Anyone here who has sent or is sending their 5-year old to a SIG day camp? If so, where? Also, any experiences (any age) with the Manhattanville Campus?

Am totally new to the whole gifted world and am reeling!

Song,

I am sorry to say I have nothing to add to your topic. But as the parent of a just turned-5-year-old, I wanted to welcome you. You say you are "reeling." Feel like sharing any more? I think we can all relate!

Anyway, welcome! And you might try posting this topic under a different forum (learning environments or general discussion). People who have something to add to the subject may be missing it here in the "middle school" forum.

:'(. Thats the class DD13 wanted to go to, same session, same location. To think they could've met!

That's so sad, Bassetlover. DS says there are too few girls in the class & also--gulp--he's learned more in a wk than in the whole previous yr. Wish they could have met

Yep, I always want her to meet up with other kids like that, but we went to the grand ceremony, so at least she's met a few.

Hi Song,

I haven't done an SIG day program simply because there are no campuses near me. Their programs look great. I would only worry about a 5 yr old's stamina to make the most of a costly program.

We've never had the commuter program choices--only residential. The youngest we ever did was the one week Univ of Denver summer program for 4th-6th graders (Rocky Mt Talent Search/CITY) when my DS was 9 yrs old. Now we're trying the 5th/6th grade program through Jhu cty for my 10 yr old that is 3 wks long.

Good luck with what you decide. I think the summer institutes have been so important for my kids that I highly recommend them.

My older dd did that same Discovery Program at DU when she was 9 as well (Marine biology course). She's wanting to try out the Marine Lab in North Carolina in the next few years if possible. Budget is going to be a concern with that one, though, since we'd have to fly her there (and an adult to get her from Charlotte out to the coast) as well as paying tuition.