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Summer camp for some kids used to mean
eating burnt stew and running out of clean
underwear, but for a group of gradeschoolers,
summer camp meant the Talented and Gifted
program at the University.
"Chow” means dorm food, and the dorms
become sleeping quarters for 150 junior high
age kids, who come to the University to attend
specially designed classes. There are over 40
classes ranging from human genetics to pain
ting, all taught by University graduate students,
professors and public school teachers.
This educational opportunity, mixed with
the balmy campus atmosphere, is the brain
child of University education professor George
Shepard. He aimed the TAG program at “the
largest group of frustrated students in our
schools” — the exceptionally talented young
student.
The TAG program received applications
from all over Oregon and some from out of
state to fill spots in one of throe, two-week ses
sions offered from June to August.
To qualify for the TAG program, those ap
plying must meet two or more of the criteria of
achievement at least two grades higher than
present level, above average measured in
telligence, a special talent, proven leadership
ability, or exceptional ability in the performing
or visual arts.
Kelly Shea, 14, says she had to take on a
lot of responsibility during her stay at the
University, such as making it to class on time
and learning to manage her money.
“It’s kind of like you’re going to college,”
Shea said.
Aimee Fletcher, also 14, noted the most in
triguing aspect of her course work in her
human fossil ancestory class — the class
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TAG offers kids a bit of college
observed cadavers being dissected.
"They reeked,” she giggled, “but I learned
quite a bit. It was fascinating. They didn’t seem
real."
Since the program’s inception three years
ago, the number of students applying for TAG
has increased. This past summer, the program
turned away more than 200 qualified students
because of a lack of space, Shepard says.
Shepard wishes to keep numbers of
students involved in the TAG program in line
with the model program he designed while on
sabbatical over five years ago.
“The model I have works best. Why play
with it?”
The program is self-supported, and
parents pay a tuition charge of $375 which
covers all expenses for the session. For
students having trouble meeting the payment,
the Eva Chiles Meyer fund, part of the Oregon
Community Foundation, has footed the bill for
more than 20 needy students over the years.
Many students evaluate the program as
the most fantastic experience they’ve ever had,
Shepard says.
“It has a tremendous impact on them and
their psychological well-being,” he says.
“Very few get an appropriate education.
The public schools are geared for the average
child, and programs are not meeting the excep
tional child's needs.
"The TAG program gives the gifted person
a chance to push themselves and meet others
in the same situation," Shepard says.
Holly Caldwell, 14, displayed the type of at
titude the TAG program attempts to instill in its
group.
“I don't think of myself as an intellectual,”
she says. "Everyone's talented and gifted in
their own way. Some people just show it more.
Besides, it’s OK to be smart.”
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