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Organizations and Support Services

Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG)

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC)

NAGC's mission is to support those who enhance the growth and development of gifted and talented children through education, advocacy, community building, and research. We aim to help parents and families, K-12 education professionals including support service personnel, and members of the research and higher education community who work to help gifted and talented children as they strive to achieve their personal best and contribute to their communities.

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Gifted Development Center (GDC)

Since 1979, the Gifted Development Center (GDC) has served as a global leader in the assessment and development of gifted individuals of all ages. We support giftedness throughout the lifespan. Through our work, we have changed the lives of over 6,000 children and their families worldwide. We also build awareness and understanding of giftedness, through research, advocacy and development of national policy.

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Conferences and Camps

Maine School of Science & Mathematics Camp

The ’22 camp will once again be four weeks long with the first two weeks for boys starting on June 26th and the second two weeks for girls starting on July 10th.

Ages: 10-14, occasionally 9 year olds
Cost: $800 for overnight camp and $450 for day camp.

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Financial Aid available to those that qualify. Learn more about affording summer camp:

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The Telling Room

The Telling Room offers a variety of writing camp options that allow for exploration both on foot and on paper. Due to COVID-19, we are offering a mix of in-person and virtual camps. A wide variety of genres and mediums are available through different camps, including fiction, poetry, essay, and sports writing.

Age: 7-18
Cost: Varies
Application/Registration Deadline: Open until full

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Maine’s Academy of Modern Music

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Project Login Girls Who Code Summer Camp in Portland

This camp is a week's worth of instruction, using the Girls Who Code curriculum as a foundation with supplemental activities as the students are interested and/or what is available at Roux. The purpose is to introduce girls (+ nonbinary students) to the fundamentals of programming. And to support teachers with PD so they feel prepared to launch a club in the fall.

Middle School and Rising Sixth Grade Girls High School and Rising Ninth Grade Girls

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