Академични състезания
BOOK-IT! NATIONAL READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Pizza Hut, Inc.
P. O. Box 2999
Wichita, KS 67201
800-426-6548
http://www.bookitprogram.com
Стимулираща програма за четене от детска градина до 6-ти клас.
EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR GIFTED YOUTH (EPGY)
Ventura Hall, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4115
415-329-9924
http://www-epgy.stanford.edu/epgy/
Скъпи, но престижни онлайн курсове.
FREEDOMS FOUNDATION’S NATIONAL AWARDS PROGRAM FOR YOUTH
Awards Department
Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
Route 23
P. O. Box 706
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0706
http://www.ffvf.org
FUTURE PROBLEM-SOLVING PROGRAM
318 West Ann Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
313-998-7377
http://www.fpsp.org
INSTITUTE FOR THE ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT OF YOUTH
Center for the Talented Youth Talent Search
The Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
http://www.jhu.edu/gifted/a_z.html
За ученици от пети до осми клас, които се класират в 98 процента или по-горе според стандартизираните тестове за постижения.
INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR
Science Service, Inc.
1719 N. Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
http://www.sciserv.org/isef
INVENT AMERICA
U.S. Patent Foundation
Suite 420
510 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
http://www.inventamerica.com
KIDS AT HOME, INC.
P. O. Box 9148
Bend, OR 97708
541-389-8549
e-mail: kidshome@transport.com
KNOWLEDGE OPEN ACADEMIC COMPETITION
Academic Hallmarks
P. O. Box 998
Durango, CO 81302
800-321-9218
http://www.greatauk.com/KMO.html
Състезанието идва на компютърен диск.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY
USA WEEKEND/Make a Difference Day
1000 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22229
http://www.usaweekend.com/diffday
За всички възрасти. Групов доброволен проект.
MATHCOUNTS
National Society of Professional Engineers
1420 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
http://www.mathcounts.org
MATH OLYMPIAD
2154 Bellmore Avenue
Bellmore, NY 11710-5645
Краен срок за регистрация: 30-ти септември.
Такси: $75 на отбор от максимален брой тридесет и пет ученика.
NATIONAL ENERGY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (NEED)
National Awards Program
P. O. Box 2518
Reston, VA 22090
http://www.need.org
Групов проект от детска градина до дванадесети клас.
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
0119 Cecil Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-314-9739
e-mail: hstryday@aol.com
http://www.nationalhistoryday.org
THE NATIONAL WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY...
AWARD CONTEST FOR STUDENTS
Landmark Editions, Inc.
P. O. Box 4469
1402 Kansas Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64127
816-241-4919
http://www.pilkey.com/meltoncontest.htm
От шест- до деветнадесет годишна възраст.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY BEE
National Geographic Society
1145 17th Street NW
Washington, DC 20036-4688
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographybee
ODYSSEY OF THE MIND
P. O. Box 547
Glassboro, NJ 08028
609-881-1603
http://www.odysseyofthemind.com
PRESIDENT’S CHALLENGE
President’s Council of Physical Fitness and Sports
Poplars Research Center
400 E. Seventh Street
Bloomington, IN 47405
800-258-8146
http://www.indiana.edu/~preschal/index.shtml
QUILL & SCROLL SOCIETY
School of Journalism
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1528
http://www.uiowa.edu/~quill-sc
Състезание по писане и фотография.
SCHOLASTIC ART AND WRITING AWARDS
P. O. Box 517
New York, NY 10013
http://www.scholastic.com/artandwritingawards/index.htm
SCIENCE-BY-MAIL
Museum of Science
Science Park
Boston, MA 02114-1099
800-729-3300
http://www.acm.org/sigchi/chi96/proceedings/intpost/Fusco/fm_txt.html
SMG STOCK MARKET COMPETITION
Securities Industry Foundation for Economic Education
120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271-0080
http://www.smg2000.org
STONE SOUP MAGAZINE
P. O. Box 83
Santa Cruz, CA 95063
800-447-4569
http://www.stonesoup.com
THINKQUEST
Advanced Network and Services, Inc.
200 Business Park Drive
Armonk, NY 10504
http://i.advanced.org/thinkquest
Академично състезание по Интернет.
24 CHALLENGE MATH PROGRAM
First in Math
Suntex International Inc.
118 N. Third Street
Easton, PA 18042
610-253-5255
610-258-2180 (fax)
http://www.24game.com/default.htm
USA MATHEMATICAL TALENT SEARCH
Contact: George Berzsenyi
Department of Mathematics/Box 121
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5500 Wabash Avenue
Terre Haute, IN 47803-3999
812-877-8474
http://www.nsa.gov/programs/mepp/usamts.html
YOUNG AMERICA HORTICULTURE CONTESTS
National Junior Horticultural Association
Joe Maxson
401 North Fourth
Durant, OK 74701
http://www.njha.org
За възраст от осем до четиринадесет годишни (групови/индивидуални проекти).
Допълнителни източници
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All the Best Contests for Kids, Joan and Craig Bergstrom (Tricycle Press, 1996). В наличност при HSRC. Free (and Almost Free) Adventures for Teenagers, Gail Grand (John Wiley and Sons, 1995). NASSP Contests and Activities Advisory List, National Association of Secondary School Principals, 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Student Science Opportunities: Your Guide to Over 300 Exciting National Programs, Competitions, Internships, and Scholarships, Gail Grand (John Wiley and Sons, 1994). |
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Debra Bell, The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling
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