Program Applications & Registration
The Berta SeminarContact The Center
1906 College Heights Blvd. #71031
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1031
Phone: 270-745-6323
Fax: 270-745-6279
Email: gifted@wku.edu
Affiliated Programs
Partners in Gifted Education
Kentucky Association for Gifted Education
World Council for Gifted & Talented Children
National Association for Gifted Children
The Association for the Gifted
The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky
VAMPY is a three-week residential summer program for gifted students in grades 7 through 10.
A fall break trip to Ireland is offered for eighth grade and high school honors students and interested adults.
The Advanced Placement Summer Institute offers workshops for beginning or experienced AP teachers.
SCATS is a two week summer program for high-ability, high-interest middle schoolers.
The Kentucky recognition ceremony for the Duke Talent Identification Program recognizes seventh graders with exceptional scores on the ACT or SAT. The ceremony is sponsored by TIAA-CREF and the Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust.
The new MAE in Gifted Education and Talent Development adds to the graduate-level coursework in gifted education at WKU.
The Little Learners, Big Ideas video series teaches parents and educators practical strategies to support young children.
Where Gifted Learners Discover Their Potential
Located on the Western Kentucky University campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky, The Center for Gifted Studies has been serving children who are gifted and talented, their educators, and their parents for more than thirty years. The Center provides exciting educational opportunities for gifted young people, rigorous professional development for teachers, and support for parents of gifted young people. Under the direction of Dr. Julia Roberts, The Center has become one of the preeminent advocates for gifted education in the United States.
The Center believes that when gifted young people meet their extraordinary potential, our communities, our state, our nation—even our world—become better places. That is why each school year, The Center renews its commitment to encouraging excellence by providing quality programming and resources for gifted students, their teachers, and their parents.
Recent Happenings at The Center for Gifted Studies
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