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GT NEWS -
I attended the GT Summer Camps for band (Goucher
College) and for environmental studies (St. Mary’s
College) during the summers after 7th and 8th
grade. They were extremely valuable experiences
during a formative time in my educational development.
I am greatly saddened by Governor O’Malley’s
decision to eliminate funding for the Maryland
Summer Centers for Gifted and Talented Students.
The Maryland Summer Centers were established in
1966 and have continued to provide multi-disciplinary,
challenging, and life-changing experiences to
gifted students all over the state. The annual
budget for running the 20 centers which serve
approximately 1000 students each year is $450,000,
a figure which has not altered much over the years.
More importantly, students pay tuition to attend
and financial aid is available to impoverished
students. I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND
HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE FINANCIAL AID. It was
truly my only chance to experience a summer camp
with students of similar ability and interests.
Please take a moment and use the links below to
write an email to your State legislator to express
your concern.
If you already know your State legislators:
http://www.mlis.state.md.us/mgaweb/mail32.aspx
If you need to locate your State legislators:
http://mdelect.net/electedofficials/
FLYER
download - pdf
Thank you!
CCBC, The Community College of Baltimore County,
is offering enrichment classes for gifted and
talented students in grades 3-8. Classes are held
on evenings and Saturdays at the Owings Mills,
Catonsville, Essex and Dundalk campuses.
Depending on grade level, classes include: archaeology,
forensics, introduction to algebra, algebra 1,
Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, drawing and painting,
clay, and Japanese anime/manga.
For more information, please contact Traci Siegler
at tsiegler@bcps.org
or www.ccbcmd.edu/ceed.
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is
accepting applications for interested 6th, 7th,
and 8th graders who have scored “Advanced”
in reading or math. Call the guidance office or
enroll online at
www.cty.jhu.edu. Deadlines vary.
Other resources for parents:
National Association for Gifted Children
www.nagc.org
Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted
www.sengifted.org
Hoagies Gifted Education Page
www.hoagiesgifted.org
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development
www.davidson-institute.org
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