Mississippi Summer Programs for Gifted Children and Youth

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Summer Discovery at MUW
(Columbus, MS) One-week program for gifted students who have completed grades K-6.  Contact Dr. Barbara Hunt by e-mail: bhunt@muw.edu.

Annual Creativity Exploration
(Hattiesburg, MS) Contact by e-mail: diketwcc@netdoor.com or mail, Dr. Read M. Kiket, Center for Creative Scholars, 498 Tuscan Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS 39401.

Leadership Studies Program at USM
(Hattiesburg, MS) For gifted students in grades six through eleven.  Award includes tuition, room and board, activities, and insurance.  Contact the Frances A. Karnes Center for Gifted Studies at 601-266-5236.

Summer Gifted Studies Program at USM
(Hattiesburg, MS) One-week residential program for gifted students in grades four through eight.  Award includes tuition, room and board, activities, and insurance.  Contact the Summer Gifted Studies Program at University of Southern Mississippi, Box 8207, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, or by phone at 601-266-5236.

Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth at USM 
(Hattiesburg, MS) Three-week residential program for gifted students in grades seven through ten.  Contact the Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth at USM, Box 8207, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, or by phone at 601-266-5236.

Summer Discovery Enrichment Program
(Jackson, MS) One-week program for gifted students in grades K-5. Contact Jackson Public Schools Gifted Program Office at 601-960-8341, or email: tnichols@jackson.k12.ms.us.

Camp Invention
(Jackson, MS) A week-long, summer enrichment day camp that fosters creativity, teamwork, inventive thinking skills, and science literacy for children in grades 2-6. Contact Jackson Public Schools Gifted Program Office at 601-960-8341, or email: tnichols@jackson.k12.ms.us.

Summer Scholars "On Stage" Camp at MSU
(Starkville, MS) Two residential camps for gifted and talented students who have completed grades seven through twelve offered at Mississippi State University.