Program Overview

During the six-week session, students in grades 1-6 will be engaged in creative intellectual challenges that apply their knowledge of such academic topics as math, science and social studies, as well as promote the development of communication, leadership and problem-solving skills. Students will be grouped by grade, with a unique problem scenario at each level. In the final portion of the program, students will incorporate the skills and knowledge they have learned in building solutions to their problem.

Grades 1 & 2 – Budding Botanists – In this class, students will become botanists as they investigate the nature, structure and life cycle of plants. Students will work to solve real-world problems, such as how to use plants as fuel for cars.

Grades 3 & 4 – Preservation Park – Students will become geologists and environmental scientists as they work together to create a park that will help to preserve a shoreline in environmental crisis!

Grades 5 & 6 – Wonders of the World – Students will explore the modern wonders of the world and determine what constitutes a wonder, then role-play a committee of engineers and architects charged with designating the Seven Wonders of the 21st Century.

For complete course descriptions, please download the brochure.

SIG Eligibility

The SIG Saturday Program is open to students in grades 1-6 who have evidence of high academic ability and/or achievement. Students who meet one of the following criteria are invited to apply:

• Students who have participated in Academic Talent Search Programs.
  
  
• Students who have scored in the 95th percentile or above in at least one of the major content areas or ability sections of a nationally-normed standardized test administered by their schools.
  
  
• Students who have scored in the gifted range on the PSAT, ACT, or SSATB.
  
  
• Students who have been identified as gifted and/or who have participated successfully in a local or school gifted program.
  
  

If no local or school gifted program exists, or if no test
scores are available, two letter of recommendation forms
can be submitted. One letter from a teacher and one letter
from a school administrator who is familiar with the
student’s record and performance should be submitted.

Application Procedure and Deadlines

The deadline for The Melrose School is January 13, 2010.

Due to space limitations in the programs, we suggest that applicants submit their materials as soon as possible. Admission is on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis according to the postmark date on the application form envelope. Applications submitted after the deadline will be considered on a space available basis.

	Apply Online!
	Download the Brochure
	Download the Application
	Download the Recommendation Form

Please mail completed applications to:

Summer Institute for the Gifted
Admissions Office - SP
River Plaza
9 West Broad Street
Stamford, Connecticut 06902

Dates and Fees

Our Saturday program will take place in Brewster, NY, from January 23 through March 6 (excluding February 13), from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The total cost of the SIG Saturday Program is $395, which must be paid with the application.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about SIG Saturday, please contact Angela Lycan at (203) 399-5545 or email alycan@giftedstudy.org.