Helpful Resources
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Helpful Resources
Here is a list of organizations, resources and books that you may find helpful.
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Recommended books from the National Association of Gifted Children
Parenting Gifted Children
Editors: Jennifer L. Jolly, Donald J. Treffinger, Tracy Ford Inman, Joan Franklin Smutny
The NAGC Mile Marker Series: Your Road Map for Supporting Gifted Children
The Gifted Kids’ Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook (4th ed.)
Judy Galbraith, Jim Delisle
Helping Gifted Kids Soar (2nd ed.)
Carol Strip Whitney, Gretchen Hirsch
Using the Next Generation Science Standards with Gifted and Advanced Learners
Joyce Van Tassel-Baska
Informational Websites
National Association of Gifted Children:
http://www.nagc.org/
Hoagies:
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/parents.htm
Davidson Institute of Talent Development:
http://www.davidsongifted.org/
Programs outside of the district for Gifted and Talented Students
Center for Talent Development – Northwestern University:
http://ctd.northwestern.edu
Education Program for Gifted Youth – Stanford University:
http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses
Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science:
http://www.eimacs.com
Talent Identification Program (TIP) – Duke University:
http://www.tip.duke.edu
Gifted Education Resource Institute – Purdue University:
http://purdue.edu/geri
Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG):
http://giftedstudy.org
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY):
https://cty.jhu.edu/
Davidson Young Scholars Program for Profoundly Gifted Youth:
http://www.davidsongifted.org/Young-Scholars
Center for Gifted: Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity:
http://centerforgifted.org/
Summer Showcase (options for summer time continued learning)
Barrington Area Library
www.balibrary.org
Barrington Park District
www.barringtonparkdistrict.org/
Camp Invention
Local STEM summer camps for K-6 for future inventors.
College Nannies + Sitters + Tutors | Barrington and Schaumburg
www.collegenanniesandtutors.com/barringtonil
www.collegesitters.com
Main Phone: 847-305-2952
Eye Level Learning
www.eyelevellakezurich.com
Office: 847-726-9900
https://www.facebook.com/eyelevellakezurich/?fref=ts
Harper College
http://harpercollege.edu/youth
http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/ce/kids/index.php
Kaleidoscope
https://kaleidoscopeschooloffineart.org
Laura George Consulting, LLC
College Admissions Consultant, Essay Development Coach, and ACT/SAT Tutor
www.laurageorgeconsulting.com
laurageorgeconsulting@gmail.com
847-363-6780
Mathnasium of South Barrington
www.mathnasium.com/southbarrington
southbarrington@mathnasium.com
Midwest Torrance Center for Creativity / The Center for Gifted
www.centerforgifted.org/
info@centerforgifted.org
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development CTD)
Summer Program: commuter and residential: 847/491-3782 ext. 2
www.ctd.northwestern.edu/program_type/summer-programs
Email to: summer@ctd.northwestern.edu
General website:
www.ctd.northwestern.edu
Email to: ctd@northwestern.edu
Gifted Learning Links:
www.ctd.northwestern.edu/program_type/online-programs
Email to: gll@northwestern.edu
One Life Kitchen
Offers cooking classes, summer camps and on site cooking classes for kids
Sweet Feet Yoga
Sylvan Learning
www.locations.sylvanlearning.com/us/lake-zurich-il
lakezurich.il@sylvanlearning