{"id":2819,"date":"2016-07-08T12:05:14","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T16:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/?p=2819"},"modified":"2016-07-08T12:05:14","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T16:05:14","slug":"gifted-and-talented-students-to-explore-ecosystems-space-science-and-global-languages-at-summer-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/gifted-and-talented-students-to-explore-ecosystems-space-science-and-global-languages-at-summer-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifted And Talented Students To Explore Ecosystems, Space Science And Global Languages At Summer Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Three Summer Programs Launches Next Week<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>For Immediate Release \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contact: William Reinhard, 410-767-0486<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n<p>Three Maryland Summer Center Programs are set to get underway next week.\u00a0 Ecosystems Education at Horn Point, the Center for Space Science, and the Center for Global Languages are three of six Maryland summer center programs planned for 2016.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nThe<strong><em> 2016 Maryland Summer Centers Program<\/em><\/strong> continues a 49-year commitment at the State level to provide summer educational opportunities for Maryland\u2019s gifted and talented students. The program, coordinated through the Maryland State Department of Education, in partnership with public and nonpublic agencies, provides Maryland\u2019s diverse gifted and talented student population with advanced, rigorous, experiential learning opportunities that nurture these students\u2019 talents and abilities within unique learning environments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ecosystems Education at Horn Point <\/strong>will allow students to work alongside scientists in one of the premier marine research facilities in the world, collecting and analyzing data pertaining to the management of the Chesapeake Bay\u2019s natural resources. The residential program has two sections, one for students entering grades 6-8, the other for students entering grades 8-10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong> Section A: July 10-16, for students entering grades 6-8<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>8:15 a.m. &#8211; 2:45 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Section B: July 17-23, for students entering grades 8-10<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>8:15 a.m. &#8211; 2:45 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Maryland, Horn Point Environmental Laboratory<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>2020 Horns Point Rd<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cambridge, MD 21613<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(410) 228-8200<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>Center for Space Science <\/strong>allows students to be part of an engineering team that helps plan and design a simulated mission into space.\u00a0 Students in grades 6-7 will work alongside NASA scientists and engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, learning about the current applications of space technology.\u00a0 The Center is hosted by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>July 11-22, 8:30 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>11100 Johns Hopkins Road<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Laurel, MD\u00a0 20723<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(443)778-5746<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><strong>The Center for Global Languages<\/strong> will offer students an in-depth language experience featuring hands-on, engaging cultural experiences.\u00a0 Students in grades 4-6 may choose to study either Arabic or Chinese over the course of two weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>July 11-21 (Monday through Thursday only), 8:30 a.m. \u2013 3:30 p.m. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meade Middle School<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1103 26th Street<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Fort Meade, MD 20755<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(410)675-2355<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Summer Programs Launches Next Week<br \/>\nFor Immediate Release \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Contact: William Reinhard, 410-767-0486<br \/>\nBaltimore, MD<br \/>\nThree Maryland Summer Center Programs are set to get underway next week.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/gifted-and-talented-students-to-explore-ecosystems-space-science-and-global-languages-at-summer-centers\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8230;Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-news","category-newsreleases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2836,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819\/revisions\/2836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msde\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}