General Information
- Saturday mornings
- 8:30am – 11:30am
- October 18 – November 22
- Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
- Cost: $250
- Limited financial assistance available
- 10% Discount of tuition cost for children and grandchildren of ASU full-time students and full-time employees
- Priority Application Deadline: Postmarked by Monday, September 22, 2008
- Forms available as a single download (Adobe® PDF format) or separately: Application Form, Teacher Recommendation Form, and Financial Assistance Form. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will not be able to view the forms. Get Adobe® Acrobat Reader
Notification of Acceptance
Acceptance packets will be mailed by Friday, October 3, 2008.
Student and Parent Orientation
Students and Parents are required to attend an orientation program on Sunday, October 12, 2008 from 2:00 to 4:00.
Applying
Only complete applications will be considered. A complete application includes:
- Completed application form.
- School record of the 2007/2008 standardized test scores for reading, mathematics, and language.
- One completed teacher recommendation form.
- Non-refundable application fee of $15 (check or money order payable to ASU).*
Admission Criteria
Students will be admitted to the program based on an evaluation of their standardized test scores and teacher recommendation.
Course for 3rd Graders
Let Your Fingers do the Talking
This course is for talented 3rd grade students. Let Your Fingers do the Talking is a course designed to teach students to “say what they mean” and “mean what they say” using the fourth most commonly used form of communication in the United States - American Sign Language. Students will synthesize the elements of this language to develop meaningful communications through the use of signs, gestures, and facial expressions. At the same time to further understand deafness, students will investigate the basic anatomy of physiology of the human ear. Students will integrate the concepts of art, music, and mathematics, as they explore the movement, patterns and frequencies of sound waves. The art of role playing and dramatization will set the stage for students to examine the culture and history of deaf and hard-of-hearing communities and provide a context for students to make real-life applications and extensions to a variety of everyday situations.
Courses for 4th & 5th Graders
Creative Writing
This course is for talented 4th and 5th grade students. In this course we will explore the world of our imaginations and navigate that world with the power of language. We’ll begin with an exploration of ourselves. We’ll read to find how others explore their own stories. We’ll delve into poetry, the prose poem, flash fiction. We’ll build language through imagery and use that imagery to study character. We’ll read and respond to published authors, our peer’s work, and works we create as a class.
We’ll focus both on the creative aspects and the mechanics of writing. Each week, students will be expected to write, read, and discuss their own work, as well as the work of peers in class. Students will be expected to read outside of class, too. The course is modeled after a university level writing workshop in which class time is divided between writing, discussion and lecture—but the focus will be on writing as a process of discovery. Through a series of guided writing exercises, readings, and discussions, students will develop the relationship between the unique perceptions they have of the world around them, and the art of writing.
Mathematics As Number Systems
This course is for talented 4th and 5th grade students. In American classrooms, mathematics is considered the study of relationships among quantities, magnitudes, properties, and logical operations using the base-10 (or decimal) system. In this course, students will step into new mathematical paradigms to study four number systems. They will investigate the base-2 (or binary) system which is prominently used in today’s computer technology. In the base-10 system of the Egyptians, students will discover the unique properties and characteristics of the decimal system. Through the study of the base-20 (or vigesimal) system of the Mayans, students will discover new methods for performing the basic arithmetic operations, as well as the invention and evolution of number systems. Students will extend their knowledge of positional value, the additive, and subtractive properties of numbers, and the significance of zero within number systems, including those of the Greeks. Students will also learn some history surrounding these systems. Students will develop the ability to move between the different systems and to explore the common and unique properties of the various systems. Using skills of analysis and synthesis, students will develop, present, and defend their own unique number systems. The format of the course will include group activities, discussions and challenging homework.
Course for 6th & 7th Graders
Engineering A to Z
This course is for talented 6th and 7th grade students. When we think of every day life most of us take a lot of daily conveniences for granted. Take for instance the toaster you use to toast your bread in the morning. Have you ever thought about the electricity that makes it work or how it gets all the way to your house? Or what about the road you take to go to school in the morning? What about the car that you ride in? The music that you listen to in your CD or MP3 player, the airplane you fly on to go on vacation, sending an email to a friend and a myriad of other things that are just “part of your daily life” are all in some way or another associated with at least one field of engineering. When you think about it, engineers impact your life on a daily basis. Who are these Engineers? What do they do? How do they do it? How do I become one? In this course students will have the opportunity to explore the many different engineering disciplines, their applications, learn basic applied science and math principles used in the different fields and work on projects that will reinforce the concepts learned from each field. At the end of the course, the student will have a more clear understanding about engineering and the diversity that the field offers.
*There will be an additional $15 charge on all returned checks.
It is the policy of Programs for Talented Youth not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin in matters of admissions or services in the educational programs it operates. Programs for Talented Youth reserves the right to change without notice any statement concerning but not limited to policies, costs, courses, and staff. |
