Baltimore County Public Schools

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Resources to Support Students in Advanced Academics

Young Scholars Program: The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation offers the opportunity for current high-performing 7th graders to apply for a selective five-year, pre-college scholarship if they demonstrate financial need. It provides academic advising, along with financial support for school, summer programs, internships, and other learning enrichment opportunities. For more information, visit their website.

The Chesapeake Language Project: This organization has both a scholarship program (for current seniors) and mentor program (for current 8th and 9th graders) for students who are current or former English Learners to facilitator immigrant students' access to higher education and post-secondary opportunities. For more information, visit their website.

Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted

Supporting the Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)
When Gifted Kids Don't Have All the Answers
Why Bright Kids Get Poor Grades and What You Can Do about It
NAGC: Nurturing the Social and Emotional Development of Gifted Children
NAGC: Asynchronous Development
NAGC: Perfectionism
Imposter Syndrome
Emotional Intensity and Cognitive Rigidity
Underachievement
PDF: The Whole-Brain Child Infographic

Organizations that Support Gifted Students and Their Families

Gifted and Talented Citizen Advisory Committee -- BCPS (GTCAC)
National Association for Gifted Children
Maryland Coalition for Gifted and Talented Education
MD State Department of Education: Gifted and Talented
Davidson Institute Resource Library
Hoagies Gifted Education Page

Enrichment

NAGC: Enrichment Programs
Duke: Opportunity Guide
Home Activities for Elementary Students to Promote Critical and Creative Thinking
Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
Destination Imagination
BCPS Summer Music Camp
BCPS Summer Art Enrichment Program
CCBC Summer Youth Classes
Discovery Channel Youth Scientist Challenge
Math Counts
BCPS Haiku Contest
BCPS Film Expo
Maryland Mensa
NASA
Smithsonian Youth Programs