carnegie mellon institute for talented elementary and secondary students (c-mites)
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Carnegie Mellon Institute for Talented Elementary and Secondary Students (C-MITES)
Overview of C-MITES Activities
Educational programs Weekend Workshops Summer Program Steppingstones
Elementary Student Talent Search
Publications Teacher training Parent workshops Research
Fun Classes for Bright Kids
Educational Programs
Purpose: Provide fun, challenging educational opportunities to academically talented students
Financial aidAwarded to 10% of students Over $40,000 awarded each year
Educational Programs
Hands-on Higher-level thinking Small group, whole
class, and individual activities
Problem-solving strategies
Investigative approach, not just teaching algorithms
Weekend Workshops Saturdays and Sundays
during academic year Locations:
Carnegie Mellon University Lower Merion High School,
Ardmore, PA Glenside Elem School,
Glenside, PA Approximately 3,200
students per year (first come, first served)
Weekend Workshops
Kindergarten – 9th grade
Instructors are local teachers, CMU professors & graduate students, and experts in their fields
$62 per workshop ($99 full day)
Financial aid available
Weekend Workshops Sample classes:
Egg Drop Physics Write Your Own Web
Page Science of Harry
Potter Skeletal Remains Ice Cream Science Robotics Creative Writing
Summer Program 2-week
sessions 1-week
sessions Approximately
30 locations across Pennsylvania
Serves approximately 500 students annually
Summer Program
Cost ranges from $210 to $485
Students who take EXPLORE through C-MITES get a discount
Financial aid available
Summer Program Grades 1-9 Submit EXPLORE scores or
other above-level test scores
Teacher recommendation Information about
academic/extracurricular activities
Limited space in some classes
NOT first come, first served
Summer Program
Sample classes: Amusement Park Physics Programming Using Alice Informal Geometry C02 Dragsters Robotics Structures Kitchen Science
C-MITES JUNIORSNew Summer Program
CMU campus and nearby
Half-day classes Optional afternoon
program 1st and 2nd grades Financial aid available Application (not first-
come, first served)
Steppingstones: August Classes
CMU campus Full day classes Kindergarten - 10th
grades $65 - $115 per class Financial aid available First come, first served
Elementary Student Talent Search Testing
Provide detailed information about student abilities to families and schools
Above-level testing Approx. 1,000
students at 50 different test sites throughout PA each year
3rd – 6th graders
Elementary Student Talent Search (ESTS)
Provide detailed information about student abilities to families and schools
Above-level testing Serves approximately 1,000
students at locations in 29 counties of Penna. each year
ESTS: C-MITES EXPLORE Test
Grades 3-6 95th percentile on one section of a
grade-level achievement test EXPLORE Test was designed by ACT for
8th graders EXPLORE subtests include English,
Reading Comprehension, Mathematics and Science
Why Do a Talent Search?
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Why Do a Talent Search?
Above-level tests raise the “ceiling” and identify levels of giftedness
Profile academic strengths Inform educational programming and
curriculum Priority in the C-MITES Summer
Program C-MITES “membership” May participate in research
ESTS
Test dates for 2013: January 26 (Saturday) January 27 (Sunday) February 16 (Saturday) March 2 (Saturday)
Registration deadlines: Final deadline February 21: $79
7th and 8th graders should participate in CTY Talent Search
Why should my child participate?
Academic benefits
Social benefits
Long-term benefits
Because it’s fun!
Student comments
“I’d rather attend C-MITES programs all year instead of going to my regular school.”
Questions?