A variety of summer options exist within our state for gifted youth. Some are residential, some day camps. Some are geared specifically toward gifted youth or subsets of the gifted population, such as the highly or exceptionally gifted, and others simply offer instruction in a field that is likely to interest certain gifted youth. Below is a listing of some of these options.
Math/Science/Tech Camps
SUMMER SCIENCE INSTITUTE: Middle schoolers and advanced 5th graders (Metropolitan State College of Denver)
http://www.mscd.edu/~cfmsaee/2012/SSI2012.html
DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE: Pre-K - grade 6
http://www.dmns.org/learn/families-and-children/summer-day-camps/
SCIENCE MATTERS IN AMERICA: Ages 5-11
http://www.sciencematters.tv/Camps.do
ID-TECH CAMPS: Most ages/abilities (locations at University of Denver and also at Colorado State University in Fort Collins).
http://www.internaldrive.com/
STEM Institute: Grades 4-9 most abilities, Preston Middle School (Fort Collins)
http://www.steminstitutes.org/
SOPHIE MATH: High school girls (Boulder, CO)
http://www.coloradomath.org/sophie/
EPSILON CAMP: Ages 8-11 (Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO)
http://www.epsiloncamp.org/index.php
Multiple Academic Areas
CAMP INVENTION: Grades K-6 (located in most states)
http://www.campinvention.org/default.aspx
CENTER FOR BRIGHT KIDS: Grades 4-11 (Colorado School of Mines)
http://www.centerforbrightkids.org/programs/summer-programs/index.html
SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: Age 4 - Grade 12, Univ. of Northern Colorado (Greeley)
http://www.unco.edu/cebs/sep/
Chess
COLORADO MASTER CHESS CAMPS: K-12, all levels of chess from beginner to advanced tournament players
http://www.coloradomasterchess.com/camp.htm
BOULDER COUNTY CHESS SCHOOL: Camps for various ages/ abilities
http://www.bouldercountychessschool.com/
COLORADO SPRINGS CHESS CAMPS: All ages/ abilities
http://www.rockymountainchess.com/
Music
SWALLOW HILL MUSIC CAMPS: All Ages/ Abilities (Denver Area)
https://swallowhillmusic.org/denver-music-school/summer-music-camps/
SUMMER MUSIC ACADEMY: Grade 6-12, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
http://music.colorado.edu/summermusicacademy/
ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIDDLE CAMP: all ages, infant to adult (Winter Park, CO)
http://www.rmfiddle.com/
COLLEGE PREPARATORY MUSIC ACADEMY: High School students (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO)
http://artsoutreach.colostate.edu/high-school-programs-camps/college-preparatory-music-academy/
KIDS DO IT ALL SUMMER MUSIC THEATRE CAMP: Ages 7-13 (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO)
http://www.theatre.colostate.edu/about/summer-camp
Recreational
YUNASA WEST: Age 10-14 (Sedalia, CO)
http://www.educationaladvancement.org/programs/yunasa-west
PROFOUNDLY GIFTED RETREAT: most ages (Colorado Springs and Breckenridge, CO)
http://pgr.shuttlepod.org/
Parents and youth who qualify to join Mensa may also wish to get in touch with Denver Mensa or one of the other local Colorado groups as we are constantly updating our resource lists for gifted youth including summer and school year programs.
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