Download your College for Kids and LEAPS! course descriptions and application forms here.

COLLEGE FOR KIDS GOALS
College for Kids is designed for highly motivated students possessing special talents and gifts. Students are exposed to new interest areas; interact with students having similar interests and abilities; enhance their interest in learning by experiencing stimulating and challenging activities; are encouraged to use creative/productive thinking and expression; foster skills for independent learning. Courses are offered from the following areas: affective/social development; thinking and study skills; language; arts; mathematics; science and performing arts. College for Kids is July 23 - 26, 2012.

GRADE LEVEL & ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: College for Kids is for students entering Grades 5-8 in 2012. Students must be nominated by a school district representative.

ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES: Complete the application, (incomplete forms will be returned), and return with your $129 (through May 1) and $139 (as of May 2) nonrefundable payment between April 1– June 1, 2012. Class assignments are final.

The College for Kids program fee includes instruction, materials, snacks, beverages and lunch. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: We are looking for parents willing to be College for Kids chaperones. Duties will range from being teacher aides to helping at refreshment breaks and monitoring students as they move from class to class. Parents helping us with these duties will have their child’s registration fee reduced to $65/$70. If interested and to be considered, please complete the volunteer portion of the application. Parents are encouraged to accompany your child to the final day of classes. Lunch is on your own.

CLASS SIZE AND TIMES: Every effort will be made to keep the size of each class at sixteen students maximum. Class times: Section I: 9:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Section II: 12:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. Breaks from 10:15 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. – 2:05 p.m., daily snacks are provided to all participants. Lunch is provided from 11:50 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., followed by supervised athletics, activities and free time. On Thursday the program will end at 4:00 p.m.

A Special Note for Parents: Please respect that College for Kids is an advanced program. It is not fair, to your child or other participants, to enroll your child in a class for which he/she is not academically prepared. We strongly suggest you confer with your child’s gifted/talented coordinator, principal or teacher prior to making course selections.

L.E.A.P.S.!
Learning Enrichment for Able Primary Students
Admission Requirements
Courses are open to highly able and motivated students entering Grades 2–4 in 2012. Applicants need not be enrolled in gifted programs at their schools, but must have a recommendation attesting to their ability to complete the course work from either their school principal or classroom teacher or G/T coordinator.

DATES: Classes are July 30 – August 2, 2012 from 9:00-11:45 a.m. Children enroll in two different classes separated by a supervised snack break each day from 10:15–10:30 a.m.

ENROLLMENT: Be sure to complete the class preference portion of the application. We realize you would like your child to have first and second choices; however, the limited class sizes and number of children enrolled in the program make this very difficult. Enrollment is first come/first serve. Do not delay in submitting your child’s application! Incomplete applications are returned. Class assignments are final. Class size minimums and maximums are 10 and 16 respectively. Confirmation of enrollment, indicating class placement, will be mailed to students after June 18, 2012.

TUITION & ENROLLMENT: Non-refundable tuition for the program is $79, payable at the time of application.

COURSE CONTENT: The LEAPS! instructors have expertise in their subject areas, and are excited about having the opportunity to provide challenging enrichment opportunities for academically, creatively and artistically talented children. Courses are designed to meet the special needs of high ability children.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
We are looking for a few parents willing to be chaperones. Duties will range from being teacher aides to helping at refreshment breaks and monitoring students as they move from class to class. Parents helping us with these duties will have their child’s registration fee reduced to $40. If interested and to be considered, please complete the volunteer portion of the application.