Posts Tagged as ‘college’

March 6, 2010

Walk like an Egyptian

When we went to Iowa over the holidays, we stopped at the Putnam Museum and had the chance to see the newly-renovated Egyptian exhibit. It was fun trying to figure out hieroglyphs together, and while I was fascinated with the sarcophagus, it kind of freaked out the kids…especially the one who was reading a mystery [...]

July 13, 2009

Girls can robot, too

On Friday, I had the most amazing experience with robots. Frankly, I thought the last robot showcase I went to was – at best – a little boring. But Friday, it was all sit-on-the-edge-of-your-chair excitement watching my son compete in a Sumo-Bot competition.
It is just as it sounds. Two robots heading towards each other on [...]

June 16, 2009

Graduate camp with college credit

Honestly, it’s not often you see the words gifted, camp and San Antonio area all in the same sentence.  I know. I’ve looked. If you have a GT kid, you’ve likely found yourself contemplating multi-thousand dollar residential camps up north. Good news:  you don’t have to go that far.  There are several camps within driving [...]