*******Gift Rap*******
A Monthly Newsletter Especially for Gifted Teenagers
Our objective is to let you know about great activities, free stuff, amazing new areas of interest and some plain old fun and enjoyment too. We value intelligence and will endeavor to find exceptional, high-powered enrichment to enhance your life and learning.
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Suggested Events for March:
GO TO:
www.DiscoverTeenergy.com "Teenergy Activities" for details.Canadian Ecology Centre
Canadian Voyageur Adventures
Canoe Ontario –Canoe Expo
Deep River Science Academy
***HTS Camps, Richmond Hill
(IF YOU ARE REALLY GOOD IN SCIENCE AND IN GRADES 12 OR OAC AND YOU MIGHT LIKE A SUMMER JOB AS A TEACHERS ASSISTANT AT THIS CAMP, PLEASE SEE ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE)
McMichael Summer Art Camp
Moorelands Camp (apply to be a summer camp counsellor for disadvantaged kids)
Ontario Science Centre Science School (apply now for next year)
Summer Opportunity in Applied Research (SOAR)
Toronto Sportsmen’s Show (during March Break)
U. of Toronto Dept. of Computer Science Summer Coarse
YMCA Young Leaders Course
Encounters With Canada (one week in Ottawa. Until end of May)
What Gifted Students Are Doing
Valerie P. and Carolyn M. are involved with all kinds of leadership training workshops and conferences that you can attend. Check with your Student Council for details.
Jennifer H., OAC, has been woefully neglected. She has been busily working on the yearbook without recognition until now.
Yi-Mei T. and Justine W., Gr. 10, will be writing AP Psychology exam in May. Time to register is now, by the end of the month.
Queen’s University Mini Enrichment Program is still registering until
March 2. Go to the website for details.
MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS!! On Saturday, Feb. 17th, Emma W. Gr. 9, Katherine L. & Sarah L. Gr. 10, and Cristina C. Gr. 12 won the Ontario Student Debating Union Metro Debating Finals Tournament title!!!! Held at UTS school in Toronto.
On top of that, Sarah L. won the #1 best debater award out of over 40 delegates in the division. The others placed below 12th. They now go on to the provincial finals to be held in Kitchener in February.
Congrats. Forty-five students in our school gifted program went to the Toronto Catholic District School Board Gifted Conference on Feb. 20. I think this is a new record.
Janice C., Gr.11, will be contacting an architect shortly for a possible mentorship. She is also attending the Ontario Model Parliament.
Interesting New Websites
One Hundred Teen Chatrooms
-exceptional site!! Chatrooms on any topic
http://www.partyhearty.com/chatroomsteenagers.html
French Radio Stations in Canada
http://www.radiorfa.com/index_IE.htmLiterary and Rhetorical Terms for English Literature
-these are all the writing devices found in literature
http://’elza.lpi.ac.ru/WritersGuide/literary/literarytermstoc.html#PoetTool’The Canadiana Resource Page (everything in Canada)
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Canadiana/README.htmlDangers of Cell Phones
http://www.dmoz.org/Science/Environment/Energy/Electromagnetic_Field/Cell_Phones/Multiple Intelligences as a Way of Selecting a Career
http://pzweb.harvard.edu/ami/mibasics.htm http://www.angelfire.com/oh/themidas/links.html http://www.newhorizons.org/bibmishelf.htmlUniversities/Colleges that DO NOT REQUIRE SAT’s for Entrance
http://www.fairtest.org/optional.htmSee world cities in real time by live camera.
www.camvista.com
Strange But True Facts On Many Interesting General Topics
http://sbt.bhmedia.com/Strange Science Theories and Major Scientific Goofs
http://turnpike.net/~mscott/How To Actually Do (step by step instructions) Many Unusual Dances
http://fandango.ch.cam.ac.uk/contra/dances/Comics – Buying, Selling, Collecting
http://www.collectortimes.com/comics.htmlAll about energy from the wind
http://www.awea.org/Ideas from University Profs on How to Get Great Grades
http://gamma.rwu.edu/users/cjt/gouldgd.htmWestcoast Teen Travel Connections
http://www.westcoastconnection.com/world.htmGhost Hunting and Hauntings
http://www.theshadowlands.net/ghost/Download Some Amazingly Super Cool 3D Screensavers
http://www.3dfiles.com/Take a Virtual Tour of a Firetruck (Why???? You figure it out and let me know.)
http://www.rtis.com/reg/bryan/fire_ems/E2/E2newL.htmMystery Site Just For Fun
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/University Entrance Requirements for all Ontario Universities (put this in your favorites and keep it. It is good to 2003)
www.ouac.on.ca/news/jan2001
The End. See you next month.
Da Boz