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President's letter
By Katie Augustyn
Find out about CAG Board of Directors for 2007-2008, Academic
Competitions, and the 2007 Minds in Motion Events.
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file of the June 2007 newsletter.
Urban Gifted Showcase
The first Urban Gifted Showcase was held on Friday, June 2, 2006,
at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT, and it
was a huge success! Over five hundred students came with their
teachers from urban districts all over the state to get together for
this celebration and exhibition of their gifts and talents. ...more>>
The Do's and Don'ts for Raising Gifted Kids
By Deborah L. Ruf, Ph.D.
Parents have usually reached the "We're desperate" stage by the time
they seek out a person to help them with their gifted child. In
fact, although all the background information on IQ scores, gifted
programs, and affective needs is nice, what parents really want is
to staunch the bleeding....more>>
Archaeology Grant links Bridgeport and Westport students
By Kerstin Warner, Bedford Middle School, Westport
What do broken pots, animal bones, a thimble, buckets of dirt,
rulers and trowels have to do with gifted students from Bridgeport
and Westport?...more>>
Brain Science and Research News: Brain Bee Battles
by Bhakti Nagalla, a Junior at the Greater Hartford Academy of Math
and Sciences from Farmington , CT
I'll never forget when my freshman biology teacher brought out a
human brain in one day. I found it a bit overwhelming to be near
something that had once had so much power over someone's life...more>>
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