RESOURCES
Hayes grantees and their families have found many of the following programs and organizations 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. This list is by no means exhaustive. If you know of other programs that might be of interest to others, please feel free to share them with us.
It is worth noting that many summer programs have application and financial aid deadlines months ahead of the program, and require considerable input from students and their recommenders. For students seeking summer learning experiences, it pays to plan ahead, keeping in mind our January 1, April 1, and June 1 grant deadlines.
It is worth noting that many summer programs have application and financial aid deadlines months ahead of the program, and require considerable input from students and their recommenders. For students seeking summer learning experiences, it pays to plan ahead, keeping in mind our January 1, April 1, and June 1 grant deadlines.
Math and science
- The Art of Problem Solving online math courses and resources for high-level learners
- Echo Center Science exploration programs including several summer day camps in Burlington, Vermont
- eIMACS online interactive mathematics and computer science curricula
- FIRST LEGO, Tech, and Robotics Competitions for students in grades 4–12. These are usually team-based programs.
- Inspiring Girls Expeditions is a selective, tuition-free, environmental science and mountaineering program for teenage girls ages 15–17
- Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics in Amherst, Mass., is a 6-week intensive encounter with college-level mathematics for talented and highly motivated high school students
- iDTech - summer camps and online programs in computer programming, game design, more
- MathPath - advanced summer program for 11-14 year olds who show high promise and love mathematics. Location changes yearly
- Rose-Hulman Summer STEM camps one- and two-week science and engineering camps for high-school students, on the campus of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana
- Research Science Institute at MIT. RSI is a highly selective (test scores required) free summer science & engineering program combining on-campus course work in scientific theory with off-campus work in science and technology research
- Ross Mathematics Program on the campus of Ohio State University, for mathematically motivated 14–18 year olds
- Space Camp at NASA's U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, offers space, robotics and aviation programs
Humanities
- Concordia Language Villages intensive summer language and cultural immersion programs, in Minnesota
- Great Books Summer Program reading and literary discussion program for middle- and high-schoolers, at several colleges across the country
- Green Across the World International environmental and cultural exchange program for middle and high school students
- Iowa Young Writers Studio summer, residential, creative writing program for high school students, at the University of Iowa
- Juniper Institute for Young Writers weeklong summer seminar for high-schoolers at University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Summer Language Camps in German, French, and Spanish, for 14–18 year olds; on the campus of Millersville University in Pennsylvania
- New England Young Writer's Conference at Middlebury’s Bread Loaf campus
- Shared Worlds interdisciplinary creative writing experience in the speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, steampunk, etc.) discipline of "world building." For rising 8–12th graders; on the campus of Wofford College in South Carolina
Visual and performing arts
- Interlochen Center for the Arts summer programs in northwest Michigan
- Kinhaven Music School 2-week junior session and 6-week senior session summer chamber music programs in Weston, Vermont
- Point-CounterPoint summer chamber music camp on Lake Dunmore, Vermont
- Putney School summer visual and performing arts programs in southern Vermont
- RISD Pre-College Immersive summer art program for high school students in grades 10–12, at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence
- Savannah College of Art and Design offers school-year and summer programs in visual arts
- Theater in the Woods summer outdoor theater camp in Middletown Springs, Vermont
- Village Harmony summer singing camps and workshops and traveling program; based in Marshfield, Vermont
- Vermont Youth Orchestra Association Several levels of youth orchestra for motivated musicians from across the state; based on the campus of St. Michael's College in Colchester
Other school-year and summer programs
- Governor’s Institutes of Vermont summer and school-break intensives for high-schoolers in a variety of subjects
- Hoagie’s Gifted Summer Resource Listings provides links to hundreds of summer programs, arranged by state
- Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) online, family and summer programs
- Odyssey of the Mind (National organization) team problem-solving competition
- Odyssey of the Mind (Vermont division)
- Stanford University's Online High School (OHS) a highly selective independent school offering courses for grades 7–12
- Summer Institute for the Gifted at college campuses across the United States
- Talent Development Institute, a summer camp program of the Green Mountain Center for Gifted Education in northern Vermont, for rising 4th–9th graders from across the state
- University of Connecticut's Mentor Connection academically gifted rising 11th and 12th graders pursue summer creative and research projects under the supervision of university mentors.
- University of Vermont summer programs for high-school students
- Yunasa the Institute for Educational Advancement's summer camp for gifted children. Locations in Michigan and Colorado
Gifted resources for parents and educators
- The Center for Talent Development (CTD) at Northwestern University offers resources and programs for gifted children and families
- Davidson Institute for Talent Development provides resources and advocacy for profoundly gifted children, their families, and educators through their free online Educators Guild
- Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) offers resources and programs for gifted children and families
- Hoagie’s Gifted Education Page is the home page of an extensive and somewhat sprawling compendium of gifted information and links, with a good site search engine
- The Institute for Educational Advancement, serving gifted children from ages 2–18 and administering the Caroline D. Bradley Scholarship for highly intellectually and academically able students from across the country
- The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need
- Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY) has resources for families and the SET, Study of Exceptional Talent
- National Association for Gifted Children in Washington, DC provides information and support for high potential learners
- National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented at the University of Connecticut, provides study data and other information
- SENG - Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted offers family education and awareness programs and information
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