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Office
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April 28, 2003 |
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A summer enrichment program for gifted and talented middle school students will be offered June 9-12 at The University of Texas at Tyler. The program will be presented by the UT Tyler Gifted and Talented Institute, under the direction of the College of Education and Psychology’s Southwest Educational Research and Leadership Academy, and the Region VII Education Service Center. Students in grades six through eight who have been identified by Region VII as gifted and talented are eligible to participate in the four-day intensive program. Sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. daily and include fun, hands-on activities ending with an hour of technology activities in the computer lab, said Dr. Gerald McGregor, institute director. “Participants will have the opportunity to learn from outstanding university faculty and classroom teachers," he said. Course topics will include: “Discoveries Through Mathematics"; “Spans Across Time and Space: Science Through the Eyes of Explorers"; “Are You a Philosopher or a Scientist?"; “Imagination Knows No Bounds With Creative Drama"; “Outside the Lines With Art"; and “History Repeats, History Repeats." Tuition is $95 per student, which includes courses, the computer lab and lunch. For more information about the summer program, call 903-565-5639. Contact
person: Emily
Battle, (903) 565-5604
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