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| June 2006 In this issue:
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| Apply Now! SIG 2006 Deadline Extended! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The application deadline for SIG 2006 has been extended! We are still accepting applications on a space available basis. SIG day and residential programs are filling up quickly, so we encourage you to apply now! If you haven’t decided on a location yet, visit http://www.giftedstudy.com to get more details about all SIG campuses and their availability. New and returning participants can apply online at https://remote.aifs.com/sigapp/. You can also visit http://www.giftedstudy.com/general_application.htm to download hard copies of the application and recommendation forms if you need them. Please contact Amanda Ritz at (866) 303-4744 ext. 5159 or e-mail aritz@giftedstudy.com if you have any questions about the extended deadline and available programs. |
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| Read a Winning Essay from the SIG Essay Contest! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Students were asked to write an original 500-word essay addressing the question: How can American education improve its preparation of today's students for tomorrow's world? The first place winner received a full scholarship to a three-week residential Summer Institute for the Gifted program. The second place winner received a $1,000 scholarship to a three-week residential Summer Institute for the Gifted program. Two third place winners each received a $500 scholarship to a three-week residential Summer Institute for the Gifted program. This month we'd like to share one of the 3rd place winners' essay. Corin, an 11th grader from La Canada, California wrote this fantastic essay: http://www.giftedstudy.com/contest_essay_corin.asp Read The Gifted Student in July to read another winning essay! |
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| From the President's Desk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A letter from Stephen L. Gessner, Ph.D, President of SIG:
We have extended our application deadline to accommodate late applicants. Space is limited and some campuses are already closed, but we can still accept some more students at some of the programs. Visit our web page http://www.giftedstudy.com to see which campuses still have space. Accepted students can also download from our web site various forms they need to complete, these include the Medical, Transportation, Permission to Leave Campus, Saturday Get-Away, Residential Requests, and Additional Information forms. If you are joining us this summer at SIG, we are looking forward to seeing you soon. Stephen Gessner, Ph.D. President |
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| SIG's Dr. Gessner on NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On April 26th, Summer Institute for the Gifted President Dr. Stephen Gessner appeared on NBC-TV in Atlanta, Georgia on Atlanta & Company, a live studio-based weekday program. Dr. Gessner spoke about SIG and the new campus in Atlanta at Emory University. You can view this informative and entertaining segment on the Atlanta & Company website now and it will soon be available on our own SIG website. Click here to view Dr. Gessner on NBC: http://www.atlantaandcompany.com/article.aspx?storyid=79135 |
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| SIG Puzzle Corner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June Puzzle A wise knight came to a bridge that spanned a deep gorge. The bridge was guarded by an angry mathematician who required the correct answer to a probability problem before the knight would be allowed to pass. The knight accepted the challenge even though the penalty for a wrong answer was clear from the pile of knights on the bottom of the gorge. “The three boxes before you each contain two walking frogs,” explained the angry mathematician. “In one box are two frogs that always lie. Another box contains two frogs that always tell the truth. The remaining box contains one frog that always lies and one frog that always tells the truth.” The knight was then told to pick a box and then take one frog out of the box. The knight then picked a truth-telling frog from the box he chose. What is the probability that the remaining frog in the box is also a “truth-teller?” Send your answers to Amanda Ritz at aritz@giftedstudy.com. First correct answer receives recognition in our next edition of The Gifted Student! May Puzzle: Three people went to lunch and bought a large meal which they all split. The total cost, including tip, was $30. Each person paid $10 to the waitress and started to leave the restaurant. As they left, the waitress came running up to them with five dollars saying that she made a mistake and that the meal and tip should have cost only $25. The waitress then gave each person one dollar, but didn’t know how to split the remaining two dollars. They told her to keep the extra two dollars as an additional tip. When the people started talking about what has just happened, they started getting confused. They had each paid $10 for the meal and received one dollar back, so they each really paid $9 for the meal for a total of $27. Add the two dollars of extra tip and the total is $29. Where did the extra one dollar go? Answer: There was no extra dollar. The meal was only supposed to cost $27 dollars ($25 for the meal and the $2 that they tipped the waitress). Then, an extra dollar was given back to each of them- $27+$3 = $30. The riddle makes you add both the amount paid and the amount received, which doesn't work. You have to look at it from either the restaurant's side or the customer's side, not both. Congratulations Ben Geilich from Hanover, New Hampshire for being the first to respond with the correct answer! |
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| National Society for the Gifted and Talented e-Newsletter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The new National Society for the Gifted and Talented will be releasing the inaugural issue of their e-newsletter. The monthly publication will include gifted and talented news, area event listings, industry articles, gifted and talented resources, helpful links, and much more! If you would like to receive the newsletter, just send your e-mail address to mliberty@giftedstudy.com with 'NSGT' in the subject. |
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| If you are excited about what you have seen in the Gifted Student newsletter, please share it with your friends. Or send us their name and e-mail address, and we'll put them on our e-mail list. Write to Amanda Ritz at aritz@giftedstudy.com with "The Gifted Student" in the subject line to subscribe. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other AIFS Programs: High school students from many countries study in the U.S. with Academic Year in America. Our College Division organizes study abroad for U.S. students at 18 campuses abroad including Richmond, the American International University in London. The Au Pair in America program enables American families to host international young people, who assist with childcare and share their culture. Study/travel programs for high school students are offered through the Summer Advantage program. Camp America and Resort America bring young international visitors to the U.S. to serve as camp counselors and support staff during the summer. |
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We
received over 200 essays from gifted and talented students from
around the world in response to the first annual SIG Essay Contest!
Thank you to all students who participated and made the contest
an overwhelming success! 
Our
first programs begin in three weeks and you can imagine the flurry
of activity in our office as those starting dates approach. With
the activity comes the excitement and anticipation of all of our
preparatory work finally coming to fruition and seeing the fruits
of our labor blossoming. 