THE DAVIDSON INSTITUTE FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT seeks extraordinary achievers for Davidson fellows $50,000 and $10,000 scholarships.

For more information on the Davidson Fellows Award, or to download a 2003 application, visit the Davidson Fellows section of www.davidson-institute.org or contact Julie Dudley, communications / Program Manager of The Davidson Institute for Talent Development.  E-mail: jdudley@ditd.org 

Julie Dudley, Communications Manager/Program Manager
Davidson Institute for Talent Development
9665 Gateway Dr., Ste. B
Reno, NV  89521
p-775-852-3483 x.424
fax-775-852-2184
jdudley@ditd.org
www.davidson-institute.org


2003 DAVIDSON FELLOWS AWARD APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
FOR $50,000 AND $10,000 SCHOLARSHIPS

Applications for the 2003 Davidson Fellows Award are available for
students under the age of 18 who have completed a significant piece of
work in science, technology, mathematics, music, literature and/or
philosophy.

Individuals named as Davidson Fellow Laureates receive $50,000
scholarships and those named as Davidson Fellows receive $10,000
scholarships. These scholarships may be used for tuition and related
expenses at accredited institutions of learning.

To be eligible, applicants must be under the age of 18 as of Oct. 1,
2003, and be U.S. citizens or permanent U.S. residents. There is no
minimum age for eligibility. Each submission must be an original piece
of work recognized by experts in the field as "significant" and have the
potential to make a positive contribution to society.

Davidson Fellows Award recipients also receive an all-expense paid trip
to Washington, D.C. where they will be recognized at a special reception
in their honor on September 24, 2003.

Since its inception in 2001, the Davidson Fellows Award has recognized
26 of America's brightest young people ranging in age from 9 to 17.
Eight Davidson Fellow Laureates have been awarded $50,000 scholarships
and 18 Davidson Fellows have been awarded $10,000 scholarships.

The Davidson Fellows Award is funded by the Davidson Institute for
Talent Development and the Davidson Foundation. For more information
about the Davidson Fellows Award, please visit www.davidsonfellows.org
or call 775-852-3483 x. 424. 

CCRI's Kids' College offers children ages 8 through 12 a chance to have an enjoyable, yet meaningful summer experience that combines innovative enrichment programs with a recreation program focusing on skill-building and sportsmanship.  The morning classes, taught by seasoned, caring professionals, are small (limited to 12 students) and emphasize investigation, discovery and creativity in a hands-on format.  Physical education teachers supervise the afternoon athletic and recreation programs.

Kids' College will be offered in two sessions - July 7-18 and July 21 - August 1, 2003.  Students can attend one or two sessions and select activities from a series of seven modules.  Each module  includes three of the following topics: Brain S-t-r-e-t-c-h, Be a Web Master, Broadway Bound, Digging into the Past, Garbage Art, Map Making, Pondology, Rockets Away, Rocks 'n' Roll, Science Wizardry and What's Behind the Mask?.

For more information on Kids' College call 401-825-2125.

Center for Talented Youth-Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth at The Johns Hopkins University. Young Students Summer Programs-2002. A Liberal Arts Education for Highly Able Youth Grades 2 through 6. Phone: (410) 516-0277. 

CTY/IAAY Writing tutorials: Distance Education for Talented Youth. These tutorials are part of the Johns Hopkins University series of programs available through CD-ROM, E-Mail and other technologies.  2001- EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GUIDE (EOG): A Directory of Programs for the Gifted published annually by the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP). The EOG provides information on over 400 programs conducted at schools, colleges and camps throughout the country and abroad. For information contact: Duke University Talent Development Program (TIP). Phone: (919) 683-1400. Fax: (919)683-1742. 

Center for Academic Precocity (CAP) CAP is based at the College of Education at Arizona State University and offers summer programs and distance dialogue programs for children in grades 2 through 12. 

Young Inventors and Creators Program. Sponsored by the National Inventive Thinking Association (NITA) and Hampshire College. Phone: NITA 972-448-2847, Hampshire College (413)-582-5471  

The Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) is a Stanford University computer-based program that offers courses in mathematics and mathematics sciences utilizing CDROM, e-mail and 24 hour phone contact. 

Rhode Island Future Problem Solving Program: The RI FPSP program, a non-profit organization, is in its 19th year of operation. The Future Problem Solving Program (FPSP) engages students in creative problem solving. FPSP is interdisciplinary; it can be incorporated into virtually any content areas (e.g., English, social studies, science) or into an elective course on creative problem solving. As FPSP requires far more than memorization of large quantities of information; throughout the process, students use the higher level thinking skills of synthesis, analysis, and evaluation. Approximately 60% of the Rhode Island communities participate in one or several of the components. Training is available. Contact Emily Case eecase@hotmail.com (401-741-7663) for further information..  The staffs are: Kathy Cardoza (Director), Emily Case (Affiliate Director, Administration Director), Eleanor Case (Community Problem Solving Coordinator)

OPENING DOORS TO STANDARDS (PDF file from FPSP)

EVALUATION TEAM 2003 - 2004

Registration Form (please select and print this form)

Destination Imagination: Think of it as Creativity 101...a place to explore the unlimited potential of your imagination.  with over 20 years of experience in designing creative learning opportunities for children, Destination ImagiNation, Inc. is the extracurricular activity for kids who want to develop important, lifelong skills.

Created by a dedicated group of volunteers that includes parents, educators, and a host of concerned individuals, Destination ImagiNation is a community-based, school-friendly program that takes the ideas of creativity, problem-solving and teamwork and packages them in a fun and meaningful program.  Based on the concept of divergent thinking - understanding that there is more than one way to solve a problem - Destination ImagiNation encourages children to build on their strengths and to discover skills they never knew they possessed, be they technical, theatrical, analytical, comic, linguistic, musical... the list goes on.

Rimagination is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization and the Rhode Island affiliate of Destination ImagiNation.  Schools and groups may sponsor one or more teams by joing both Destination ImagiNation, which offers the program challenges and supplementary materials, and Rimagination, which provides the statewide tournament, training sessions for team manages and appraisers, newsletters and other supportive materials and information.

For more information, please contact Sue Oclassen, Rhode Island Affiliate Director of Rimagination by telephone: (401) 884-2617, or E-mail: nudging@aol.com