Useful Links
Useful Links:
Colorado Association of Gifted & Talented
Colorado Department of Education - Gifted & Talented
Thompson School District Science Fair
SENG - Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted
Local Opportunities
Up In Lights acting camp - http://www.upinlights.org/
Student writing and art contests:
Letters about Literature - Fact Sheet, Guidelines
River of Words - Fact Sheet, Facilitator Form, Group Form, Individual Form
Northern Colorado Math Oval - Great Math Opportunity for Middle School & High School
Center for Bright Kids - Western Academic Talent Search and Summer Programs
University of Northern Colorado Gifted Summer Program
National Association of Gifted & Talented
Other great resource Links
https://www.iub.edu/~ceep/Gap/excellence/ExcellenceGapBrief.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omx_iLtMjZA
http://www.bvgt.org/gifted-101/
http://www.cherrycreekschools.org/GT/Pages/Gifted-and-Talented-Resources.aspx
An Interview with Dr. Jim Delisle
NOCO Winter Break Ideas:
Google Code for the Holidays: Help light up a tree at the Capital at https://www.madewithcode.com/
Storytime at the History Museum in Greeley: http://greeleymuseums.com/event/storytime-history-museum/
Gardens on Spring Creek Garden of Lights: http://www.fcgov.com/gardens/
Windsor Library has "Minecrafternoon", "i Make Movies" and Lego Club, as do many other local libraries:
Fort Collins: http://read.poudrelibraries.org/events/
Loveland: http://www.cityofloveland.org/index.aspx?page=1096
Greeley: http://host2.evanced.info/weld/evanced/eventcalendar.asp?ag=&et=&dt=mo&df=calendar&cn=0&ln=ALL
Longmont: http://longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-e-m/library/events-calendar
Rivendell in Fort Collins offers some enrichment classes during break, you do not need to be a student there to sign up: http://www.rivendell-school.org/programs/enrichment-classes/
If you have any links or information to add, please email nocogiftedcommunity@gmail.com!