Upcoming UAGC Sponsored Events30th Annual Intermountain Conference on the Education of the Gifted and Talented Th Utah State University 2008 Intermountain Conference on the Education of the Gifted and Talented will be held June 9-11, 2008 at the Edith Bowen School in Logan, Utah. The conference will feature national expert, Sally Reis and provide break-out sessions with regional colleagues, networking sessions, and variable credit options. You also won't want to miss the Utah Association for Gifted Children Ice Cream Social with tons of Aggie Ice Cream and a chance to interact with colleagues from across the Mountain West. Click here to go the the registration site. You are invited to submit a proposal for a break-out session. Break-out sessions are 75 minutes in length. Priority is given to sponsoring school districts, but proposals are welcome from all interested parties. The deadline for proposals is May 18, 2008. Click here to submit a proposal. University of Utah Summer Program Summer High School for Motivated Students is a program sponsored by the University of Utah. Registration information is now available. Click here for a registration brochure. Gifted Kids Go to College For parents who are interested to learn more about AP, IB, concurrent enrollment and middle school educational programs at the Jordan School District or to gain more knowledge about financial side of college planning, Jordan Association for Gifted Children invites you to a special meeting. Click here for more information. Youth Academy of Excellence The University of Utah Youth Academy of Excellence is now registering students for its summer program. It offers an outstanding elementary and middle school summer program. Registration is now underway. There are a limited number of scholarships available for tuition assistance on a first-come, first-served basis. Class and registration information is available online. Click here for more information.
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REGISTER NOW for Day or Evening Parent Support Groups Starting in April 2008 You are invited to participate in a guided discussion group to learn about the social and emotional needs of bright, gifted children, and the parenting issues related to those needs. Click here for more information. SENG-Model Parent Support Group Strongly recommended for parents of bright, gifted or talented children You are invited to participate in a guided discussion group to learn about the social and emotional needs of bright/gifted/talented children, and the parenting issues related to those needs. The emphasis is on positive aspects of parenting, avoiding power struggles, and helping these children learn appropriate life skills while enhancing the parent/child relationship. To be added to a “SENG Interested” contact list and receive notices of new groups forming, email at UtahSENG@comcast.net. For more information on SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted) see www.sengifted.org SENG Conference July 18-20 The Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted (SENG) conference is coming up July 18-20, 2008 at Little America here in Salt Lake City. Printed materials about the conference are now available. Click here for links to the conference website and printed material. Click here to join the Utah Association for Gifted Children Listserv Some Helpful Web Links
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The general objects - are to provide an education adapted to the years, the capacity, and the condition of everyone, and directed to their freedom and happiness - We hope to avail the state of those talents which nature has sown as liberally among the poor as the rich, but which perish without use, if not sought for and cultivated. Thomas Jefferson - Notes on Virginia |
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