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The Kids Philosophy Slam is an annual program designed to make philosophy fun and accessible to all kids in grades K-12, as well as to help promote critical thinking skills and encourage dialogue with other students and adults. The Philosophy Slam asks kids to answer a philosophical question such as "What is the Meaning of Life?" Depending on their age, kids can express themselves in words, artwork, poetry or song. Each grade level has its own national winner, and the top four high school students debate the question at the national finals. The...
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Every year in connection with the Library of Congress, River of Words conducts an international poetry and art contest designed to help children explore the natural and cultural history of their local watersheds. Students who are between the ages of 5-19 may submit an entry form, and eight grand prizes winners receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.D. to attend an awards ceremony at the Library of Congress.
http://www.riverofwords.org/
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Schooner Sound Learning is a non-profit marine education organization dedicated to the conservation of Long Island Sound and the rivers of Connecticut, and appreciation of their culture, history and future. Based in New Haven, Connecticut, Schooner provides educational opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to promote awareness and concern for Long Island Sound, arguably Connecticut's greatest natural resource.
http://www.schoonerinc.org/
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The mission of Project Adventure — an innovative teaching organization — is to provide leadership in the expansion of Adventure-based experiential programming. Project Adventure seeks to develop responsible individuals, productive organizations and sustainable communities. Project Adventure's programs include the following: physical education, health and wellness, professional development, out of school time, youth and college programs, and adventure in the classroom.
http://www.pa.org
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Aventa Learning, a top educational technology company, has an extensive K-12 online curriculum, including 17 Advanced Placement courses. Classroom resources, independent study courses, credit recovery and test preparation supplements are available for students as well. There are also sections for teachers and administrators, which contain a great deal of useful information.
http://www.aventalearning.com/index.html
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This online curriculum site allows children in grades K-12 the chance to learn with interactive movies covering topics such as Science, Biology, Technology, and Social Sciences. Teachers can use BrainPOP movies to enhance traditional classroom learning, and Parents can purchase this resource to provide an informative resource for their gifted children.
http://www.brainpop.com/
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This site gives personalized English instruction on-line to students of all ages using the parents' curriculum of choice. A full English program (reading, literature, composition, language and research, and communications) is taught via e-mail and fax. Students begin exactly at their ability level and are guided towards excellence in the above areas. There are links for dictionaries, thesauruses, and grammar databases.
http://www.englishpage.com/
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Sonlight Curriculum is more than a company. It is more than a curriculum. It is a community as well. Sonlight offers products to effectively teach homeschoolers. Items include instructor's guides, student activity sheets and study guides. Purchases can be made through the online catalog, or a printed catalog can be requested.
http://www.sonlight.com/index.html
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Welcome to Stevenson Learning Skills, the company that publishes the Stevenson Reading Program, Semple Math and other materials for teaching essential skills to both regular and learning disabled students. Our methods are unusual and innovative. We use established techniques like mnemonics (memory aids) and multisensory instruction in imaginative new ways. The materials accommodate common learning problems, such as attention deficits, phonological processing difficulties, memory weakness and sequencing confusion. In addition to publishing, w...
http://www.stevensonsemple.com/index.htm
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GreatSchools.net is your objective source of school information on elementary, middle and high schools. A nonprofit organization, GreatSchools.net provides information about public, private and charter schools in all 50 states and detailed school profiles for California, Arizona, Texas, Florida and Washington.
http://www.greatschools.net
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This online curriculum encourages the use of the World Wide Web as a tool for learning and teaching and to provide some help for K-12 classroom teachers in locating and using the resources of the Internet in the classroom.
http://my.execpc.com/~dboals/boals.html
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This online curriculum resource includes links to standards in all 50 states as well as lots of other helpful information. Dr. Marty Levine, Professor Emeritus of Secondary Education, California State University, Northridge (CSUN), has gathered lesson plans and resources from the Internet which social studies teachers will find useful.
http://www.csun.edu/~hcedu013/index.html
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PrivateBug.org is a free service to the public. Users may browse our site and retrieve information on any library and/or private school in the United States. Schools may be searched on state by state basis.
http://www.privatebug.org
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PLATO Learning products offer self-paced intervention solutions for K-adult students, teacher-facilitated instructional supplements for K-12 educators and instructional solutions for educators and students. On this website, find online assessments that are tied directly to standards; bring learning standards to the classroom and fully integrating them with your instructional resources.
http://www.plato.com/
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The Boston Museum of Science offers day trips, Saturday programs and week long summer camps focused on a variety of science related subjects. The courses are designed to offer hands-on direct contact with science facts, ideas and methods.
http://www.mos.org/doc/1144
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Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this charter school uses the latest in technology and a hands-on approach to cater to high school and middle school students. Using small class sizes, this school places an emphasis on math and science while focusing on individual learning needs.
http://www.arizonaacademyofscience.org/
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ASSETS School is a private coeducational day school for grades K-12, located in Honolulu, Hawaii, specifically for gifted and/or dyslexic children. The school provides an individualized, integrated learning environment. ASSETS' environment empowers these children to maximize their potential and to find their places as lifelong learners in school and society. ASSETS School specializes in serving children and young people from 5 to 18 years of age whose capability is greater than their achievement and those who are in need of acceleration an...
http://www.assets-school.net/
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The Barrie School is a private coeducational day school for grades PK-12, located in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Barrie School provides a comprehensive and age-appropriate curriculum. The Lower School programs reflect the institution's longstanding role as a center for Montessori education and teacher training. The Middle and Upper School academic programs provide a rigorous preparation for college and are distinctive for their emphasis on student-centered experiential learning.
http://www.barrie.org
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Camelot Academy is a private coeducational day school for grades K-12, located in Durham, North Carolina. offers a college-preparatory curriculum to a student body of about 100 with a student/teacher ratio of about 10:1. Camelot's small size and dedicated teaching staff make it possible for students to have a tailor-made educational experience.
http://www.camelotacademy.org/
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This private online school (payment of tuition is required), for grades K-12 offers diagnostic assessment of each student's learning level, personalized, student-selected mentoring services, and a vigorous, flexible academic curriculum that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Students work semi-independently. The school contracts with certified teachers who are reffered to as Mentors. CMA offers an accredited high school diploma online that is recognized by the military, colleges, universities, and employers across the ...
http://www.cmacademy.org/db/
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This academy is a one-of-a-kind school for bright children with unique learning differences. Many are gifted in specific intellectual and academic areas, but their giftedness is not perceived by educators because they aren't able to achieve in traditional academic environments with traditional methods, materials and techniques. They learn differently. Churchill Academy is open to any student regardless of national origin, race, sex or religion.
http://www.churchillacademy.com/
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Colorado Academy is a private, coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades PK-12 located in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1906, the nonsectarian school provides exceptional learning opportunities for students. Colorado Academy strives for academic excellence and the highest standards as expressed by the ideals of the liberal arts tradition and the education of the whole child. They believe excellence finds its best representation within a school community where education is enhanced by nurturing support, service to shared values,...
http://www.coloradoacademy.org/aboutca/overview/
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Eldorado Academy is a private cyber school specializing in distance learning for grades K-12. The mission of Eldorado Academy is teaching students to acquire and apply knowledge, encouraging them to think critically and communicate clearly as they become responsible, contributing members of our academic community and society at large. They welcome students of all abilities, backgrounds, and academic needs. The program at Eldorado Academy integrates learning and technologies including the personal computer, Internet, telecommunications, electro...
http://www.eldoradoacademy.org/
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"Eldorado is a small private elementary school that provides a broad, comprehensive, and rigorous curriculum. Founded in 1958, Eldorado was established to address the special needs and potentials of gifted children. Eldorado is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges."
"The school emphasizes emotional and social well-being, as well as interpersonal and communication skills. This is achieved with interesting activities, small classes, a superb staff and wonderful students. The first rule of Eldorado is "...
http://www.eldorado-emerson.org/
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Key School is a private, coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades PK-12, located in Annapolis, Maryland. Key School's greatest strengths are its students, its faculty, and its program. Key students are curious, lively, enthusiastic, articulate, and self-confident. Key teachers are noted for their experience, their intellectual vitality, and their concern for students. The program includes courses, materials, and experiences intended to instruct, stimulate, challenge, and engender a delight in learning. The Key School promotes ...
http://www.keyschool.net/
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This school, which serves Grade 1-8 cognitively and academically gifted students from Lorain County, provides a self-contained gifted classroom program based on research in the field of gifted education. Curriculum is tailored to meet the unique needs of gifted students by increased depth, breadth, and pace of learning. Please also see the Lorain County Consortium for Gifted (OH).
http://www.constellationschools.com/LAGS/default.htm
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Texas Tech University offers educational programs to a variety of learners such as K-12 and college students, professionals, and those seeking lifelong learning opportunities. Texas Tech’s distance learning programs enable students to pursue educational goals while providing the flexibility needed to maintain professional and personal commitments.
http://www.dce.ttu.edu/
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Bradenton Academy is a private coeducational college preparatory day school for grades PK-12 located in Bradenton, Florida. Bradenton Academy was established as a nonsectarian school dedicated to the idea that "nothing succeeds like success". The mission of the academy is to recognize the uniqueness of the students and develop all of the skills and knowledge necessary to prepare them for each phase of mental and physical maturation.
http://www.bradentonacademy.com/
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district is made up of 154 schools (K-12) in the Charlotte area. A number of gifted options are offered throughout the CMS system, including an International Baccalaureate program and an Advanced Placement program. It's website contains resources and information on specific schools. CMS was ranked seventh in the country for "the best education in the biggest cities" by Forbes.com.
http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/index.asp
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The Great Books Academy is a complete, nursery through 12th grade, classical, liberal arts homeschool program. Course options include books and Lesson Plans for: Art, Cartography, Geography, Language Arts, Literature, Math, Music, Philosophy, Science, History, Foreign Languages and online Socratic discussions. Our graduates have the option of testing for a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree by the Great Books University College.
http://www.greatbooksacademy.org
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This distance learning program is a self-paced, independent study high school. Courses can be taken by correspondence or online.
http://www.keystonehighschool.com
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This non-profit college prep school, located in San Antonio, Texas, provides an environment of acceleration and enrichment for gifted students who want a challenging program to develop their academic talents in a small classroom. The average class size ranges from 14 to 18 students and the school currently accepts student from kindergarten to 12th grade. The school only offers acceleration and enrichment programs, and does not offer different instructional tracks. There are approximately 415 students currently attending.
http://www.keystoneschool.org
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This distance learning program is an accredited, K-12 independent study program providing a variety of curricular options, trained teachers, college counseling, grades, diplomas, and official transcripts. Using a diverse selection of approved texts and technological resources, we offer families a specialized array of educational programs in a distance-learning environment.
http://www.laurelsprings.com/default.asp
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The Gifted and Talented Programming offered in Lawrence Township provides specialized curricula and programming for identified students in grades one through twelve who exhibit exceptional academic ability.
The elementary component, STRETCH, is an accelerated and enriched program differentiated for students who have demonstrated high academic talent and show the potential for giftedness. These full-time, self-contained classes are housed at Brook Park and Skiles Test Elementary Schools for all students identified throughout the district....
https://gt.ltschools.org/
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The Mountain Laurel Sudbury School is a private coeducational day school for students in grades K-12, located in New Britain, Connecticut. Their mission is to provide an educational environment that fosters the natural joy of learning within a living participatory democracy. Trust, freedom and empowerment are the means by which students develop personal responsibility and the confidence to create the lives they want for themselves.
http://www.mountainlaurelsudbury.org/
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The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD) provides gifted education services to third, fourth and fifth grade public school students in the Monterey (California) area through it's GATE program.
http://www.mpusd.k12.ca.us/gatekeepers/index.htm
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Peak to Peak Charter School is a public coeducational charter school for grades K-12, located in Lafayette, Colorado. The school offers a liberal arts, college preparatory curriculum that gives students a foundation for a lifetime of learning and discovery. High expectations are an important part of the Peak to Peak school culture, and students are encouraged to work hard and strive to achieve their full potential. Peak to Peak students who demonstrate a mastery of knowledge and skills are challenged through appropriate placement in each subjec...
http://www.peaktopeak.org/
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Sandra Kaplan, Ed.D. and Michael W. Cannon, M.S.Ed. created this collection for educators, so that they can present a differentiated learning experience in the areas of science, mathematics, language arts and social studies for gifted learners while still relating content and skills to the established national standards. With these cards, educators can adapt their curriculum to emphasize depth and complexity, and include exciting independent study in the four subjects.
http://www.prufrock.com/productdetails.cfm?PC=143
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"This document delineates both requisite and exemplary standards for gifted education programming, and depicts pre-collegiate gifted programming standards for gifted education, representing a range of minimal, or requisite, and exemplary, or visionary, levels of performance. These standards may serve as benchmarks for measuring programming effectiveness; criteria for program evaluation; guidelines for program development; and recommendations for minimal requirements for high-quality gifted education programming."
http://www.nagc.org/CMS400Min/index.aspx?id=546
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This multi-sensory grammar teaching program provides full instruction in the fundamentals of English grammar for the elementary and early middle school grade levels. Particularly recommended for twice-exceptional gifted children, especially those with dyslexia and other language learning disabilities. Advanced Winston Grammar kit is available for the junior high and high school grades.
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This residential summer arts program provides students in grades three through 12 the opportunity to train with world-class instructors and work alongside over 2,000 of the world’s best and brightest students. Located in Michigan, Interlochen Arts Camp offers a variety of programs, varying in length and cost. The programs focus on the following seven subjects: creative writing, dance, general arts, motion picture arts, music, theatre arts and visual arts.
http://www.interlochen.org/camp/
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The Talented and Gifted Education in Southern Oregon Programs include: a residential summer camp; placing Native American youth who have completed grades 5 to 10 in a university setting to introduce them to the educational and career possibilities offered by college; team competition using questions covering social studies, geography, mathematics, literature, art and current events; spelling contests; and year-round classes for youth in Arts, Performing Arts, Writing, Computers, Science, Field Trips, Outreach Programs, and Family Classes.
http://www.sou.edu/ecp/teachers/tag.html
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The Chautauqua Institution has been described as "an American Utopia". It has a 9 week long summer program of arts, lectures, religious programming, sports, opera, theater, etc. There is a developmental preschool and activities for older children. Classes are offered in a variety of subjects. It is a safe, wholesome, and physically beautiful environment; one walks or bikes everywhere.
http://www.ciweb.org
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Each summer at the Rockefeller University the cultures of the research laboratory and the classroom merge. The Science Outreach program gives high school students and K-12 teachers a rare opportunity to experience the content, methods, culture and ethos of modern research through immersion in the process of scientific inquiry. Students gain mentored research experience in laboratories while also learning, through weekly seminars, the basics of communicating with their scientific peers and the lay public. Some are even included as co-authors on ...
http://www.rockefeller.edu/outreach/
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