Talent Identification Program
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The Talent Identification Program (TIP) is a gifted education program based at Duke University. It was founded by Dr. William Bevan in 1980.
The purpose of TIP is to identify gifted children and help them to fully reach their potential. Children are identified in 4th/5th grade or in 7th grade. In the 7th grade search, students take the SAT or ACT. TIP operates in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
TIP also runs several summer and weekend residential programs for the students.
TIP's Summer Studies Program consists of the Academy and Center for Summer Studies. These programs are offered for rising 8th through 11th graders, known as 1st to 4th years, respectively. College campuses currently hosting Summer Studies Programs include Davidson College, University of Kansas, Appalachian State University, Duke Marine Lab, and Duke University East and West campuses. The Summer Studies program has two terms at each campus, except Duke Marine Lab. Participants can choose from a variety of courses and focus on one area for 3 weeks of intense study.
Duke also hosts the Precollege and TIP Leadership programs on East campus. Field studies are held around the world throughout the summer as well. In select cities, scholar weekends are held throughout the year.
See also
- Center for Talent Development, Northwestern University
- Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University
- Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars, University of Washington
- Rocky Mountain Talent Search, University of Denver
External link
- Duke TIP website (http://www.tip.duke.edu/)
- About Duke TIP (http://www.tip.duke.edu/about/AboutTIP.htm)
- TiP Lore and More (http://tiploreandmore.tripod.com)