Sponsored by the Maryland State Department of Education

2010 Maryland Summer Centers for Gifted and Talented Students

Summary Sheet
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Continuing a tradition of excellence for forty-three years, the Maryland Summer Centers (MSC) engage gifted and talented
students entering Grades 4-12 in unique summer programs. Centers located across the State offer one- to three-week
residential and nonresidential programs with a focus on the arts, sciences, mathematics, technology, engineering, history,
law and government, world languages, and creative writing.

Due to budget cuts, only a limited number of Summer Centers will operate this year. Please consult the Maryland State
Department of Education website www.marylandpublicschools.org/summercenters for more detailed descriptions of the
Centers and application forms.

The deadline for applications is April 15. Directors will accept applications after April 15 until the Center enrollment is
filled.

Honeywell Maryland Summer SAIC¹ and NMTC² Maryland Summer Harford County Public Schools
Center for Ecosystems Education Center for Space Science Maryland Summer Center for
at Horn Point Conservation Research
LOCATION: Johns Hopkins University
LOCATION: University of Maryland, Applied Physics Laboratory, Howard County LOCATION: Harford Glen Environmental
Horn Point Environmental Lab, ENTERING GRADES: 6-7 Center
Cambridge DATES: July 12 - 23 Harford County
Dorchester County TUITION: $350 two-week nonresidential ENTERING GRADES: 5-8
ENTERING GRADES: 6-10 DATES: July 19-30
DATES: See below. Learn about the current applications of space
TUITION: $350 two-week nonresidential
TUITION: $345 one-week residential technology and exploration of the solar system
by simulating the process involved in Harford Glen is the home to large areas of
Work beside scientists at one of the designing a NASA Discovery Mission. Plan wetlands containing numerous rare plants and
premier research facilities in the world, and launch a simulated space mission, many forms of wildlife that use the wooded
the Horn Point Environmental Laboratory including the design and fabrication of areas and water as a refuge. Due to the ever-
on the Choptank River. You will collect instrumentation for a spacecraft. Build and increasing number of people looking for
and analyze real-world data to determine program robots to accomplish tasks in a space- outdoor experiences, these ecological
the effects of physical, chemical, like environment. Interact with scientists and resources are being impacted. At the Center for
biological, and human influences on engineers, tour Mission Control, and the Action Investigation, you will research topics
submerged aquatic vegetation, the environmental test facilities located at the such as aquatic biology, wildlife management,
rockfish, the blue crab, and the oyster in Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics forestry, and soil conservation. You will use
the Chesapeake Bay. Laboratory. Geospatial technologies such as GIS and GPS
to collect and analyze data. The output of this
Section A: Entering Grades 6-7 Contact: Tom Michocki research will be an action plan and
July 11-16 Eastern Technical High School presentation.
Section B: Entering Grades 8-10 1100 Mace Avenue
July 18-23 Baltimore, MD 21221 Contact: Eric Cromwell
(410) 887-0190 Harford County Public Schools
Contact: Sue Grudis tmichocki@bcps.org 102 South Hickory Avenue
27103 Patriot Drive Bel Air, MD 21014
Salisbury, MD 21801 (410) 588-5354
(443) 783-1631 after 3 ¹Science Applications International Corporation eric.cromwell@hcps.org
sogrudis@comcast.net ²Northeastern Maryland Technology Council www.hcps.org/gifted