Beaver County Gifted Parents

06/03/2022

Brentwood Math Savant's Dreams find Refuge in The Gates Scholarship https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2022/06/03/brentwood-math-gates-scholarship-bhutan-nepal-scholarship-south-hills/stories/202205290005

03/20/2022

NA Teams Sweep Top Prizes in Western PA Science Bowl

Teams from North Allegheny Senior High School and Marshall Middle School each won first place and swept the recent 31st Western Pennsylvania Science Bowl Competition. The event featured 41 teams from 27 high schools and 30 teams from 17 middle schools in the region. Each participating school was all...

12/03/2021

Miniature Railroad & Village at the Carnegie Science Center.

Take a tour of western Pennsylvania at the world-renowned Miniature Railroad & Village featuring hundreds of realistic animated scenes from 1880s - 1930s!

11/18/2021

The Pennsylvania School for Excellence in the Agricultural Sciences https://agsci.psu.edu/school-for-excellence "The Pennsylvania School for Excellence in the Agricultural Sciences, an affiliate of the National Conference of Governor's Schools, will be hosted by the College of Agricultural Sciences at the Penn State University Park Campus. Applications will open November 1. The application form for the Pennsylvania School for Excellence in the Agricultural Sciences summer program must be filled out and sent in by February 22, 2022. Talented high school students who are residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and at the time of application enrolled in their junior year, are invited to apply for the Pennsylvania School for Excellence in the Agricultural Sciences. Tuition, room, board, instructional materials, and costs of program activities are provided FREE of CHARGE to students who are selected to participate."

The Pennsylvania School for Excellence in the Agricultural Sciences (PSEAS) has deep roots, blooming out of what was formerly known as the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Agricultural Sciences.

11/18/2021

Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive https://global.lehigh.edu/iacocca-institute/high-school "The application for the 2022 program is now open. The early decision deadline is February 18. After February 18, we will admit qualified applicants on a rolling basis until program maximum is reached. Academically talented U.S. and international high school students who are current sophomores or juniors at the time of the application deadline may apply. Applicants must demonstrate academic achievement, an interest in entrepreneurship and a record of leadership and service activities."

The Iacocca Global Entrepreneurship Intensive is an interactive experience that teaches leadership and entrepreneurship skills to high school students from around the world.

11/18/2021

Health Career Scholars Academy https://www.hcsa.pitt.edu/ "Applications for the 2022 program will be available on the How to Apply page by October 1. Deadline will be February 22, 2022.We will return to a 4-week residential program for 2022. Tuition for the 2022 program will be $3200. The fee covers housing, 19 meals per week, most instructional materials, field trips, and social activities within the curriculum. It does not cover transportation to or from the program or the cost of optional social activities."

The University of Pittsburgh is among the nation's most distinguished comprehensive universities, with a wide variety of high-quality programs in both the arts and sciences and professional fields.

11/18/2021

Mars Looking For Parents To Join Gifted Education Committee

The Mars Area School District is looking for parents interested in joining advisory committees about special and gifted education. At least two parent representatives from each district building are needed for a Special Education committee as well as the same for a Gifted Education committee. Each p...

10/12/2021

Parents of "twice exceptional" Kids Actually Face Lots of Hurdles

While giftedness is a strength, parenting a kid who also has ADHD or anxiety comes with lots of stress.

10/27/2020

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lydiatblanco/2020/10/21/meet-the-mathematician-turned-startup-founder-whos-helping-black-girls-build-their-confidence-in-math/?fbclid=IwAR3FAF-mbZZY2pg5jRZOCYl_3U24dTxc8IoNwAMOTMchRdZFY7PewoYjD08

Brittany Rhodes created Black Girl MATHgic, a monthly subscription box service to increase math confidence and decrease math anxiety in girls on a third to eighth-grade math skill level.

10/04/2020