Directory of Secondary Resources

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High school programs that have resources for college preparation and advanced topics.

Resources in This Category

• Advanced Academy of Georgia

  http://www.westga.edu/~academy
  The Advanced Academy of Georgia provides opportunities for gifted and talented highschool junior and seniors to earn concurrent high school and college credit in a full-time residential program.

• Brandeis Summer Odyssey: A Pre-college Program-Mass.

  http://www.brandeis.edu/odyssey/
  Catalog of summer courses for gifted high school students. Curriculum supports hands-on student inquiry in Brandeis classrooms and laboratories in current topics in science, math and technology.

• Center for Excellence in Education- VA

  http://www.cee.org/
  Founded by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the Center in McLean, Virginia sponsors two free programs for secondary-school students. The Research Science Institute enables gifted math and science students from the United States and other countries to develop advanced research studies under the supervision of leading scientists. The Role Models and Leaders Program encourages inner-city students to pursue university education and professional careers.

• Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University- IL

  http://www.ctd.northwestern.edu/
  Provides testing and talent development programs for gifted children.

• Center for Talented Youth at the Johns Hopkins University- MD

  http://cty.jhu.edu/
  Offers assessment, programs, services, and publications and resources for academically talented pre-college students.

• Gifted Students Institute at Southern Methodist University-TX

  http://www.smu.edu/Simmons/CommunityEnrichment/GSI
  Dedicated to the education and development of talented and gifted students in Texas and the Southwest. The mission of the Institute is to advance the intellectual, social and psychological development of gifted children/students.

• Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

  http://www.imsa.edu/
  A competitive-enrollment, publicly-funded school for gifted Illinois students.

• Shad International

  http://www.shad.ca/
  Operates Shad Valley, Canada's program in science, technology, and entrepreneurship for gifted high school students all over the world. Each summer, 500 high school students attend one of ten universities and work for one of our 250 partner companies.

• University of Toronto Schools

  http://www.utschools.ca/
  UTS is a secondary school that provides a unique alternative learning environment for students of exceptionally high academic ability. It is affiliated with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto.

 

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