JULY 14 - 27, 2019 | COLLEGE OF WILLIAM &MARY

W & M C E N T E R F O R G I F T E D E D U C A T I O N

CAMP LAUNCH

camplaunchwm@gmail .com | 757-221-6198 | cfge.wm.edu

WHAT IS CAMP LAUNCH?

Camp Launch is a two-week, resident ia l exper ience for high-abi l i ty ,

low-income r is ing 7th and 8th graders. Camp Launch started with a

grant f rom the Jack Kent Cooke Foundat ion to The Center for Gi f ted

Educat ion in 2012, and expanded with cont inued f inancial support

f rom pr ivate donors, Nancy & Mike Petters of the Petters Family

Foundat ion.

At Camp Launch, our aim is to provide students wi th opportuni t ies

which could launch them on a path to future success.

DETAILS7th Grade

Appl icat ions due by

March 15, 2019

Camp Dates:

July 14-27

Cost: FREE

Location:

W&M Campus in

Wil l iamsburg, VA

STEM

FOCUSED

COURSES

BENEFITS TO STUDENTS

Students exper ience an ear ly taste of campus-

l i fe at W&M, l iv ing in the dorms, eat ing at a

campus dining faci l i ty , learning on campus.

Students exper ience advanced coursework in

science, technology, engineer ing, math,

wri t ing, and other content as wel l as personal

development and academic sel f -ef f icacy.

Students develop a network of t rue academic

peers: age-mates who are high-achieving,

highly mot ivated.

Students receive a tablet to use at Camp and

to take home.

Students are invi ted to return as r is ing 8th

graders to serve as mentors to the incoming

new group of 7th graders.

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY Students must meet the fol lowing academic el ig ib i l i ty requirements:

• Standardized test scores at the 90th percent i le or better in at least one

of the test subscales, or

• Recommendat ion accompanied by evidence of performance

Students should possess an appropr iate level of matur i ty and

independence to be away from home for two weeks

Student receives free/reduced lunch or fami ly income does not exceed

$45,000 for a fami ly of four

Students must be r is ing 7th graders in the summer of 2019