Enrichment Activities

Summer Learning Opportunities for Advanced Students

When school ends this summer, learning ends as well. Or so you might think. Here at The Center for Gifted Studies, we welcome students in grades 1-10 to attend one of our summer camps, which foster accelerated learning, fun, and lifelong friendships. Summer programs provide enrichment and a chance for

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Advocacy

Advocates Must Remain Alert

A little girl who was a very picky eater was allowed to eat dinner watching television in hopes she wouldn’t notice there were mushrooms in the rice (added without remembering that usually her portion was set aside before mushrooms were added), but she noticed. When asked how she detected the

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Above-Level Assessment

My state switched to the SAT. Will TIP-KY switch, too?

Recently, the Kentucky Department of Education (2025) announced that it awarded the statewide college admissions exam contract to the College Board, switching from the ACT to the SAT. With this change comes the question, will TIP-KY also change to using the SAT? The answer, for now, is no. There are

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VAMPY

Nazi Germany and the Holocaust

One of the greatest challenges the Nazi Germany and the Holocaust class at VAMPY faces every year is why? Why, and how, could such an incomprehensible horror unfold in the world? And not just in the world, but in the very heart of western civilization. Through examining the rise and

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Counselor’s Corner – Wade Luttrell

Tonight marks the VAMPY talent show and it is safe to say that every counselor, camper, and staff member is excited to see what great acts we will see. As the campers practiced and planned out their performances last night at talent show practice it seems that our show this

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Psychology at VAMPY

Observing behaviors at the zoo (Do you see what I see?) The VAMPY psychology class provides each camper with the opportunity to take a deep dive into human behavior and the mental processes that influence how humans develop and interact with the world. Our students have explored major psychological topics

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