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In May, The Center sponsored the Kentucky recognition ceremony for the Duke Talent Identification Program.  Hundreds of 7th graders were honored for their performance on the ACT and SAT.  Scottie-Beth Fleming, above, of Scottsville, KY, keynoted the event.
Located on the Western Kentucky University campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky, The Center for Gifted Studies has been serving children who are gifted and talented, their educators, and their parents for nearly thirty years.  The Center provides exciting educational opportunities for gifted young people, rigorous professional development for teachers, and support for parents of gifted young people. Under the direction of Dr. Julia Roberts, The Center has become one of the preeminent advocates for gifted education in the United States.

The Center believes that when gifted young people meet their extraordinary potential, our communities, our state, our nation—even our world—become better places. That is why each school year, The Center renews its commitment to encouraging excellence by providing quality programming and resources for gifted students, their teachers, and their parents.

News
Bowling Green Daily News Covers "Science Says..."

Check out The Center's brand new science education program, "Science Says...", in the Bowling Green Daily News!

 

 


SCATS Featured in Bowling Green Daily News

Campers tell the Bowling Green Daily News what it's like to get a taste of college life at SCATS!

  

 


Gatton Academy Named to Newsweek's List of Public Elites

The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky at Western Kentucky University has been named to Newsweek’s 2009 list of “The Public Elites.” 

Though 15 Kentucky high schools appear on Newsweek’s list of top-performing high schools, Dr. Julia Roberts, executive director of the Gatton Academy, noted the Gatton Academy marks the first occasion in which a Kentucky high school has been recognized as a member of The Public Elites.

“What an incredible honor for the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky to be named one of Newsweek’s Public Elite Schools,” Dr. Roberts said. “The Gatton Academy’s goal is to provide exceptional educational opportunities to young people from across the Commonwealth who are talented in science and mathematics.  Such an honor will help spread the word of the quality of the education at the Gatton Academy.”

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Grants Awarded to Center for Web Project

Recently, The Center received two grants, one from the National Girls Collaborative Project for $1,000 and another from the Science Alliance at Western Kentucky University for $2,700. Both of these grants will fund a brand new science education project called “Science Says…”

Scheduled for a December release, “Science Says...” will be a education video, crafted around middle school science curricula and distributed on the web via TeacherTube and SchoolTube. The show is intended to increase interest in math and science amongst middle-school aged young women. “Science Says…” will be written by, produced by, and feature both middle-school aged young women and STEM professionals who are women.


Great Books Workshop in September

On September 23 and 24 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, The Center will be hosting a Great Books workshop. Great Books programs combine great literature with the Shared Inquiry method of learning. This two-day course prepares educators to begin using the Shared Inquiry method to enliven class discussion and strengthen reading, writing, and thinking skills in students. Attendance is required for both days of the course. Those who complete the full course are eligible for a FREE classroom set of Starting Off Strong, which provides mini-lessons to introduce Shared Inquiry to your students.  Continuing education credit is available.

To download a registration form, click here.


Events
Vertical Team

July 13-16


AP Workshop

June 28-July 3


VAMPY

June 28-July 18


SCATS

June 14-26