WCATY – Wisconsin
Center for Academically
Talented Youth
WCATY will offer three summer residential programs in
2010. Visit www.wcaty.org
for dates, locations and program content.
Young Students Summer Program
(YSSP) for students currently in grades 4-6 at Beloit College. August 1-7, 2010.
Summer
Transitional Enrichment Program (STEP) for grades 7-8 at Edgewood
College, Madison. July 18-31, 2010.
Accelerated
Learning Program (ALP) for grades 9-12 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. June 20-July
10, 2010.
American Players Theater A. C. T. Camp
The American Players Theater
A. C. T. Camp is a theater summer camp for students ages 13-17. It is a one week camp, August15-August 20,
2010, for the cost of $900.00. The cost
covers a wide range of theater and camp activities, room and board at Bethel
Horizons and tickets to the APT.
Applications are being accepted until May 21, 2010. For more information contact Education
Coordinator Emily Beck at outreach@americanplayers.org or http://www.playinthewoods.org/education/education-programs.php.
Movin’ Minds
Movin’ Minds is a unique full-day, full-week program that
engages students in two challenging academic areas of their choosing while
promoting physical activity. Each
morning, Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton will lead activities that encourage the
development of healthy minds and bodies for all program participants. The program runs from July 19-23, 2010 for students
in grades 5-8 at UW-Madison. Contact
Jennifer Lord (608) 262-4477 for information.
Cost $475.00.
Technology and Arts
Interested in architecture,
performance arts, visual arts, photography or computer
design? Technology and Arts may be for
you. This is a full-day, full-week
program that integrates technology and the arts through UW-Madison for students
in grades 5-8. The program runs June
14-18, 2010. Contact Jennifer Lord (608)
262-4477 for information. Cost $295.00.
Science on Wheels
Science on Wheels is a
program that integrates the academics with biking and leadership for students
the summer before their 9th grade year. Students will spend three days and two nights
on the UW-Madison campus and at the Aldo
Leopold Nature
Center. Students will then travel to the Kettle Moraine
State Park to camp and
explore on bicycles. The program runs
from August 15-20, 2010. Contact
Jennifer Lord (608) 262-4477 for information.
Cost $925.00.
Imagine Magazine
An exciting periodical for academically talented middle and
high school students who want to take control of their learning and get the
most out of their pre-college years.
Visit the following website:
http://www.cty.jhu.edu/imagine/index.html.
Creative Kids Magazine
This
magazine includes games, essays, poetry,
prose and opinions for kids ages 8–14.
Visit http://www.prufrock.com/client/client_pages/prufrock_jm_createkids.cfm
for more information.