Enrichment and Summer Experiences
RCES students seek enriching experiences throughout the year in their classrooms, traveling to arts and sporting events, and through our many local programs like Scouting, 4-H. Families may also take advantage of academic classes around the region. Some of the programs have summer camps as well. Look under Summer Experiences for seasonal opportunities.
Saturday and Summer Enrichment Program through UVA
A Saturday Morning Program for Gifted and/or High Ability Students in Kindergarten - Grade 5 Classes take place in the fall at Highland School and on the UVA campus. Summer programs are open to rising 6th through 11th graders and take place in Charlottesville. (Those interested in the sister program at Highland School in Warrenton can view this site for Highland School Enrichment.
Time: – 11:00 AM Four Saturdays in January through February
Apply online at: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/sep
Johns Hopkins Talent Search
Other opportunities exist through The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth is a world leader in the assessment & development of highly gifted children. Brochures are in the RCES office in December. For those applying for testing, the school code for RCES is 2274756. http://cty.jhu.edu/ Find out the benefits online at, http://cty.jhu.edu/ts/benefits.html (Summer Programs all over the country) Online coursework and family programs are available,)
and Virginia Tech's Outreach Programs for Middle and High School Students https://www.eng.vt.edu/students/prospective/discover
Students have raved about their involvement in the summer program at Virginia Tech during the summer of 2015. IMAGINATION - https://www.eng.vt.edu/imagination
RCPS participates in the SummerQuest Regional Summer Governor’s School for rising sixth, seventh, and eighth grade identified students. Student Opportunities (rising 6th, 7th, 8th, and RCHS alumni can apply for counselor positions.)
On the bottom portion of this page you can find the Enriching Experiences brochure Dr. Howland, former Next Step Director and Ms. Wolfe, RCPS Gifted Education Specialist, collaborated on to create for the students in our system. These were ready to go for the presentation they made for parents attending the Northern Virginia Council for Gifted/Talented Education's April, 2012 seminar, Cultivating Communities: Nurturing Potential, held at Eastern View High School in Culpeper, Virginia.