Tag Archives: gifted

Let epsilon be less than zero…and what does that have to do with camp anyway?

Posted 07 June 2011 | By | Categories: Camps, Elementary, Summer Camp Guide, Teens, Tweens | 1 Comment

Camp in 1973… • Pink lemonade (fondly called bug juice in my circles) • Jacks (onsies, bounce, twosies, bounce, threesies, bounce) • Swimming until my skin gets all wrinkly • Sack lunches featuring cream cheese and grape jelly sandwiches (don’t knock it till you try it) • Singing songs on bumpy buses • Coming home [...]

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Free camp?

Posted 19 February 2011 | By | Categories: Bargains and Freebies, Summer Camp Guide | No Comments

Just a reminder…the deadline is approaching to apply for the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented scholarship program. But, even if your child isn’t in the GT program at school, the site still has an awesome summer camp guide available for download. Click right here to get it. My favs: Camp Invention, fun with [...]

Walk like an Egyptian

Posted 06 March 2010 | By | Categories: What's Left | 1 Comment

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 [...]

Weekend math fun for teens

Posted 27 February 2010 | By | Categories: Indoors | 2 Comments

I love stumbling upon great resources – especially free ones. If you’ve got a child who loves math and you can spare a couple of hours in the car once a month, the Texas State University Department of Mathematics together with Texas Mathworks offers a free Saturday exploration for junior high and high school students, [...]

Got gifted? Get money.

Posted 20 February 2010 | By | Categories: What's Left | No Comments

If you have a child who is identified as “Gifted and Talented” and you live in Texas, you can apply for a Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented summer scholarship of up to $400.  You don’t have to be a member of TAGT, but you do need to have a TAGT member sponsor you [...]

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Graduate camp with college credit

Posted 16 June 2009 | By | Categories: What's Left | No Comments

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 [...]