Information & Activities
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HPS Summer Reading List
Choose any text from the lists (or find your own!) to stop the "summer slide". Teachers will be handing out summer reading lists and assignments, and new/transfer families can find a copy of the summer reading assignment in your school's front office.
Middle School
High School
Campus GATE Showcases
Check your campus web site or email your coaches about the date(s) of upcoming GATE showcases. Students have been hard at work on projects, and we're excited for the opportunity to show them off!
Good News!
Thanks to your amazing advocacy efforts, the Senate Education Committee will amend SB 2145, the school finance legislation, to restore the statutory reference to the G/T allotment. This bill has a long way to go before reaching the Governor's desk, but going forward, SB 2145 will maintain the statute that references the G/T allotment.
We encourage you to email Senator Van Taylor ([email protected]) and Chairman Larry Taylor ([email protected]) and thank them for their willingness to listen to your input regarding the G/T allotment. -Texas Association for Gifted & Talented
Get social with us!
Follow the Dallas GATE department on Twitter using the handle @HPSDallasGATE, follow Harmony Public Schools GATE at @HPSGATE, and learn more about HPS's gifted programming at our new web site!
HPS Summer Reading List
Choose any text from the lists (or find your own!) to stop the "summer slide". Teachers will be handing out summer reading lists and assignments, and new/transfer families can find a copy of the summer reading assignment in your school's front office.
Middle School
High School
Campus GATE Showcases
Check your campus web site or email your coaches about the date(s) of upcoming GATE showcases. Students have been hard at work on projects, and we're excited for the opportunity to show them off!
Good News!
Thanks to your amazing advocacy efforts, the Senate Education Committee will amend SB 2145, the school finance legislation, to restore the statutory reference to the G/T allotment. This bill has a long way to go before reaching the Governor's desk, but going forward, SB 2145 will maintain the statute that references the G/T allotment.
We encourage you to email Senator Van Taylor ([email protected]) and Chairman Larry Taylor ([email protected]) and thank them for their willingness to listen to your input regarding the G/T allotment. -Texas Association for Gifted & Talented
Get social with us!
Follow the Dallas GATE department on Twitter using the handle @HPSDallasGATE, follow Harmony Public Schools GATE at @HPSGATE, and learn more about HPS's gifted programming at our new web site!
Summer Camps & Activities
Challenge Math
This online math program challenges students to problem-solve and engage logical thinking through math.
Engineering Camps
Engineering for Kids presents a variety of engineering camps in North Texas throughout June and July.
SMU Summer Youth Program
Weekly workshops in game design, coding, robotics, arts, math, language arts, and SAT/ACT prep are available to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Camps take place from June-August at the SMU Plano campus.
Camp Pursuit
NuMinds, an organization built around supporting gifted students and their families, offers a variety of day camp options throughout North Dallas.
CASPER Program at Baylor
Baylor's Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, & Engineering Research will select a group of high school students to work in labs at the university with other CASPER scholars, graduate students, and faculty.
Kids & Teens University at UT Arlington
Kids and Teens University's camps are designed to provide campers with well-organized and structured Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) focused camps in a safe, fun and educational environment. -UT Arlington
Duke TIP Summer Studies
Summer Studies is a three-week residential program for high-achieving young scholars in grades seven through ten. Taking place at thirteen college campuses across the country over two different summer sessions, the programs provide the social and intellectual stimulus that gifted students need. -Duke TIP
MayFest
Held in Trinity Park in Ft. Worth, MayFest is an annual three day celebration with live music, food, and events for everyone in the family. Proceeds support community programs and the recreational development of the Trinity River and Fort Worth City parks.
North Dallas Toy Show
Guests will still find all types of collectibles including Hot Wheels, Action Figures, Comic Books, Transformers, Matchbox cars, Star Wars, Batman, Marvel Legends, DC Comics, Star Trek, Pop Vinyl, Sci-Fi, Horror Trading Cards and more.
Weekends at the Kimball
Ft. Worth's Kimball Museum of Art offers programs for both teens and students 12 and under. Experience the masters and create your own art!
Sensory Saturdays
Interact with the art at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Families with students, 12 and under, with Autism-spectrum disorders are welcome to get hands on and creative in the museum.
Tandy Hills Star Party
Join the Ft. Worth Astronomical society at the Tandy Hill Nature Preserve on the second Saturday of every month at dark-thirty for a star party.
SPARK!
Be a maker and a doer at SPARK! in Dallas. Engage the whole child with learning activities that require critical thinking and the creation of authentic products.
First Saturday at the Nasher
Free admission and family-centered learning at the Nasher Sculpture Center. May theme: Pattern
Perot Discovery Camps
Discovery Camps allow students to work with a scientist from the Perot as they learn about paleontology, chemistry, astronomy, and more!
This online math program challenges students to problem-solve and engage logical thinking through math.
Engineering Camps
Engineering for Kids presents a variety of engineering camps in North Texas throughout June and July.
SMU Summer Youth Program
Weekly workshops in game design, coding, robotics, arts, math, language arts, and SAT/ACT prep are available to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Camps take place from June-August at the SMU Plano campus.
Camp Pursuit
NuMinds, an organization built around supporting gifted students and their families, offers a variety of day camp options throughout North Dallas.
CASPER Program at Baylor
Baylor's Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, & Engineering Research will select a group of high school students to work in labs at the university with other CASPER scholars, graduate students, and faculty.
Kids & Teens University at UT Arlington
Kids and Teens University's camps are designed to provide campers with well-organized and structured Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) focused camps in a safe, fun and educational environment. -UT Arlington
Duke TIP Summer Studies
Summer Studies is a three-week residential program for high-achieving young scholars in grades seven through ten. Taking place at thirteen college campuses across the country over two different summer sessions, the programs provide the social and intellectual stimulus that gifted students need. -Duke TIP
MayFest
Held in Trinity Park in Ft. Worth, MayFest is an annual three day celebration with live music, food, and events for everyone in the family. Proceeds support community programs and the recreational development of the Trinity River and Fort Worth City parks.
North Dallas Toy Show
Guests will still find all types of collectibles including Hot Wheels, Action Figures, Comic Books, Transformers, Matchbox cars, Star Wars, Batman, Marvel Legends, DC Comics, Star Trek, Pop Vinyl, Sci-Fi, Horror Trading Cards and more.
Weekends at the Kimball
Ft. Worth's Kimball Museum of Art offers programs for both teens and students 12 and under. Experience the masters and create your own art!
Sensory Saturdays
Interact with the art at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Families with students, 12 and under, with Autism-spectrum disorders are welcome to get hands on and creative in the museum.
Tandy Hills Star Party
Join the Ft. Worth Astronomical society at the Tandy Hill Nature Preserve on the second Saturday of every month at dark-thirty for a star party.
SPARK!
Be a maker and a doer at SPARK! in Dallas. Engage the whole child with learning activities that require critical thinking and the creation of authentic products.
First Saturday at the Nasher
Free admission and family-centered learning at the Nasher Sculpture Center. May theme: Pattern
Perot Discovery Camps
Discovery Camps allow students to work with a scientist from the Perot as they learn about paleontology, chemistry, astronomy, and more!