School of Engineering Vanderbilt University

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K-12 Outreach Program

Program for Talented Youth (PTY)
http://www.pty.vanderbilt.edu/

Vanderbilt’s Programs for Talented Youth seeks to identify and aid academically talented youth from diverse educational, racial, and economic backgrounds. Current programs include:

Vanderbilt Summer Academy (VSA): serves the needs of highly gifted rising 8th- to 12th-grade students through a fast-paced academic program on campus.
Weekend Academy at Vanderbilt University (WAVU): offers two-day residential learning and social experience for gifted students who are currently in grades 7 through 10
Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young (SAVY): offers weekend classes for students in kindergarten through 8th grade
Parent Support Groups based on the SENG model
The Julian Stanley Lecture Series

VUSE currently participates in the following PTY programs:

VSA Summer 2009 Schedule

Vanderbilt Summer Academy

2009 courses include offerings such as Nanotechnology, Novel Writing, Bioethics and the Law, World Religions, The Chemistry of Everyday Things, and Med School 101. Check back for a list of VUSE courses and descriptions.

Session 1: Sunday, June 7 - Friday, June 12, 2009
1-week residential program for students entering 8th grade in Fall 2009

Session 2: Sunday, June 14 - Saturday, June 27, 2009
2-week residential program for students entering 9th or 10th grade in Fall 2009

Session 3: Sunday, July 5 - July 25, 2009
3-week residential program for students entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade in Fall 2009

WAVU Spring 2009 Schedule

This exciting residential academic program is designed for current 7th through 10th grade students who would like to spend a weekend at Vanderbilt University learning from Vanderbilt professors, exploring new ideas, and making new friends. The next WAVU session will be March 28-29, 2009. Check back for a list of VUSE courses and descriptions.

SAVY Spring 2009 Schedule

The Saturday Academy provides a dynamic, fast-paced curriculum experience to qualifying gifted children in grades K–6.

An engineering class will be held six Saturday mornings in a row, Feb. 7 through March 14, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at University School of Nashville, on the corner of 21st Avenue and Edgehill, across the street from the Vanderbilt campus.

Grades 5-6 -- Connected: Wiring, Electricity, and More

Imagine that you are a newly hired engineer for the local power company. The city wants to build a special recreational complex for kids and they need your help. There is a lot to learn about how to design and wire the complex so that it passes inspection and can withstand the stresses of weather and people. Take on the role of an electrical engineer and learn about currents, circuitry and electricity. Design your own electrical system for the new recreational building, but watch out - you never know when a storm may hit. Can your design withstand it?