2017 Summer Centers

Welcome to the 2017 Maryland Summer Centers for Gifted and Talented Students

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

See table at bottom of page and click on Center name in RIGHT column.

Contact Center Director, not MSDE, for information about acceptance or application updates.

Please see the chart below for registration deadlines, as each Center sets its own.

Maryland Summer Center Parent/Teacher and Student Videos


Video for Students	Video for Students
Video for Parents/Teachers	Video for Parents/Teachers

GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION IN MARYLAND:
CONTINUING THE COMMITMENT

MARYLAND SUMMER CENTERS: FACTS AT A GLANCE

2017 ONLINE Brochure

We thank you for your interest in the Maryland Summer Centers for Gifted and Talented Students. We encourage you to visit this site regularly for updated information.

2017 Maryland Summer Centers for Gifted & Talented Students

Click on the Name of the Center in the LEFT Column for a Center description

Maryland Summer Center	Content Area	Location	Fall 2017 Age or Grades	Dates	Residency	Special Notes or Information
Outward Bound Center for Leadership for English Learners (EL) Parent Flyer (English) Parent Flyer (Spanish) REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JUNE 30 Contact Center Director for information about acceptance or application updates.	Leadership	Baltimore Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School and the Appalachian Trail	Grades 8 - 9	August 21-27	Residential	REQUIRED: EL Students with English Proficiency Levels 4-5 (SY2015-16 ACCESS for ELLs 2.0) Student must have been enrolled in an ESOL program in 2016-2017 ALL meals & outdoor equipment provided
Camp Summit East: The Center for Creativity and Exploration (NO ESSAY REQUIRED) REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JULY 31 Contact Center Director for information about acceptance or application updates.	Environmental Science, General Creativity and Exploration	North Bay Adventures, Cecil County	Ages (not grades) 9 - 14	August 20-27	Residential	Gifted and Twice-Exceptional Students Should Apply ALL meals & lodging provided
JHU/APL Center for Space Science REGISTRATION IS CLOSED Contact Center Director for information about acceptance or application updates.	Space Science Mathematics	Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Howard County	Grades 6 - 8	July 10-21	Non-Residential	Giftedness in Science and/or Mathematics Preferred
RAMS Center for Chesapeake Bay Ecosystems Research REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JULY 1 Contact Center Director for information about acceptance or application updates.	Environmental Science and Bay Ecosystems Research	University of Maryland Lab at Horn Point, Dorchester County	Grades 6 - 8 Grades 9 - 10	July 16-21 July 23-28	Residential Residential	Giftedness in Science Preferred ALL meals & lodging provided
Center for Global Languages REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JUNE 30 Contact Center Director for information about acceptance or application updates.	Arabic, Chinese, French, and Spanish	Meade Middle School, Anne Arundel County	Grades 4 - 6	July 10-20 (Monday- Thursday Only, No Fridays) Before & After Day Care Available	Non-Residential	Verbal, Linguistic, and/or Written Giftedness Preferred Breakfast & lunch provided daily

NOTE: EXTREMELY LIMITED funding is available for financial assistance through a generous grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.

Application and Directions
WHAT TO DO IF YOU DO NOT HAVE INTERNET

Welcome to the Maryland Summer Centers online application! Please apply to each Center separately. Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an email regarding Step #2 of the application process. Please contact Bruce Riegel, bruce.riegel@maryland.gov or the Center CONTACT listed on each Center's page, if you have questions or need assistance.

Click on Center name in RIGHT column for the APPLICATION

Click on Center name in LEFT column for CENTER INFORMATION

Please see the chart below for registration deadlines, as each Center sets its own.

Maryland Summer Centers	Application Links
Outward Bound Center for Leadership for English Learners (EL) Parent Flyer (English) Parent Flyer (Spanish)	Outward Bound Center REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JUNE 30 Contact Center Director for information about acceptance or application updates.
Camp Summit East: The Center for Creativity and Exploration	Camp Summit East Center NOTE: Link will take you to Camp Summit registration-you will not be registering through the MD Summer Center site. REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JULY 31 Contact Center Director for information about acceptance or application updates.
JHU/APL Center for Space Science	JHU/APL Space Science Center REGISTRATION IS CLOSED Contact Center Director for information about acceptance or application updates.
RAMS Center for Chesapeake Bay Ecosystems Research	RAMS Center for Ecosystems Research REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JULY 1 Contact Center Director for information about acceptance or application updates.
Center for Global Languages	Global Languages Center REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JUNE 30 Contact Center Director for information about acceptance or application updates.

Page updated: 05.30.2017

Contact Information
Dr. Bruce D. Riegel
Lead Specialist for Gifted and Talented Education
Maryland State Department of Education
200 W. Baltimore Street, 5th Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595
410-767-0527 (office)
Email: bruce.riegel@maryland.gov

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