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"The Academy of Achievement is like no other organization in the world. For more than 40 years, this unique non-profit entity has sparked the imagination of students across America and around the globe by bringing them into direct personal contact with the greatest thinkers and achievers of the age. The annual International Achievement Summit has provided thousands of outstanding students with an unforgettable, life changing experience – one in which young people whose dreams will determine our collective tomorrow draw inspiration, courage and ...
http://www.achievement.org/
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Founded in 1947, ACM is a major force in advancing the skills of information technology professionals and students worldwide. Today, their 78,000 members and the public turn to ACM for the industry's leading Portal to Computing Literature, authoritative publications and pioneering conferences, providing leadership for the 21st century.
http://www.acm.org/
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AWANA Clubs International is a Bible-based club, similar to Boy and Girl Scouts. AWANA was developed by two pastors. The first thought it might help to mature young Christians to learn about Jesus more than twice a week, on Sundays and maybe Wednesdays, so he and another pastor formed AWANA. AWANA Club consists of three parts: Game Time, where AWANA members play special games with beanbags, lightweight bowling pins, balloons, Velcro strips, and more; Council time, where they learn lessons about the Bible; and Handbook Time, where they memorize ...
http://www.awana.org/
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In Concordia Language Villages they have a variety of languages for you to chose from. I went to the Finnish Camp. If you are not familiar with the language that you choose, the one week course is recommended for you. If you are intermediate and have already done the one week course and you are ready to proceed and do the next level in the language that you pick, you go for the to two week course. If you are advanced (or very good at the language) take the one month course, unless you don't feel comfortable staying away from home for such long ...
http://clvweb.cord.edu/prweb/
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This online curriculum resource offers direction in boosting achievement and encouraging engagement among gifted students. Using Bloom's Taxonomy, it offers specific teaching suggestions for getting gifted learners involved in subject matter and using high-level thinking. It is broken out into theory, practice and evaluation and can be applied to any subject matter in any class.
http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/gifttal/EAGER/
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The Future Problem Solving Program (FPSP) engages students in creative problem solving. Founded by creativity pioneer, Dr. E. Paul Torrance, FPSP stimulates critical and creative thinking skills and encourages students to develop a vision for the future. FPSP features curricular and co-curricular competitive, as well as non-competitive, activities in creative problem solving.
http://www.fpsp.org/
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"Gifted & Creative Services is dedicated to providing services that encompass and nourish the whole gifted person and meets emotional, intellectual, physical and educational needs."
http://www.giftedservices.com.au
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Heifer International has several programs to help people including Read to Feed, in which you read books and raise money to buy animals for poor families.
The program "Builds self confidence, character and team spirit; Gives the good feeling of helping others in an significant way; Provides opportunity to build reading and problem-solving skills; Creates a setting for art, music and other learning experiences; Gives teachers a way to widen children's world."
http://www.readtofeed.org/
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iEARN is a non-profit global network for teachers and young people to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
http://www.iearn.org/index.html
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Founded in 1968, the IBO is a recognized leader in the field of international education. It is a non-profit, mission-driven foundation that works with scholls to develop and offer three challenging programes in 117 countries. IBO offers the Diploma Programme, the Middle Years Programme, and the Primary Years Programme. While the IB programmes cultivate internationalism and respect for other cultures, they also adapt to the local environment and allow students to maintain a strong sense of cultural identity.
http://www.ibo.org/
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Opening doors to student imaginations since 1974, the Future Problem Solving Program offers new and exciting learning paths. Students experience the excitement of creative thinking and the thrill of solving difficult problems with unique solution ideas when they participate in FPSP. Receptive to the needs of all students, FPSP offers competitive and non-competitive programs. Inspiring and motivating, our FPSP educational materials help your students discover rich and varied ways of thinking. FPSP teaches students how to think, not what...
http://www.fpsp.org/
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The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the World Championship Mathematics Competition for High School students and is held annually in a different country. The first IMO was held in 1959 in Romania, with 7 countries participating. It has gradually expanded to over 80 countries from 5 continents. The usual size of an official delegation to an IMO is (a maximum of) six student competitors and (a maximum of) two leaders. There is no official "team". The student competitors write two papers, on consecutive days, each paper consisting of t...
http://imo.math.ca/
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This organization offers a worldwide parent-training network that teaches the course Redirecting Children's Behavior and gives parents fast, effective ways to become calmer and more confident and to raise their children to be responsible and cooperative. We'll teach you easy-to-learn positive parenting techniques that allow you to redirect your children's behavior through loving guidance rather than ineffective punishment. Learn tips on using logical consequences, setting limits & achieving peaceful resolution of conflicts.
http://www.incaf.com/index.php
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The International Telementor Program (ITP) facilitates electronic mentoring relationships between professional adults and students worldwide, and is recognized as the leader in the field of academic based mentoring. Since 1995 over 15,000 students throughout nine countries have received support, encouragement, and professional guidance. ITP serves students in K-12 and home school environments as well as college and university settings.
http://www.telementor.org/
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Landmark Education is a worldwide company with over 58 offices around the world. Their education is non-linear personal growth and development. It is for people who want to create and live extraordinary lives and make a difference in the world. They serve ages 8-108.
http://www.landmark-education.com
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This nonprofit organization provides information and advice for families with "more advanced individuals" with Autism, Asperger syndrome, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). MAAP's quarterly newsletter allows parents and professionals to network with each other and share their experiences with twice exceptional individuals. The website contains a number of useful resources and articles on these topics.
http://www.maapservices.org/index.html
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Mensa "provides a forum for intellectual exchange among members. Its activities include the exchange of ideas by lectures, discussions, journals, special-interest groups, and local, regional, national, and international gatherings; the investigations of members' opinions and attitudes; and assistance to researchers, inside and outside Mensa, in projects dealing with intelligence or Mensa." [Mensa Constitution]
http://www.mensa.org/home.php
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The NAGC-Britain has a good general website on giftedness. Although it's from Britain, many of the articles are of general interest and use.
http://www.nagcbritain.org.uk/services/prof_index.html
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"The NSWAGTC is an open association (incorporated in the state of New South Wales, Australia) for people who share a common interest in gifted and talented children, with a particular focus on NSW and the ACT."
http://www.nswagtc.org.au/index.html
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Established in 1982, this international society brings together highly gifted individuals from the top 1 in 30,000 people and offers online discussions, newsletters, and online tools to connect these profoundly gifted people.
http://www.prometheussociety.org/
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The Quaqua Protégé Award recognizes the most outstanding college-bound home-educated students in the world. As funds permit, other general and talent-specific awards are also given.
http://www.quaqua.org
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Quaqua assists homeschool educators around the world to interact, showcase their achievements, receive financial aid, build friendships, obtain career assistance, and help the general public to appreciate the benefits derived from personal and secular rights.
http://www.quaqua.org
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Since 1997, the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program (APAP) has provided vision, leadership and support for all Asian Pacific American (APA) activities at the Smithsonian, while also serving as the Smithsonian's liaison to APA communities.
http://www.apa.si.edu/home.html
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Mensa is an international organization whose criterion for membership is a score in the top 2% on any of a number of standardized tests. Mensa is a group of people usually capable of understanding your jokes and comments. St. Louis Mensa offers many social activities, as well as opportunities for volunteer work. St. Louis Area Mensa (SLAM) covers the MO and IL area surrounding St. Louis, MO, including Kirksville and Rolla.
http://stlouis.us.mensa.org/
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The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) advocates for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. The council advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
http://www.cec.sped.org
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The National Academy for Gifted and Talented Youth, based at the University of Warwick, has been established by the government to develop, implement, promote and support educational opportunities for gifted and talented children and young people aged up to 19, as well as providing support for parents and educators. It will also provide a nationally and internationally recognised centre of expertise from which to develop and help improve the delivery of gifted and talented education in England.
http://www.nagty.ac.uk/index.aspx
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This organization seeks to improve K-12 online learning in the United States, Canada and Mexico. NACOL is focused on meeting the needs of the online learning community, including gifted students. Its website includes a number of links to virtual learning resources.
http://www.nacol.org/
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Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of renewal for a third year. All educational costs, such as matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees, are paid on the Scholar's behalf by the Rhodes Trustees. Each Scholar receives in addition a maintenance allowance adequate to meet necessary expenses for term-time and vacations. The Rhodes Trustees cover the necessary costs of travel to and from Oxford, and upon application, may approve additional grants for research purposes ...
http://www.rhodesscholar.org/
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This web site provides a searchabel database of over 18,000 URL's and descriptions of higher educational institutions in 192 countries. Universities.AC database contains information about the education system of countries, together with details of credential qualifications and higher education institutions. Find complete details and the latest news for universities, colleges, online degrees and diplomas worldwide.
http://www.universities.ac/
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This is a resource for education professionals and all those involved or interested in the education of able, gifted and talented learners.
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/education/rescon/cpdgifted/!
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Since 1977, this organization has focused on dedicating the development of gifted education on a worldwide basis and has grown from an support group of gifted educators to a diverse global organization with an active membership of educators, scholars, researchers, parents, educational institutions and others interested in giftedness. WCGTC holds a conference every other year.
http://www.worldgifted.ca/
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