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The Center for Gifted Studies Receives Qatar Foundation International Grant
Mar 4th, 2020
Students studying Arabic language and culture at the Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth (VAMPY) will have scholarship opportunities to attend camp thanks to a grant from Qatar Foundation International (QFI). The grant provide
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Registration for Summer Camps for Gifted Students Now Open
Mar 3rd, 2020
Applications are now available for residential and nonresidential summer camps offered by The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU. These camps are designed to inspire a lifelong love of learning and encourage high-interest and high-ability students to explo
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Seventh Annual IdeaFestival Bowling Green Inspires Area Students
Feb 13th, 2020
The seventh annual IdeaFestival Bowling Green took place at Western Kentucky University on February 11. Hosted by The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU, this year’s festival drew over 750 middle and high school students from 20 school districts in Kentucky
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360 Students to Participate in Winter Super Saturdays
Jan 31st, 2020
The 2020 slate of Winter Super Saturdays classes kicks off on Saturday, February 1. Coordinated by The Center for Gifted Studies, the event offers minds-on, hands on learning to high-interest, high-ability students in first through eighth grades.
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Seventh Annual IdeaFestival Bowling Green to Be Held on February 11 at WKU
Jan 30th, 2020
The seventh annual IdeaFestival Bowling Green will be held in the Van Meter Auditorium and Downing Student Union at Western Kentucky University on February 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. CST. Hosted by The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU, this . . .
Read MoreFulbright Scholar from Turkey Will Speak Friday Morning
Nov 13th, 2019
Dr. Cigdem Sahin, a Fulbright Scholar from Turkey, will speak about Teacher Education in Turkey at 9:30 a.m. Friday, November 15, in Gary Ransdell Hall, room 2010.
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415 Students to Participate in Fall Super Saturdays
Oct 30th, 2019
Master Mathematicians, Impact the World: Leadership for Girls, and Pop Art Printmaking are a few of the 26 classes bringing 415 students from across the region to WKU’s campus for the 27th year of Fall Super Saturdays.
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Live Q&A Session with NASA Astronauts to Stream on Campus
Sep 10th, 2019
A live Q&A session with astronauts aboard the International Space Station will stream this Friday, September 13, at 9:50 a.m. in the Great Room of The Gatton Academy.
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Registration Now Open for Fall Super Saturdays
Sep 9th, 2019
Registration is now open for Fall Super Saturdays. The 2019 slate of classes kicks off on Saturday, November 2. Coordinated by The Center for Gifted Studies, Super Saturdays encourages students in grades 1 – 8 who are of high ability or have high interest
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National Speaker Dr. Sylvia Rimm to Present at the 2019 Berta Seminar
Aug 29th, 2019
Registration is now open for the 2019 Berta Seminar, an annual event exploring the social and emotional needs of gifted children. Noted child psychologist Dr. Sylvia Rimm will present at both a session for parents of gifted children and as a day-long work
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Registration Open for Twice-Exceptional Students Seminar
Aug 8th, 2019
The annual Twice-Exceptional Students Seminar will host Dr. Susan Baum, a national expert on gifted young people with one or more disabilities. She will present “Strength-Based, Talent-Focused Strategies for 2e Students with Differently Wired Brains."
Read MoreNational Stem Cell Foundation and City of Louisville Announce NASA Event This Fall
Jul 19th, 2019
NSCF was awarded a highly competitive NASA downlink for its National STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Scholar Program, a partnership with The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science on the campus of Western Kentucky University. The astr
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Fall Travel Opportunity: Venice to Vienna with The Center for Gifted Studies
Jul 17th, 2019
The Center for Gifted Studies will take 25 qualifying students and other interested adults on a trip to learn the history, culture, and people of Venice and Vienna October 4 -12, 2019. This program is designed to provide participants with a carefully
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750 to Attend World Conference for Gifted Education in Nashville
Jul 16th, 2019
The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) will host its 23rd Biennial World Conference, “A World of Possibilities: Gifts, Talents, and Potential,” July 24 – 28, 2019, in Nashville, TN.
Read MoreThe Advanced Placement Summer Institute Brings Over 400 Teachers to WKU’s Campus
Jun 25th, 2019
For one week every summer, the Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) at WKU gathers Advanced Placement (AP) teachers from across the country on WKU’s campus to learn content, strategies, and pedagogy in an environment that fosters professional devel
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36th Year of VAMPY at WKU Hosts 157 Students
Jun 24th, 2019
The Center for Gifted Studies welcomed 157 students to WKU Sunday evening for the Summer Program for Verbally and Mathematically Precocious Youth (VAMPY), a three-week program that runs from June 23 to July 13. Attendees come from 11 states as well as th
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37th Year of SCATS at WKU Hosts 114 Students
Jun 10th, 2019
The Center for Gifted Studies at WKU is hosting 114 campers for the 37th annual Summer Camp for Academically Talented Middle School Students (SCATS). Camp will run from June 9 to 21.
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Academically Talented Seventh Graders Honored at Duke TIP Ceremony
May 23rd, 2019
Academically talented seventh graders from throughout Kentucky were honored by the Duke Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) May 22 at Western Kentucky University. Duke TIP’s 7th Grade Talent Search identifies students across a 16-state region who
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Experiment Designed at WKU Traveled to Space Aboard Blue Origin New Shepard Rocket
May 2nd, 2019
An experiment designed with the National STEM Scholars was carried in a NanoLab onboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket during a launch past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space.
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Dr. Julia Roberts and Professor Rico Tyler Present Keynotes at 15th Arab Council for the Gifted and Talented Conference
Mar 18th, 2019
Dr. Julia Link Roberts, Executive Director of The Center for Gifted Studies and The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Sciences in Kentucky, along with SKyTeach Master Teacher Rico Tyler, presented keynote addresses at the 15th Arab Council for the Gifted
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