The following resources
for gifted children have been used by Palo Alto parents and teachers.
We have included names of Palo Alto parents or staff who have
experience with the organization or program and are willing to
share information with you. Again, contacts are parents or staff,
not organization representatives.
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Organizations for the Gifted | Enrichment Programs | Contests
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Lists and Chat Rooms | GATE
Elementary School Contacts
Organizations
for the Gifted
California Association
for the Gifted
Lists conferences, resources for parents, political information,
and more. Includes a list of educational Internet resources, reading
lists, summer camps, organizations, journals, programs, information
clearinghouses, and free and low cost materials.
National Association
for the Gifted
Less parent-friendly than California Association for the Gifted,
this site includes public policy and national program information
as well as an annual holiday toy list for gifted kids.
Hoagies'
Gifted Education Page
Updated every few days, this comprehensive site includes a guide
for first time users and sections for kids, parents and educators.
Check out the kids' section for lists of contests, books, software,
toys, magazines, and online resources, and the educators' section
for professional literature, curriculum units, and educational
theories.
Gifted
Development Center
A private, non-profit organization providing email and phone counseling
as well as general information about gifted children and adults.
The Center particularly focuses on visual-spatial learners, highly
gifted children, and home schooling. Their site includes an archived
ongoing parent forum on topics such as emotional development,
acceleration, parenting, and gifted/learning disabled.
Enrichment Programs
School Year Programs
Lyceum
of Santa Clara Valley
Offers one-time weekend and after-school enrichment classes for
grades 2 - 8. Students must qualify through STAR or IQ tests.
To enroll, parents must attend an organizational meeting held
in April or October.
Summer Programs
Center for
Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University
Administers camps nationwide (including Stanford) for grades 5
- 12. Students must qualify through talent search tests held each
fall. There is a talent search for grades 2 - 4, but no local
camps. The Center also offers counseling, publications, and assessments.
Parent Contact: Mangla Oza at moza@pausd.org
Foothill
College Academically Talented Youth Program
Offers two- and six-week long classes for talented youth in grades
7 - 11. Students must qualify.
U.C. Berkeley
Academic Talent Development Program
Offers three (elementary level) and six (grades 7 - 12) week-long
classes for talented youth. Students must qualify.
Contests for Kids
Tech
Challenge through the Tech Museum in San Jose
Build something to solve a specific challenge! Contest held in
spring for grades 5 - 12. Registration begins in January.
Destination
Imagination (offshoot of Odyssey
of the Mind)
Holds a creative problem-solving contest in spring for grades
K - college.
Parent Contact: Cheryl Shaffer at scdrl@yahoo.com
GATE Discussion
Lists and Chat Rooms
GT World is a frequently used online support community for parents of gifted
and talented children. It hosts several electronic mailing lists
for discussions about parenting gifted children, including GT-Families and GT-Special for parents of gifted children with disabilities.
Bay
Area Gifted list is a low-volume discussion list for parents
of San Francisco Bay Area children.
GATE Elementary
District Contact
Becki Cohn-Vargas, Director of Elementary Education
Phone: (650) 329-3773
Email: bvargas@pausd.org |