Enrichment Options

Minnesota Academic League Council’s Reach for the Stars catalog – a great local resource!

Twin Cities and Online Enrichment Programs

• Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth – www.mity.org (MITY)
  • Summer programs for Grades 5 and up
  • Academic year enrichment for Elementary grades
• North Suburban Summer Academy for High Potential Students – www.nssacademy.com
• Northwestern University – Center for Talent Development (CTD)
  • Online courses
  • NUMATS talent search
• Stanford University
  • Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) Grades K – 7 online courses and summer programs
  • Stanford Online High School
  • Stanford High School Summer College
• Johns Hopkins University – Center for Talented Youth  (CTY JHU)
  • Online courses and summer programs
• Davidson Institute for Talent Development – www.davidsongifted.org
  • Online courses and summer programs
• ALEKS – www.aleks.com
• Profoundly Gifted (PG) Retreat – pgr.shuttlepod.org
• Comprehensive List of Online Gifted Education – char.io/learning/resources

Scholarship Programs

• Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship Program

Specific Subject Matter Resources

Gifted Homeschoolers Forum (GHF) maintains a fantastic list of Favorite Things, also grouped by subject

Mathematics/Engineering

• University of Minnesota Talented Youth Mathematics Program (UMTYMP) –  mathcep.umn.edu/umtymp
• University of Minnesota – MATHCEP Enrichment Courses
• ISD 287 – Fermi Off-the-Wall Math League
• Continental Math League (CML) – www.continentalmathematicsleague.com
• First LEGO League – www.usfirst.org

Literature/Reading/Language Arts

• Word Masters – www.wordmasterschallenge.com
• Great Books – www.greatbooks.org
• Scripps Spelling Bee – www.spellingbee.com
• Washington County Library
  • Parents’ Bookshelf
  • Teen Topics
  • Kids’ Connection
• Stillwater Public Library Programs
  • For Kids
  • Teen / Tween
• Deep Blue Readers Youth Book Clubs at Valley Bookseller – dbrbooks.wordpress.com
• The Shire Literary Center – theshireonline.com

Science/Engineering

• Minnesota Academy of Science – www.mnmas.mnmas.org
• Science Museum Education – www.smm.org/learn
• The Works – www.theworks.org
• Bell Museum of Natural History Camps – www.bellmuseum.org/camps
• Mad Science of Minnesota – www.madscience.org/locations/mn

Social Studies

• Minnesota History Center – Education Programs
• Minnesota Historical Society – www.mnhs.org/school
• CML – National Geography Challenge
• CML – National Current Events League
• Minnesota Youth in Government – www.mnyig.org

Music and Fine Arts

• Minnesota Youth Symphonies – mnyouthsymphonies.org
• Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies – gtcys.org
• Minnesota Orchestra – Young People Concerts
• Minnesota Opera for Kids – www.mnopera.org/forkids
• Guthrie Theater Education – www.guthrietheater.org/learn
• Ordway Education Opportunities – www.ordway.org/education
• Children’s Theatre Company Theater Arts Training (TAT) – www.childrenstheatre.org
• The Phipps Center for the Arts – thephipps.org
• Minneapolis Institute for the Arts – Youth and Family Programs
• Off-the-Wall Studio – www.offthewallstudio.org
• Abban Art Academy – abbanart.com/workshops