2015 Summer Opportunities in Kentucky of Interest to Gifted and Talented Students Compiled by the KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION for GIFTED EDUCATION (KAGE)
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2015 Summer Opportunities in Kentucky of Interest to Gifted and Talented Students compiled by the KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED EDUCATION (KAGE) The summer programs listed here are just a sample of the opportunities available to gifted students. Your child’s teacher or district G/T coordinator may be able to provide you with additional options. Many Kentucky universities, community colleges, and city governments offer summer programs that would be of interest to high ability young people. At the end of this list are some websites with listings for these and other compilations for area summer camps. We suggest thinking about your child’s interests and looking accordingly - for instance, many musical and theatre companies, museums, and nature preserves and parks offer summer camps. Thanks to everyone who sent information. Many of these camps have early registration deadlines, so contact them as soon as possible if you are interested. All information is accurate to the best of our knowledge. Inclusion in this document does not mean a recommendation or endorsement by KAGE, but is offered only as a service to families and educators of gifted children. Please let the camps know that you heard about them through KAGE. Consider becoming a member of KAGE and supporting efforts such as this compilation of opportunities. Kentucky Association for Gifted Education • [email protected] • 270.745.4301 • www.kagegifted.org * = residential option ________________________________ Art Kids (Lexington Parks and Recreation) Lexington; ages 7 - 12, different weeks in July 2015 (online registration April 21-23) Contact: 859.288.2980; www.lexingtonky.gov/index.aspx?page=1417 ________________________________ Art Safari (The Louisville Zoo and Speed Art Museum) Louisville; grades 3 - 4, June 15 - 19 & July 6 - 10, 2015 Contact: [email protected], 502.238.5354; louisvillezoo.org/education/camps-classes/public-classes/ _________________________________ Aviation Camp (Aviation Museum of Kentucky) Bowling Green, Hazard, Pikeville, Lexington, Louisville; ages 10 - 16 depending on camp; various weeks June-July 2015 Contact: [email protected], 859.353.0467; www.aviationky.org/camp.asp _________________________________ Awesome Inc. Kids Code Camp Lexington; middle & high schools students, July 7 - 10 or August 3 - 6, 2015 Contact: www.awesomeincu.com/curriculum/#k12-week _________________________________ Broadway Bound Summer Camps (The Academy for Creative Excellence, University of Kentucky) Lexington; variety of theater-related summer camps for rising 1st - 12th graders, various weeks June - July 2015 Contact: Mary Joy Nelson, [email protected], 849.494.3937; academyforcreativeexcellence.com/broadway- bound-summer-camps/ _________________________________ Broadway Workshop at the Carson Center Paducah; ages 9 - 18, June 8 - 12, 2015 Contact: Mary Katz, [email protected], 270.443.9932; www.thecarsoncenter.org/class-acts/summer-opportunities _________________________________ Brown-Forman INSPIRE Program at Speed School of Engineering (University of Louisville) Louisville; high school students historically under-represented in engineering, June 22 - July 3, 2015 Contact: Heidi Neal, [email protected], 502.852.0364; louisville.edu/speed/inspire/ page 1 of 7 2015 Summer Opportunities in Kentucky for Gifted Students April 2015 Kentucky Association for Gifted Education • [email protected] • 270.745.4301 • www.kagegifted.org _________________________________ Burkesville Academy of Fine Arts Summer Camp Burkesville; preschool - 12th graders, various weeks in June 2015 Contact: Elise Kieffer, [email protected], 270.459.2727; burkesvillearts.org/burkesvillearts.org/Summer_Camp.html _______________________________ Camp ArtyFact (Kentucky Historical Society) Frankfort; ages 6 - 12, various weeks in June - July, 2015 Contact: Greg Hardison, [email protected]; www.history.ky.gov/camp/ _________________________________ Camp Carnegie 2015 (Comics/visual storytelling, Legal Eagles, & more) (Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning) Lexington; rising 6th - 8th graders, various weeks in July 2015 Contact: [email protected], 859.254.4175 x21; carnegiecenterlex.org/ _____________________________ Camp Explore (The Center for Gifted Studies, Western Kentucky University) Bowling Green; rising 2nd - 4th graders, July 6 - 10, 2015 Contact: Dr. Julia Roberts, [email protected], 270.745.6323; www.wku.edu/gifted/camp_explore/index.php _________________________________ Camp Innovate (The Center for Gifted Studies, Western Kentucky University) Bowling Green; rising 5th - 6th graders, June 29 - July 3, 2015 Contact: Dr. Julia Roberts, [email protected], 270.745.6323; www.wku.edu/gifted/camp_innovate/index.php _________________________________ Camp Invention Various locations all around Kentucky Contact: Judi Colloredo, [email protected] for locations and camp information or visit www.campinvention.org _________________________________ Camp Invention Elizabethtown; rising 1st - 6th graders; June 15 - 19 (Burkhead Elementary); June 22 - 26 (Meadow View Elementary) Contact: www.campinvention.org _________________________________ Camp Invention Boston (Boston School); rising 1st - 6th graders; June 15 - 19, 2015 Contact: Martina Amshoff, [email protected], 502.833.4644; www.campinvention.org _________________________________ Camp Invention Richmond; (Model Laboratory School); rising 1st - 6th graders; July 20 - 24, 2015 Contact: Sarah Shaffer, [email protected], 859.622.2342; www.campinvention.org _________________________________ Camp Midway (Girl Power, Write On, Theatre, Forces of Nature Science, & more) (Midway College) Midway; ages 5 - 18 depending on camp, June - July 2015 Contact: Richard Rohrbacher, [email protected], 859.846.5872; www.midway.edu/camps _________________________________ Camp Shakespeare (Kentucky Shakespeare Company) Frankfort, Lexington, Louisville; ages 4 - 18 depending on program, various weeks June - July 2015 Contact: [email protected], 502.574.9900; www.kyshakespeare.com _________________________________ Center for Integrative Natural Science & Mathematics/CINSAM (Northern Kentucky University) Highland Heights: 3rd-12th graders; various weeks June-July 2015 Contact: 859.572.5600, cinsam.nku.edu/Student-and-Parents/SummerCamps.html _____________________________ Computer Science Camps (Minecraft, Robotics, 3D Computer Game Design & more) (Eastern Kentucky University) Richmond; ranging from ages 7 - 18 depending on camp, weekly during June 2015 Contact: Kristen King, [email protected], 859.622.2103; computerscience.eku.edu/summer-camp ______________________________ *Conservation Camps (Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources) Kentucky Lake, Lake Cumberland, or Grayson Lake; grades 4 - 6, various times throughout summer 2015 Contact: 800.858.1549; fw.ky.gov/Education/Pages/Summer-Camps.aspx _________________________________ Design Discovery (University of Kentucky College of Design) Lexington; rising 11th - 12th graders, June 15 - 19, 2015 Contact: [email protected]; www.uky.edu/design/index.php/info/category/summer_career_discovery_program/ page 2 of 7 2015 Summer Opportunities in Kentucky for Gifted Students April 2015 Kentucky Association for Gifted Education • [email protected] • 270.745.4301 • www.kagegifted.org ______________________________ *Entomology Summer Camp (Kentucky Entomology Leadership Program, University of Kentucky) Jabez; rising high school juniors and seniors; June 1 - 5, 2015 Contact: Blake Newton, [email protected], 859.257.7453; www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/news/kfelp.asp ____________________________________________________________ Explore, Create, Discover 2015 Summer Camp (Challenger Learning Center of Kentucky, ) Hazard; ages 5 - 17, various weeks June - July 2015 Contact: Melissa Collins, [email protected], 606.487.3049; www.clcky.com _______________________________ ExploreMore & Leaders Launch Pad (Covington Latin School) Covington; grades K - 5 (ExploreMore) & grades 5 - 8 (Launch Pad) June 22 - 26, 2015 Contact: exploremore.rocks _______________________________ Geography MapCamp (University of Kentucky) Lexington; middle school, June 22 - 26 or July 6 - 10, 2015 Contact: [email protected], 859.806.3938; newmaps.uky.edu/map-camp-2015 ________________________________ Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road camps located all around Kentucky; day and residential camps; various weeks, June - July 2015 Contact: [email protected], 859.293.2621; www.gskentucky.org/camp ________________________________ Health Career Enrichment Camp, UK Center for Excellence in Rural Health/Southeast KY Area Health Education Center Hazard; rising 9th - 10th graders, June 10 - June 23, 2015 (April 17 deadline) Contact: Crystal Pigman, [email protected], 606.487.0135; www.southeastkyahec.com/#!summer-camps/c1fw8 ________________________________ *Inner Space Camp (Department of Psychology, Eastern Kentucky University) Richmond; high school students, June 21 - 26, 2015 Contact: Cheryl Ramey, [email protected], 859.622.1105; psychology.eku.edu/live-think-existpsychology ________________________________ *High School Summer Media Workshops (KY High School Media Institute & WKU School of Journalism & Broadcasting) Bowling Green; high school students, June 14 - 18, 2015 (registration deadline April 13) Contact: Charlotte Turtle, [email protected], 270.745.4144; www.wku.edu/khsmp/workshops.php ________________________________ iDTech Computer Camps at