Lori’s Top Ten Summer Activities for Gifted Kids

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A top-ten list of summer activities for gifted children, including field trips, camps, virtual experiences, TED Talks, geocaching, science programs, and the SENG conference. The author thanks SENG Facebook members for contributions and offers practical, varied options to keep gifted kids engaged over summer.

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I can’t believe it is only a month before school lets out, and the children are all looking for something to do. Here is my version of David Letterman’s Top Ten. I want to thank the SENG Facebook members for their help in creating this list.

10. Go for self-serve frozen yogurt. (Amanda Arders)

9. Do anything with water.

8. Go on a virtual fieldtrip.

7. Listen to the top ten TED Talks for Kids.

6. Explore Descartes’ Cove. (Bethanne Jones)

5. Enroll in a summer camp. (Find a camp through the American Camp Association.)

4. Explore Club Scientific. (Laura Liebowitz Brownlee)

3. Check out Camp Invention.

2. Try geocaching (Carolyn K)

And the number one summer activity for gifted kids …

1. Attend the annual SENG Conference Children and Teen’s Program. (Jennifer Livernois)

Lori Comallie-Caplan

Lori Comallie-Caplan, LMSW, is in private practice specializing in therapy and evaluation of gifted children and adolescents in Las Cruces, NM. She is a frequent presenter at SENG and NAGC and provides professional development to school districts and parent groups. Lori is also president of SENG’s Board of Directors.

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