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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 – 10th grade
Instructors are local teachers, CMU professors & graduate students, and experts in their fields
$85 per workshop ($135 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 $255 to $550
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 $85 - $135 per class Financial aid available First come, first served
Who teaches the classes?
Majority are regular classroom teachers
CMU faculty (may be an outreach component to a grant)
Grad students Some volunteers
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
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
Final deadline to register for this year is Feb. 10th
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 2013-2014 school year: November 9 (Saturday) January 25 (Saturday) January 26 (Sunday) February 15 (Saturday) March 1 or 2 (Sat/Sun)
Registration deadlines: October 4, 2013
($75/$25 with fee waiver) October 5 - January 15, fee is $85 ($35 with fee
waiver). Final deadline Feb. 10th $85. 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?
