Summer Institute for the Gifted - UT Austin
- Austin, TX
- Camp Type: Overnight
- Age of Campers: 8 - 17
- Gender of Campers: Coed
- Year Established: 1984
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SIG provides academically advanced students with an exciting and challenging educational experience. The program combines remarkable academic courses with cultural, social, and recreational opportunities. The academic program is central to the design and purpose of the Summer Institute for the Gifted. To this core, we add evening entertainment performances, weekend off-campus trips, creativity workshops and events, numerous social activities and a full recreational program.
The Summer Institute for the Gifted Day Program provides instruction in more than 30 academic and creative courses during its regular academic schedule as well as recreational activities every day. Courses are taught at levels appropriate for academically gifted students in grades one through six, covering humanities, mathematics and sciences, and multidisciplinary courses. Every student selects three courses and has a recreational period. Each class meets five times a week for 90 minutes each.
Camp Focus
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Computers
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Gifted
Academic and Pre-College Camps: SAT Prep
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Science
All Activities
- Drawing and Painting
- Film and TV
- Music
- Other Arts
- Performing Arts
- Photography and Video
- Sculpture
- Theater
- General Sports
- Archery
- Fencing
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- General Academics
- Animals
- Aviation
- Business
- Computers
- Creative Writing
- Finance
- Gifted
- History
- Leadership
- Liberal Arts
- Marine Science
- Math
- Other Academics
- Public Speaking and Debate
- SAT Prep
- Science
- Space
- Model Rocketry
- Talent Show