Gifted & Talented
GIFT IN ESSEX, KENT, MIDDLESEX, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE......
Calendar of forthcoming events: Unless otherwise indicated, details of all courses are available on request from:
Julian Whybra, GIFT Ltd., 24 Martingale Road, Billericay, Essex, England CM11 1SG.
T: 01277 654228 F: 01277 654228
E: enquiries@giftltd.co.uk W:www.giftltd.co.uk
E: enquiries@giftltd.co.uk W:www.giftltd.co.uk
2012
18-20 May: Residential Weekend Course for Years 7-10 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex.
15-17 June: Residential Weekend Course for Years 7-9 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex.
29 June-1 July: Residential Weekend Course for Years 7/8 in Grendon, Northamptonshire.
6-8 July: Residential Weekend Course for Years 8-11 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex.
12-17 August: GIFT Summer School for Years 7-13 in Grendon, Northamptonshire.
19-24 August: GIFT Summer School for Years 7-13 in Grendon, Northamptonshire.
2-4 November: Residential Weekend Course for Years 9-11 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex.
23-25 November: Residential Weekend Course for Years 8-11 in Grendon, Northamptonshire.
30 November-2 December: Residential Weekend Course for Years 7-9 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex.
15-17 June: Residential Weekend Course for Years 7-9 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex.
29 June-1 July: Residential Weekend Course for Years 7/8 in Grendon, Northamptonshire.
6-8 July: Residential Weekend Course for Years 8-11 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex.
12-17 August: GIFT Summer School for Years 7-13 in Grendon, Northamptonshire.
19-24 August: GIFT Summer School for Years 7-13 in Grendon, Northamptonshire.
2-4 November: Residential Weekend Course for Years 9-11 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex.
23-25 November: Residential Weekend Course for Years 8-11 in Grendon, Northamptonshire.
30 November-2 December: Residential Weekend Course for Years 7-9 in Hatfield Peverel, Essex.
Note: All references to Years are to National Curriculum Year groups.
SPONSORSHIP is available to parents where there is financial hardship. Please see our website for more details www.giftltd.co.uk
SPONSORSHIP is available to parents where there is financial hardship. Please see our website for more details www.giftltd.co.uk
EVENTS FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED SCIENCE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA, NORWICH
These upcoming science events are for Gifted and Talented students in Years 10-13. They will take place at the University of East Anglia in Norwich (UEA) in Norwich. For more information and to download a booking form, visit their website at www.uea.ac.uk/giftedandtalented or call us them 01603 591961. The University is happy to take individual bookings from students who wish to attend on their own.
These events are an excellent opportunity for students to experience university teaching and learn more about an area of science that interests them. We can also arrange campus tours and admissions advice on most events if requested.
For chargeable events, free and subsidised places may be available for students. Help with transport costs may also be available for all events. Please get in touch for more information.
Tues 1 May, 10 - 4
Blood Sweat and Tears
Years 10 - 12
£25
Are you interested in studying chemistry at university? This one day course will offer you the opportunity to get hands-on in our state of the art teaching laboratories. You will be working with teaching staff and current university students to extract caffeine and analyse your product using a range of techniques. You will also get the chance to visit research scientists in their labs to find out how they use Spectroscopy and other analytical techniques in their research.
Blood Sweat and Tears
Years 10 - 12
£25
Are you interested in studying chemistry at university? This one day course will offer you the opportunity to get hands-on in our state of the art teaching laboratories. You will be working with teaching staff and current university students to extract caffeine and analyse your product using a range of techniques. You will also get the chance to visit research scientists in their labs to find out how they use Spectroscopy and other analytical techniques in their research.
Wed 27-Thurs 28 June
Chemistry and Pharmacy Summer School
Yr12
£105 (including accommodation and meals)
Thinking about studying Chemistry or Pharmacy at university? Want to know more about university life? Then join us at the University of East Anglia for a two day insight into studying chemistry and pharmacy at degree level. During the course you will:Participate in cutting edge experiments in nanotechnology and forensic science; Work in our state of the art teaching laboratories; Take part in a problem based learning session; Get tips on applying for university and completing your UCAS form; Meet some of our current students and find out what university life is all about!
Chemistry and Pharmacy Summer School
Yr12
£105 (including accommodation and meals)
Thinking about studying Chemistry or Pharmacy at university? Want to know more about university life? Then join us at the University of East Anglia for a two day insight into studying chemistry and pharmacy at degree level. During the course you will:Participate in cutting edge experiments in nanotechnology and forensic science; Work in our state of the art teaching laboratories; Take part in a problem based learning session; Get tips on applying for university and completing your UCAS form; Meet some of our current students and find out what university life is all about!
GIFT COMES TO TATE BRITAIN
MASTERCLASSES FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY ABLE: GIFT, providers of internationally-renowned enrichment courses, have organised a series of stand alone Masterclasses at the request of local parents and schools. The venue will be the Tate Britain Gallery, Millbank, Pimlico, London SW1. The projects are aimed at National Curriculum Years 7-11 and based in creative sketchbook art, the history of art, and creative writing with art as a stimulus. Course details will be sent upon receipt of application.
Sun 27th May 2012 or Sun 1st July or Sat 14th July 2012
10.00 - 3.30
10.00 - 3.30
On the Horizon: An Escape into Landscape
Code W24
Years 7-11
This exciting day at Tate Britain will explore landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes. Using works by the artists J. W. M. Turner and John Constable, you’ll explore the nature of landscape. How did these artists paint the weather, seasons and create idyllic landscapes, especially in the romantic era of painting? Why did Constable continually address the theme of man versus nature and science versus God (creation). We’ll also look at contemporary cityscapes and how some artists use photography to address the same themes as Constable did 250 years earlier. Recording some of these techniques in your sketchbooks, you will create a cityscape en plein air alongside the Thames, weather permitting. Bring an A4 sketchbook.
Code W24
Years 7-11
This exciting day at Tate Britain will explore landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes. Using works by the artists J. W. M. Turner and John Constable, you’ll explore the nature of landscape. How did these artists paint the weather, seasons and create idyllic landscapes, especially in the romantic era of painting? Why did Constable continually address the theme of man versus nature and science versus God (creation). We’ll also look at contemporary cityscapes and how some artists use photography to address the same themes as Constable did 250 years earlier. Recording some of these techniques in your sketchbooks, you will create a cityscape en plein air alongside the Thames, weather permitting. Bring an A4 sketchbook.
Sat 12th May or Sun 17th June or Sun 24th June or Sat 7th July 2012
10.00 - 3.30
10.00 - 3.30
Portraits and Identity
Code U25
Years 7-11
From Tudor to present-day portraits, we will focus on why portraits were made, changes in style, subject matter, and media used. Elizabethan personal ads, Pre-Raphaelite painting, Pop Art and celebrity, sculpture, and twentieth century living portraits will all be examined and discussed in relation to the theme of identity, revealing (or imagining) the sitter’s inner self. Throughout the day lots of practical work will challenge you and your ideas on the nature of portraiture. Please bring a sketchbook at least A4 in size, and pens and pencils you enjoy drawing with. Other materials will be provided.
Code U25
Years 7-11
From Tudor to present-day portraits, we will focus on why portraits were made, changes in style, subject matter, and media used. Elizabethan personal ads, Pre-Raphaelite painting, Pop Art and celebrity, sculpture, and twentieth century living portraits will all be examined and discussed in relation to the theme of identity, revealing (or imagining) the sitter’s inner self. Throughout the day lots of practical work will challenge you and your ideas on the nature of portraiture. Please bring a sketchbook at least A4 in size, and pens and pencils you enjoy drawing with. Other materials will be provided.
Sun 29th April or Sat 16th June or Sat 23rd June or Sun 8th July 2012
10.00 - 3.30
10.00 - 3.30
Ready, Steady, Sketch
Code D21
Years 7-11
This project, held at the Tate Britain Gallery, Pimlico, will involve the use of your sketchbook as a place for collecting your thoughts and imagination. You will need to observe, think, develop ideas, analyse works of art, and record personal responses in your own sketchbook. You will have the chance to record 2D, 3D and time based works using a variety of media and techniques that challenge the way you use your sketchbook. You’ll need to bring your own sketchbook (at least A4 in size).
Code D21
Years 7-11
This project, held at the Tate Britain Gallery, Pimlico, will involve the use of your sketchbook as a place for collecting your thoughts and imagination. You will need to observe, think, develop ideas, analyse works of art, and record personal responses in your own sketchbook. You will have the chance to record 2D, 3D and time based works using a variety of media and techniques that challenge the way you use your sketchbook. You’ll need to bring your own sketchbook (at least A4 in size).
Sun 13th May or Sat 30th June 2012
10.00 - 3.30
10.00 - 3.30
The Language of Art or the Art of Language
Code C21
Years 7-11
Code C21
Years 7-11
This project uses the contemporary and historical art collections at the Tate Britain to stimulate creative writing. From abstract poetry to the invention of characters for your Elizabethan soap opera, your imagination will be unleashed.
Students will work in small groups, so places will be strictly limited and dealt with on a first come, first served basis. Bring a packed lunch and normal writing equipment. Any special medical information should accompany the application slip on a separate sheet. The cost is £33.00 per student for each day.
SPONSORSHIP (including assistance with travel costs) is available to those in financial hardship. Please contact Gabbitas Tomorrow’s Achievers (Patricia Morse 0207 734 0161) or The Potential Trust (Anna Comino-James 01844 351666) for more details.
Courses close one week before the course dates. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Confirmation of acceptance will be e-mailed by GIFT direct to the applicant. Send the slip in the Gift Summer 2012 document below and a cheque for £33 for each course, made payable to GIFT Ltd., to Julian Whybra, GIFT Ltd., 24 Martingale Rd., Billericay, Essex CM11 1SG (Tel. 01277 654228 / enquiries@giftltd.co.uk / www.giftltd.co.uk).
GIFT goes to Hatfield Peverel
A Residential Weekend for Exceptionally Able Years 7-10
Course Duration: 8 p.m. Friday 18th - 4.30 p.m. Sunday 20th May 2012
Cost: £163-00 incl. full board & lodging
For whom? N.C. Years 7-10 (ages 11-15)
Where? Cardfields Residential Study Centre, Hatfield Peverel, Essex CM3 2NR
Cost: £163-00 incl. full board & lodging
For whom? N.C. Years 7-10 (ages 11-15)
Where? Cardfields Residential Study Centre, Hatfield Peverel, Essex CM3 2NR
On Friday you'll get to know everybody, explore the place, and do some introductory activities. On Saturday and Sunday there's a choice of projects. Each one runs from 9.30a.m. to 5p.m.-ish, with ample breaks for meals, snacks, etc. YOU choose ONE from each day, giving you a unique opportunity to study the subjects that really interest you in depth... Early Evening Activities are followed by Late ones which might include Creative Dreaming and Stress Management, late-night stargazing, perhaps even a Night Hike! Who knows!
Project Descriptions
Nexus
Code F10
SATURDAY
How do we communicate information other than by spoken language? Hmm? We’ll look at some of them......Morse Code, semaphore, signing, body language, deaf-blind communication.....and then at one, perhaps, in depth, to discover how fast, and with what variety, you can learn to communicate things that language just can’t cope with.
Code F10
SATURDAY
How do we communicate information other than by spoken language? Hmm? We’ll look at some of them......Morse Code, semaphore, signing, body language, deaf-blind communication.....and then at one, perhaps, in depth, to discover how fast, and with what variety, you can learn to communicate things that language just can’t cope with.
The Practitioners
Code I26
SATURDAY
“A man walks across an empty space, someone watches.” This is Peter Brook’s definition of theatre. Explore his and other practitioners’ ideas of theatre – its purposes, its value, and the experience. Consider how their ideas influence our views on entertainment today and consider whether anything new can really be brought to the twenty-first century dramatic arena. A course of reflection, discussion, practical experiment, and creativity!
Code I26
SATURDAY
“A man walks across an empty space, someone watches.” This is Peter Brook’s definition of theatre. Explore his and other practitioners’ ideas of theatre – its purposes, its value, and the experience. Consider how their ideas influence our views on entertainment today and consider whether anything new can really be brought to the twenty-first century dramatic arena. A course of reflection, discussion, practical experiment, and creativity!
Rocket Technology
Code P8
SATURDAY
Wernher von Braun and Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, pioneers of the American and Russian space programmes respectively, both started by experimenting in their back gardens with toy rockets that they’d made when they were very young. That’s how far they went. How far can you go?
Code P8
SATURDAY
Wernher von Braun and Sergei Pavlovich Korolev, pioneers of the American and Russian space programmes respectively, both started by experimenting in their back gardens with toy rockets that they’d made when they were very young. That’s how far they went. How far can you go?
To be or not to be…
Code J26
SUNDAY
Code J26
SUNDAY
Have you always wanted to bring the Bard’s texts to life? Well, here is your chance. Work on directing and acting scenes from Shakespeare’s plays. Consider some of his themes and plots and debate the question of traditional or modern settings. Is Shakespeare old-fashioned or still relevant to today’s audience? Do his immortal words translate to the screen or is the theatre the only true home for iambic pentameter?
Advanced Rocket Technology
Code N17
SUNDAY
More rocket technology…only for those whose compulsion is propulsion…but this time learning to use altimeters, exploring and developing location and retrieval methods, building and designing your own flying rockets and rocket cars, experimenting with flying cameras, and lots more…after all it’s not rocket science, is it?
Code N17
SUNDAY
More rocket technology…only for those whose compulsion is propulsion…but this time learning to use altimeters, exploring and developing location and retrieval methods, building and designing your own flying rockets and rocket cars, experimenting with flying cameras, and lots more…after all it’s not rocket science, is it?
“I think therefore I am.”
Code T24
SUNDAY
Is a broken down car parked? Is it ever right to bully a bully? Does your dog love you? Does equality mean giving everyone the same? These are just some of the questions we might wrestle with in an attempt to make your brain go ‘ouch’! Philosophy is all about reasoning and enquiry: a search for the truth where there might not be any! Spend the day grappling with what makes a juicy philosophical question, turning children’s stories into works of great philosophical importance, and guiding others into different ways of thinking about life’s biggest and smallest questions!
Code T24
SUNDAY
Is a broken down car parked? Is it ever right to bully a bully? Does your dog love you? Does equality mean giving everyone the same? These are just some of the questions we might wrestle with in an attempt to make your brain go ‘ouch’! Philosophy is all about reasoning and enquiry: a search for the truth where there might not be any! Spend the day grappling with what makes a juicy philosophical question, turning children’s stories into works of great philosophical importance, and guiding others into different ways of thinking about life’s biggest and smallest questions!
SPONSORSHIP is available to parents where there is financial hardship. Please contact Gabbitas Tomorrow’s Achievers (Patricia Morse 0207 734 0161) or The Potential Trust (Anna Comino-James 01844 351666) for more details.
Please send the booking slip in the GIFT Summer 2012 document below with a deposit of £80 (cheques payable to GIFT Ltd.) to Julian Whybra, GIFT Ltd., 24 Martingale Rd., Billericay, Essex CM11 1SG (faxphone: 01277 654228, e-mail: enquiries@giftltd.co.uk, website www.giftltd.co.uk)
MASTERCLASSES FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY ABLE
GIFT, providers of internationally-renowned enrichment courses, have organized Masterclasses at the request of Swan Valley School. The venue will be the Swan Valley Community School, Southfleet Rd., Swanscombe, Kent DA10 0BZ. The projects are aimed at National Curriculum Years 7-11. Students may attend one or both days. Course details will be sent upon receipt of application.
Sat 26 May 2012
9.30 - 3.30
Amazing Adventure Arena!
Code N25
Years 7/8
Code N25
Years 7/8
Design your own adventure park! A fun, mathematically-based design investigation that allows you to explore the possibilities of efficiently maximizing areas in two-dimensions whilst creating your own zany designs for an exciting adventure park! As part of the investigation, you will be set criteria for your designs including the size of the area available for use and you’ll be encouraged to progress from optimizing rectangular areas to investigating the efficient use of curved shapes. Alton Towers, eat your heart out!
The Colour of Life
Code V12
Years 9-11
This project presents a colourful look at colour and how and why it occurs in nature, in physics, in chemistry, in Your Eyes. Be prepared for a practical, experimental day. Everything from making a rainbow to rods and cones, oh, and, for the bits without colour, bring along a torch !
Code V12
Years 9-11
This project presents a colourful look at colour and how and why it occurs in nature, in physics, in chemistry, in Your Eyes. Be prepared for a practical, experimental day. Everything from making a rainbow to rods and cones, oh, and, for the bits without colour, bring along a torch !
Sat 14 July 2012
9.30 - 3.30
Groovy Graphs!
Code O25
Years 7/8
This is a fun activity that looks at the ratios that can be found commonly in all triangles and how these can be graphed. You’ll progress through an investigation involving drawing your own triangles, measuring them in order to calculate and tabulate ratios, and finally plotting your findings on a set of axes to create your own curvy and accurate graph designs, whilst furthering your understanding of geometry and trigonometry at the same time!
Code O25
Years 7/8
This is a fun activity that looks at the ratios that can be found commonly in all triangles and how these can be graphed. You’ll progress through an investigation involving drawing your own triangles, measuring them in order to calculate and tabulate ratios, and finally plotting your findings on a set of axes to create your own curvy and accurate graph designs, whilst furthering your understanding of geometry and trigonometry at the same time!
Hickory, Dickory, Not
Code P24
Years 9-11
“Heaven’s light our guide.” Telling the time by observing the shadow cast by the Sun has occupied bystanders for centuries. Sundials measure time as it is; noon is when the Sun reaches its zenith and this time changes every day. Watches measure time as we would like it to be, uniform and regulated. Find out how to make a traditional horizontal sundial and a solar compass. We may even make a nocturnal to tell the time from the stars!
Code P24
Years 9-11
“Heaven’s light our guide.” Telling the time by observing the shadow cast by the Sun has occupied bystanders for centuries. Sundials measure time as it is; noon is when the Sun reaches its zenith and this time changes every day. Watches measure time as we would like it to be, uniform and regulated. Find out how to make a traditional horizontal sundial and a solar compass. We may even make a nocturnal to tell the time from the stars!
Students will work in small groups, so places will be strictly limited and dealt with on a first come, first served basis. Bring a packed lunch and normal writing equipment. Any medical information should accompany the application slip on a separate sheet. The cost is being part-sponsored by the school to reduce the course fee to £24.00 per student per day.
FURTHER SPONSORSHIP (including assistance with travel costs) is available to those in financial hardship. Please contact Gabbitas Tomorrow’s Achievers (Patricia Morse 0207 734 0161) or The Potential Trust (Anna Comino-James 01844 351666) for more details.
The Course closes one week before the course date. Confirmation of acceptance will be e-mailed by GIFT direct to the applicant. Cheques are payable to GIFT Ltd. Contact Julian Whybra, GIFT Ltd., 24 Martingale Rd., Billericay, Essex CM11 1SG (Tel. 01277 654228 / enquiries@giftltd.co.uk / www.giftltd.co.uk).
