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To receive more information on Advanced Learning, please contact the following:

Dr. Jane Fleming
Executive Director of Advanced Learning/AP/IB
120 Franklin Blvd.
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 370-2316
fleminn@gcsnc.com

Lise’ A. Timmons
Director of Advanced Learning/AP/IB
120 Franklin Blvd.
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 370-8045
timmonl@gcsnc.com

Guy Ferguson
AP and IB Program Coordinator
120 Franklin Boulevard
Greensboro, NC 27401
(336) 370-8244
fergusl@gcsnc.com

 

Enrichment Opportunities - High School

Name of Program

Duke TIP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links

www.tip.duke.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose of Program

Provide innovative programs to support the development of the gifted child's potential

 

 

Eligibility Requirements

95th percentile on an approved standardized test or IQ above 125

 

 

 

 

 

Must reside in 16 state region

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grades 7-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact

Advanced Learning contact for your child's school or the school counselor

 

 

 

Location

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deadline

Varies by grade level and program options; consult with contact or website

 

 

 

Culminating Event(s)

Varies by grade level and program options; consult with contact or website

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Program

Governor's School

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links

www.ncgovschool.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose of Program

Provide a residential summer program in which the intellectual curiosity of students and faculty can thrive 

Eligibility Requirements

Rising Seniors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Must meet the criteria as established by the Board of Governors for NC Govenor's School

 

Contact

Lise' Timmons

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(336) 370-8045

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location

West:  Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East:  Meredith College, Raleigh, NC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deadline

Registration Fall of each school year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Culminating Event(s)

2008 Session runs June 15 - July 26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Program

Odyssey of the Mind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links

www.odysseyofthemind.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

www.ncom.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose of Program

Provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college

 

Eligibility Requirements

Schools or community groups purchase a membership and form teams of up to seven students

 

Contact

Your school or organization's team coach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(to form a new team, contact Katherine Graham at northernncom@skybest.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deadline

Teams register during the fall of each school year.

 

 

 

 

 

Culminating Event(s)

Regional Tournament at Watauga High School, Boone, NC on March 8, 2008

 

 

 

 

State Tournament at Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC on April 5, 2008

 

 

 

World Finals at University of Maryland, College Park, MD  May 31-June 3, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of Program

Science Olympiad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links

www.soinc.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose of Program

Promote and improve student interest in science and to improve the quality of K-12 science education

Eligibility Requirements

Grades 6-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact

Jason Painter, State Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(919) 515-6118

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deadline

Teams register during the fall of each school year

 

 

 

 

 

Culminating Event(s)

State Tournament at NC State University, Centennial Campus each Spring

 

 

 

 

National Tournament at The George Washington University, Washington, DC May 30-31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

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