Interested in wearing your support for PACE on your sleeve?  Order a PACE t-shirt so we can spread the word about how we:

• Support gifted children and their families.
• Advocate to see that needs of gifted children are met.
• Work with Columbus City Schools to advocate for and develop programs for children gifted in academics, cognitive ability, creativity, and the visual and performing arts.

Shirts are $10 each.  For order info, send a message to pace@columbuspace.org or order one personally at the . . .

FEBRUARY PACE MEETING
Parents Supporting Parents

Thursday February 25th, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Location: John Burroughs Elementary School
551 S. Richardson Ave, Columbus, OH 43204
Main Entrance – East Side

Come hear parents discuss raising their gifted children.  This meeting is all about parents coming together as a community to help support their gifted kids.  Share your ideas, triumphs, even your disasters, with the group.  Learn more about dealing with emotional needs, educational needs, advocating for your child, anything that other parents can share about raising a gifted child.

JANUARY PACE MEETING
Summer Enrichment Programs

Thursday January 21st from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Columbus Alternative High School
2632 McGuffey Rd, Columbus, OH 43211

Thinking about ways to keep your child engaged over the summer months?  We have reached out to these organizations to invite them to provide information on the summer opportunities they provide: The Support for Talented Students, OAGC (Ohio Association for Gifted Children), OWJL Camp (for middles schoolers at Ohio Wesleyan University), Direct Martin Essex School for the Gifted Summer Program at Otterbein College, Columbus College of Art and Design, COSI, The Columbus Zoo, Ohio Center for Law Related Education, TINKER: Columbus, CATCO Performing Arts Theater, Thurber House, The Ohio State University.

Scholarships Available!

Looking for a way to make those summer programs possible? Support for Talented Students provides scholarships for summer enrichment programs for gifted and talented Central Ohio students currently in grades 3-11 whose families could not otherwise afford the costs

www.supportfortalentedstudents.org

Summer Opportunity Links

Columbus City Schools Gifted and Talented Department keeps a list of some summer enrichment opportunities.

http://www.ccsoh.us/summeropportunities.aspx