Resources for Students

MedStart – sophomores & juniors, in Butte, Missoula, Great Falls & Billings, deadline March. Free.

Schwanke Honors Institute – high school students study math, creative writing or movies (topics vary yearly); Missoula, deadline March 31st.
Peaks & Potentials –high-ability/high-potential students in grades 5-7, Bozeman.
Montana Learning Center's STEM Summer Camps – entering grades K-10, Helena (Canyon Ferry)
Montana Outdoor Science School – Bozeman area, registration begins mid-March. Limited residential camps.
Red Lodge Music Festival - 7th through 12th graders
Camp Invention - a national program

❋ Montana Summer Camps

Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University –many different camps for grades 4-12, including Advanced Placement courses, Chicago, May deadline.

Yunasa West in Sedalia, CO, (for highly gifted individuals ages 10 to 14)
Concordia Language Villages, MN - immersion in your choice of 14 languages for children aged 2 to 18
THINK Summer Institute - three-week residential program at the University of Nevada, Reno where students can earn up to six college credits by completing two university courses. To qualify, students must be 13 to 16 years old and must meet or exceed composite SAT score of 1130 (excludes writing portion) or ACT score of 26.
Summer Enrichment Program at the University of Northern Colorado, enrichment day camps for 4-10 year olds, residential programs for 5th-10th grade students; leadership camp for 11th and 12th grade students
Texas Honors Summer Math Camp – high school students, San Marcos TX, (free shuttle to Austin airport), April application deadline but rolling admissions.
Canada/USA Math Camp - high schoolers, location rotates between Tacoma and Maine

❋ Out of State Summer Camps

❋ Additional Resources

Unless a camp’s application process requires a test or SAT/ACT/EXPLORE/IQ scores, it may not be sufficiently advanced for your gifted child.
No gifted child needs to stay home all summer due to lack of finances. Most camps offer scholarships or financial aid to those who truly need it. We encourage you to simply ask.)