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Harrington, Joseph; Harrington, Brenda – Creative Child and Adult Quarterly, 1982
College academy in Massachusetts, a summer program for academically talented youngsters in grades four through eight was designed by parents of a bright child. The academy offers nontraditional, intellectually challenging courses that unite brains and hands (e.g., typing, cartooning), as well as courses such as mime and drama and computer…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Admission Criteria, Colleges, Creative Expression
Peer reviewedGambino, Josie; Rejskind, Gillian – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1990
The effects of a summer program on self-concept scores of 139 gifted students in grades 4 to 8 were examined. Results indicated that regular and special program students did not differ significantly in self-concept; existing gender differences in self-concept were attenuated upon program completion; and self-concept was unrelated to grade.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Change Agents, Enrichment Activities, Gifted
Wolfe, Delores M.; And Others – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1991
"Teacher Recognition Day" was instituted by the Virginia Governor's Schools for the Humanities and the Visual and Performing Arts to honor home school teachers, increase understanding of the Governor's School Program, and develop a supportive web wherein students' changes are seen by home school teachers to be assets rather than…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Gifted, High Schools, Humanities
Bash, Lee – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1991
The Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts organized "College Day" in conjunction with two Louisville-area high schools, to provide talented students with an opportunity to showcase their skills and provide colleges and universities an opportunity to identify potential students. (JDD)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Bound Students
Hawkins, Mable T., Ed. – 1986
This book consists of selected conference papers that highlight the barriers faced by children at risk in the quest for educational excellence. After an introduction by Mable T. Hawkins, the following articles appear: (1) "Group Work with Gifted Children: A School Resource," by Jackolyn W. Durrett and others; (2) "Children with…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
