The program of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, in its 15th year of serving artistically talented secondary-level students, is briefly described. The state-supported residential school offers a six-year program in five fine arts disciplines. (DB)

About 900 gifted teenagers attend the Summer Residential Program of the Talent Identification Program at Duke University's East Campus or Marine Lab in North Carolina each summer. The program offers accelerated academic instruction, an on-campus residential experience, and planned social and recreational activities. (DB)

The Indiana University Summer Arts Institute, which serves 60 artistically talented students from grades 7 through 10, is described. Eligibility criteria, program goals and structure, program content (emphasis on visual arts, music, dance, and drama), the inservice component, and research/evaluation are discussed. (DB)

The North Carolina School of the Arts, a residential state school serving approximately 700 artistically talented students at the high school and college levels, is described. Noted are the school's 22-year history, admission procedures, and instructional program. (DB)

The COMET summer residential program at Purdue University (Indiana) offers gifted and talented youth in grades 4-6 a week of intensive study in a single content area. Courses stress specific problem-solving skills and development of a rich knowledge base. Extensive program evaluation by students, teachers, counselors, and parents was highly…

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)

The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences is a summer enrichment residence program for outstanding high school sophomores and juniors, designed to acquaint youth with scientific and professional opportunities and challenge them to use their intellects. This article describes the application process, faculty and staff,…

"Exploring Career Options in Engineering and Science" at the Stevens Institute of Technology (New Jersey) introduces talented female students (entering grade 11 or 12) from all over the country to engineering and science in a 2-week residential program involving hands-on laboratory work; on-site visits and seminars; and student research.…

A project at Stillman College (Alabama) has provided a residential summer enrichment program in mathematics and science for minority high school students from rural Alabama. The program appeared to be effective in improving student performance and increasing student motivation to pursue mathematics and science study. (DB)

The Kentucky Governor's Scholars Program for gifted rising high school seniors is a five-week intensive living-learning experience that promotes flexible daily class schedules, active learning, student confidence, creative expression, intellectual discovery, and social responsibility. The program attempts to break down barriers between students…

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)

This survey of 43 governors' schools for talented youth focuses on student recruitment and selection procedures, such as ages included, eligibility criteria, efforts to achieve balanced representation, and selection criteria. The paper concludes that student selection should consider three perspectives: talent development, egalitarian factors, and…

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…

The Washington Governor's School for Citizen Leadership gathers a diverse group of high school students and presents a curriculum focusing on experiential, integrated learning. The school emphasizes expressive arts, interpersonal and team skills, and critical thinking; and seeks to ignite students' social responsibility and empower them to take…

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)