining strategic issues, developing plan outline, and implementation and evaluation. Recommends planning process of six months to one year. (TES)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Camping, Long Range Planning, Management Systems
Deasy, Richard J. – 1983
Maryland's decade of experience in providing programs for gifted and talented students indicates that response to the needs of such students has been strongest when federal, state, and local policy and financial commitments were complementary. The notion that federal financial support is not necessary and may even be counterproductive is…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Program Development
Lupkowski, Ann E.; And Others – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1992
The Summer Mathematics Enrichment for Minority Students program was piloted during 1990 by the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at the University of North Texas. The program provided 19 mathematically talented minority junior high students with rigorous academic instruction, role models, on-campus residence, and social/recreational…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Demonstration Programs, Enrichment Activities, Junior High School Students
Feldhusen, John F.; And Others – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1988
Five residential programs are offered in the summer at Purdue University for gifted youths in grades 4-12. The short-term programs emphasize intensive enrichment courses in many academic disciplines, and focus on recreational activities as well. Student eligibility, teacher selection and training, and program evaluation are described. (JDD)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Enrichment Activities, Gifted, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lieberman, Janet E. – Educational Record, 1991
La Guardia Community College and Vassar College (New York) developed a successful residential summer learning experience to raise educational aspirations of poor/minority students and attract students to four-year colleges. Students were team-taught by faculty from both institutions, lived in a Vassar dormitory, and received instruction in the use…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation