The Hayes Foundation - Links and Resources

Links and Resources

Below are some resources that Hayes grantees and their families have found useful in pursuing both specific opportunities and general resources for intellectually gifted young people.

While the Hayes Foundation does not endorse any specific program, we hope these links will be of some help as you pursue your interests. If you know of other programs that might be of interest, please feel free to share them with us.

School Year and Summer Study Programs:

Concordia Language Villages summer camp programs on Minnesota lakes

The Great Books Summer Program at Amherst College

Green Across the Pacific Chinese and Japanese cultural exchange program

Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) online, family and summer programs

Kinhaven Music School summer music camps in Weston, Vermont

Lakes Region Youth Orchestra school year program

Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy summer immersion programs on campuses around the U.S.

New England Young Writer's Conference at Bread Loaf at Middlebury College

Odyssey of the Mind (National organization)

Odyssey of the Mind (Vermont division)

Peterson’s Guides are useful for locating good summer learning programs as well as private schools and information on financial aid

Phillips Exeter Academy Summer School in New Hampshire

Point-Counterpoint Music Camp in Brandon, Vermont

Putney School Summer Programs in southern Vermont

Simon's Rock at Bard College, Great Barrington, Mass.

Stanford University's Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) online and summer programs

Summer Institute for the Gifted at college campuses across the U.S.

Village Harmony summer singing camps and workshops

General Resources
The list below is by no means exhaustive. We welcome your additions:

Davidson Institute for Talent Development

Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY)

National Association for Gifted Children Washington, DC

National Research Center for the Gifted and Talented - at U. Conn

SENG - Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted

Vermont Council for the Gifted